At Least for November

Instead of just being a blog reader (and notorious lurker), I'd like to be a blog writer. Instead of being a couch sitter, I'd like to be a downward dog do-er. Instead of being an animal product eater, I'd like to be a vegan cuisine nosher. Instead of being a daydreamer of novels I'll some day write, I'd like to be a writer of novels today.

So, here I am, ready to be the me I want to be. At least for November.

It's National Novel Writing Month and National Blog Posting Month. Four years ago, I finished Nanowrimo and I don't know that I've ever felt like as big of a badass as when I typed that 50,000th word. I have dreams of someday going back and editing it and having it be a bestseller and then made into a movie produced by Drew Barrymore. It could happen, right?

And I found out about Nablopomo because several of my favorite bloggers are participating. I've had a private blog for several years--really just a journal for my eyes only. The crazy hermit inside me (I don't even have a Facebook account) has shied away from making my thoughts public. Maybe it's time to come out of that shell. At least for a month.

I was trying to choose whether to write the novel or start a blog & post daily. I have to tell you, I was leaning toward the blog. Then I read Stacey's blog and got inspired. If she can do both AND find the time to raise four children, then I can do both AND find the time to successfully navigate my stressful new(ish) job.

And since I'm dreaming big here, I decided to also do two other things I've been wanting to do for years: go vegan (at least for November) & do yoga every day.

So here I sit, working on my new blog as I choke down a vegan apple cranberry bran muffin from Trader Joe's. I stopped on my way home & loaded up on vegan essentials including chocolate soy ice cream sandwiches, vanilla soy ice cream, dark chocolate bars, pita chips, and hummus. Oh, and some fruits and vegetables and a few beans. I've got the Vegan with a Vengeance cookbook, and I'm ready to go!

And in terms of yoga, I love it, but for some reason I rarely do it. So this month I'm going to do it every day, for at least 10 minutes--just enough time for a few sun salutations & some nice stretching, and hopefully a little de-stressing.

Here goes nothing!