After thinking that last week would be the challenge as I was away on a conference I underestimated the things life would throw at me this week. I am rapidly falling behind with NaNoWriMo (over 8000 words behind target as I type) and I’m writing this blog over two days in 5 minute snatches between everything else.

On Monday evening I made a dent into the word count shortfall after being away at the end of last week, but as this week has gone on that is a small mercy as the daily target moves further and further away from where I am (13,404 words for those of you that are interested).

My plans to make up some of my word count during my lunch hour have been fruitless. My lunch hour has ceased to exist. I’ve been so excited and busy with work that midday becomes 1pm, then 1.30 and the other day even 1.50pm before I have nipped to the staff room to have something to eat. There just isn’t time to bash out a sentence let alone a couple of hundred words.

Tuesday I popped out for a swim before my tutor session. That was good. However the tutor session was not. Only one tutee turned up and after nattering for 15 minutes I called it a night, but having walked up, down and around Durham as well as swimming 1km I got home when it was late and dark, to a cold flat. There was only one thing I could do. Sleep. Wednesday was a colleagues retirement party, after 47 years in the job he got the fantastic celebration he deserved. Of course completely underestimating how much I had going on I’d also volunteered for Cake Friday this week, so my Thursday evening was spent cake baking once I’d returned from Body Balance. The Rotweinkuchen went down very well though!

Tonight I was due to be on a date but by this morning my head was starting to ache and there was no chance of making coherent conversation with anyone by this evening. I don’t think a headache combined with random babbling is the way to attract a potential future boyfriend. I’ll hold off on the dating until I’ve caught up on some sleep! It’s not surprising I’m so tired. I wrote a list of all the things I’ve done at work this week and it seems that I have managed to warp time as I’m not quite sure how I have actually fit it all in.

This evening I’m recharging the batteries. Catching up on TV I’ve recorded on my overflowing PVR, accompanied by a couple of strawberry beers. Tomorrow I’ll be around 10,000 words behind in NaNoWriMo but I can make a start on catching up. As long as I get a decent nights sleep it’s realistic to do in a couple of days (NaNo is about quantity, the quality comes later!) I am still determined that I will complete the NaNo challenge this month and am aiming to hit the 50,000 word mark on Sunday 29th. I am a deadlines person, always have been, and I always pull it off. I’m just hoping that next week gives me time to write during the weekend, as I don’t fancy writing 12000 words every weekend this month!