keep on plugging

I have been working on the plot to pick through the hard copy of my novel thus far. I am liking this process in part because it is more tactile and mobile. I can flip through pages rather than scrolling up and down on a screen, and I can scribble all over it as ideas and possibilities come to me. I remember feeling this way about writing plays when I was in high school too. I also like the mobility of it because I can take it with me as we get into substitute teaching season (everyone still has sick days and vacation days, and the end of the school year is approaching!). I am going to keep on plugging away at the hard copy of the novel draft. I am also knitting more. I found a good solution to my wrists feeling weak and tired. It involves stealing a tennis ball from the dog and squeezing it for five seconds at a time, ten reps per session, three sessions a day. I am doing a little physical therapy on myself that way. I tack it on at the end of my little interval workouts on the stationary bike, along with some other exercises to keep different grouchy parts of me from misbehaving (knee, back, etc), and I am stronger and happier. I am going to keep on plugging with the knitting, the writing, and J and I are also starting to grow seedlings for our garden this year - another creative outlet. I am excited about the first sprouts coming up - the cabbage beat all the other seeds, with the sunflowers a close second. We will see which seeds decide to sprout next. This is fun to watch.