Bye Bye November, hello December!

Firstly, I need to start with a writing confession. In the third week of November, I dropped the baton regarding my 50,000 writing goal but for good reason. Boy, what a month I’ve had! I’ll explain. From 1st November I was happily writing towards my goal each day and then life took over. 
 
Throughout this year, I have strived to juggle my writing, teaching and home life. And during the final week of November, ‘The Universe’ decided to show her hand; a Royal flush from where I’m standing. In just five days, I’ve managed to finalise every situation. I have purchased a newer car, found somewhere to live, applied and been accepted by the landlord. Landlord? I hear you mutter. Yep, this girl is free to live where ever she wishes … but how do you decide on a location when the world is your oyster? I’ll take a year to decide and then opt to lay down roots in 2027 – which makes sense to me.

​My creative brain hadn’t the ability to juggle all the fast-paced decisions bombarding me so my writing pace suffered. I'll proudly take 41,328 words. This is the first year in 13 years that I haven’t written 50,000 or more words. It’d have been foolish to continue, I’d have pushed myself too far. This girl knows her limits!

​I will continue my writing challenge into December.
 
I’ll remember November 2025 with fond memories but my focus is firmly on December - hoping it's the icing on this year’s cake!