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Update: 5 Things On The 5th (November 2018)

So clearly this is not getting posted in November.

What did I do in October? I continued to practice piano. I wrote a few things, and I even published a piece of sheet music for the first time ever. I spent most of my time prepping for NaNo and hoping that my entire month wouldn't dive-bonb. And it didn't...kind of.

  1. My big focus over the month was to get to a million words over my 15 years of doing NaNo. It would take about 77K to do so, and it took some extra time and some major stress, but I got there. I also finished my book for this year! You'll get to read it soon...really soon :D
  2. One of my closest friends was kicked out of her house by her husband, so I got to help her move. She's staying at Mikkun's for now and will find her own place soon, but I'm glad I was able to help her.
  3. I went to Thanksgiving with my grandma! It was the two of us and my uncle, and it was really chill and lots of fun. I got to include them in my Macy's and Dog Show TV traditions.
  4. After years of holding out, I finally bought Finale. (To be fair, the dealbreaker was when I couldn't add dynamics to my sheet music.)
  5. I took Mikkun with me to see the Christmas lights at the zoo. He had never been, despite living here his entire life, and it was a lot of fun.

For next month, I'll be posting around Epiphany, which to me is the end of the Christmas season. It looks to be a good entry. Look forward to it!

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