11/1/10

Hello November

Things I'm looking forward to in November...


  • Wearing tights (and boots).  I dream of tights in every color and pattern.The more fun the better! I just  wish labels on tights were not, however, so deceptive.  I hate buying a pair only to discover they make me feel like a sausage. Then I want to sue the manufacturers. 
  • Taking a week off work - oh boy, oh boy, I've been waiting for this.  Not going anywhere.  Not doing anything.  Heaven.


  • I want to make my own crochet version of this blanket inspired by The Royal Sisters and Dottie Angel.
  • Hubby and I have been talking about several different home projects that might happen, but who knows... New bathroom faucets maybe?  Or maybe this chair I've fallen in love with?
  • My favorite meal of the year - Ye olde traditional Thanksgiving dinner - Turkey and dressing and pumpkin pie and pecan pie
  • Turning to draft 2 of my novel.  Rewrite time, baby!  My first reaction to the word rewrite is cringing in fear.  I haven't had a lot of positive experiences with this phase.  But I've decided to start to turn this around and be positive and tell myself I CAN do it and try to look at it in new ways.  I'm also going to try some fresh (for me at least) approaches to rewriting.
 
  • Cooking from my new cookbook: Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution.  This is my favorite kind of food to cook - quick, simple, non-fussy but still fresh and a little bit sophisticated. 
  • I haven't been reading very much, other than writing books.  Which is the one bummer I'm discovering about intense phases of writing!
  • Picking a new calendar for 2011 (wow, did I just say that? I'm not sure I'm ready for 2011 yet).  Picking a calendar is fun for me.  I look for something that emotionally resonates or somehow symbolizes how I'm feeling abut the new year.
What are you looking forward to in November?
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    4 comments:

    1. Alexandra SteinmetzNovember 1, 2010 at 9:06 AM

      I'm looking forward to knitting, working on my screenplay, baking fall goodies, and reading lots of books! Love your list!

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    2. HausfrauNovember 2, 2010 at 8:47 AM

      I love Jamie's Food Revolution--think I'll make something from it later this week. We'll be hosting Thanksgiving dinner for a group of friends--it's my favorite meal of the year, too. And at the end of the month, Christmas markets start here. Also, I may be doing NaNo--I'm signed up but not entirely committed yet! Good luck with your rewrite!

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    3. BlaséNovember 2, 2010 at 12:11 PM

      You can do it!

      Go for it!

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    4. vmichelleNovember 4, 2010 at 10:55 PM

      My fave recipe so far from Jamie's Food Revolution is the Chicken and Leek Stroganoff. Insanely good!

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