Six Things I (Will Do) Today

I’m posting this early because it promises to be a very busy day with little chance to post to the blog once it’s underway.

Here’s what up for today…

Exercise. Last week I was sick and didn’t exercise. When I stepped back into it this weekend, I was feeling the burn. Time to get back on track this week.

Read. Usually I don’t read much when I’m deeply involved in writing, and I don’t write much when I’m reading a lot. I don’t want the book I’m reading to influence my voice, my style, or my word choice. This time I’m attempting both. My TBR list is way out of hand.

Rube Goldberg. My older son (who is GT) is presenting his Rube Goldberg project today. He and a fellow classmate designed and built a machine that launches a balloon through a hoop. FYI: A Rube Goldberg invention is a comically involved and complicated machine designed to perform a simple function.

The Trilogy. Well, you’d think I’d be ready to pen the first pages by now. But I still have a little world creation to do, and I need to refine my character voices before beginning. Me: so not a pantser.

Out-of-town baseball game. The last time we had a game in this town, they were totally harsh with their rules. My older son’s bat was banned from the game due to the diameter, they argued with me about a run on a forced out (I’m the team scorekeeper), and they weren’t particularly… nice.

All that other Mom stuff. Chauffeuring, getting the boys ready for school and bed, dinner (which likely won’t be much due to the out-of-town game), dishes…you get the picture.

 What's on your agenda for today?