NaNoWriMo Day 10 - Goals, Haircolor, and Motivation

So, i's day 10 of NaNoWriMo and I still only have about a little under 5,000 words. Which is shameful, given that I am physically and mentally able to write more in a day. I have just been so tired, especially with the pregnancy. I don't want to make too many excuses though, because in the end they don't matter. In the end, I need to keep writing.

This afternoon, I mean to sleep "for just an hour". Yeah, that turned into four. Aggh!

Okay, so other than the sleeping, I accomplished something else non-writerly today. I colored my hair. Let me explain:

The profile picture I have on here is from before I bleached/toned by hair back to a more natural blonde. (My hair is naturally a dark ash blonde.)

I have finally decided that I much prefer a variation of red to blonde, and so went back to henna to dye my hair. I didn't leave my good henna on long enough yesterday, so I had to go out and buy some old store henna instead. (Let me add that henna found online is usually much better quality than the brand found in the health food stores. Much much much.) I mixed the henna with some "Vampire Red" Manic Panic and left it in my hair for about 12 hours. The result is lighter than I had hoped, but very burgundy-red, which I desired. The lightness of the color is due to the henna being poor quality and not dying very darkly; I will put some more on when I can order it, and it will darken.

Pre-Henna #1:

 

After Henna #1:

Photo coming soon - this computer is slow.

Mixing it up:

 

After:

 

Motivation

 

I've been thinking a bit more about why I write. Or rather, why I push myself to write even when I'm exhausted, etc. I mean, I have a job that pays me enough to at least let me pay some of my bills. That should be good enough, right? Well, it's not all about the money, and it can't be. It isn't for me. I wanted to be a writer long before I ever heard of writers making thousands (or millions!) upon thousands of dollars. The story was my first love. The idea of creating it was my second. And the idea that I could get paid to immerse myself in a story world all day and get paid for it was third.

 

Other than the stories that beg to be written and the million ideas that come to my head, what else motivates me? Well, being able to pay all of my bills and better provide for my kids is one. Being able to say, "See, I told you I could do it!" is a big deal for me. I was not the "golden child" growing up, and I certainly have not inspired confidence in the narcissists around me. So to be able to prove to myself - and others - that I am doing the right thing (write thing? haha) is a big plus. That's motivating.

 

And I guess, whatever gets us putting pen to paper is a good thing, right??

 

 

Happy NaNoWriMo 2012!

~Lynn

 

 

 

 

 



 

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