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55k, but feeling so far away

I've done the following since Wednesday's check-in:

- made chicken stew
- talked with my financial advisor on writer taxes
- written 634 words on my novel, so I'm now slightly passed 55,000 words
- made good progress on the last assignment for my Coursera course
- gave a fellow writer some information that may help her be able to read her stories without stuttering
- baked gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, carob brownies, but I messed up the amounts so they're not quite right.
- attended the monthly Ottawa Independent Writers meeting
- visited the chiropractor for my weekly neck adjustment
- started making changes to how I sleep as the second assignment for my email course on becoming a morning person
- getting set up for using white noise to reduce the highway noise and hopefully improve my sleep
- not allowing myself to use my phone in bed, which is a harder habit to break than I thought it would be
- attended my first sewing class
- ordered a replacement part for my bread machine
- had Iaido class
- went to a Steampunk Ottawa event
- celebrated Robbie Burns Day by grabbing haggis for supper with some friends

I didn't get through much of my to-do list, but I wasn't prioritizing as well as I did in weeks prior to this, so the list seemed to become overwhelming.

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