Why I'm not doing Nanowrimo 2011 and why I'm so thankful I started!!

So hello. This is actually my first ever blog post. I'm writing it because what I need to say is more than 140characters long... 

Yesterday I started Nanowrimo 2011. I wrote a fantastic 1682 words in 2hrs. My story was about nuns. It was supposed to be a comedy. However, I realised nuns are amazing selfless humble women. They don't think like me. They put God first. I can learn a lot from them.

Something happened today, at work, that made me think about my priorities. I was challenged about managing my stress levels and how my "hectic" social life affects me. Do you know what? It does affect my work. I know that. 

I need to change something. Big. I need to show an improvement. Now. 

This morning I was praying that God would guide me to write about the nuns in my fictional convent in a way that would be glorifying to Him. This evening I realise that the way to honour him most is to not write it. 

I'm tired. I'm stressed. I'm over worked. I have a fabulous host of social engagements lined up over the next 3 weeks. I have a gorgeous loving boyfriend who's just emerging from the apple-ocalypse. What I need is time, peace, fruit and veg and sleep. 

So this National Novel Writing Month. I'm not going to write one. I'm going to sleep 8hrs a night, eat my 5a day and spend time with God and my boyfriend. 

If you're a Nanowrimo and you're reading this then I wholeheartedly applaud you! It's such a brilliant achievement and I'm so glad I did it! Through twitter I learned about Nano and through Nano I learned I could write and made some awesome friends, you know who you are (feel smug awesome friends).

So while you lot are bashing out your 1667 words a day. I will be eating clementines, and working out how I can go to bed early, and finding time to learn about my awesome God. 

My nun research was not wasted. It was an awesome reminder of how beautiful knowing and loving God can make you. 

So I'm going to take the present of an extra hour a day that Nanowrimo has given me and go and tidy my house. Or something.

Thanks for reading. I hope you understand.