Spring is nearly here! Garden and writing updates
The weather has started to warm up a bit here and we've been working hard on getting our garden ready for the season. We have a bit of a little cold front swooping in next week but that's fine with me. I actually enjoy the fluctuating temperatures since I dread the super hot and humid summers of the south, so it's nice to have a mix of warm and chilly days that we do in the Spring. I'm just happy for the extra daylight (but angry about daylight savings still existing) and enjoying the smells and sounds of this season.
We've been working full force on our garden. Planting all the stuff that can be planted earlier in the year like radishes, lettuce, broccoli/cauliflower, onions, and potatoes and planning and prepping to plant everything else in mid-April. It's our third year planting in the garden, the first two were focused on experimenting and learning, and this year feels like we have a better grasp on things. So, it's still pretty early in the gardening process of this year but feels like we're starting off pretty strong!
Also, for the month of March, I've previously mentioned that I plan on writing every day. I've also been tracking my words per day and what I've been writing. My main focus has been on creative writing with a few bear blog posts here and there for this month.
| Date | Word Count | What I Wrote |
|---|---|---|
| 3/1 | 875 | Bear Blog |
| 3/2 | 332 | Creative Writing |
| 3/3 | 552 | Creative Writing |
| 3/4 | 440 | Creative Writing |
| 3/5 | 132 | Creative Writing |
| 3/6 | 317 | Creative Writing |
| 3/7 | 116 | Creative Writing |
| 3/8 | 314 | Creative Writing |
| 3/9 | 1075 | Bear Blog |
| 3/10 | 0 | - |
| 3/11 | 216 | Creative Writing |
| 3/12 | 64 | Creative Writing |
| 3/13 | 0 | - |
| 3/14 | 281 | Creative Writing |
| 3/15 | 0 | - |
| 3/16 | 25 | Creative Writing |
I started the month off fairly strong with the largest word counts coming from Bear Blog posts but I'm still happy with the word counts on most of my writing days. However, the second full week of the month started off a little weak where I missed a few days of writing entirely and hitting under 100 words on some days.
This week was particularly stressful due to a huge life change (ultimately a positive change but still stressful!) and we were fully focused on this task, so it was difficult to find time or motivation for writing but I tried my hardest to make sure I didn't miss two days in a row of writing. I'm still happy with my progress because writing even just 25 words for creative writing is more words than I've written in years! I'm excited to see how many words I will total for the month of March.