For Christmas the Charmed One gave me something a little out
of the ordinary. This present brought a smile to my face, but with it also
brought fear. To feel and deal with both of these emotions at once was a bit…
weird. This gift involved me dealing with computers, and I don’t deal too well
with computers. Yes, I can turn them on and get on the internet and play
around. But when it comes to more technical I get heart palpitations and break
out into a cold sweat. Needless to say I had to put on my big girl pants and deal
with it, which I did. After just a few short weeks I’m happy to tell you that
my gift was…
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That’s right. The
Charmed One bought me kellyryanwatson.com! Now, if you go there don’t laugh at
how I put it together, I’m still learning. And, if you look at it on the phone
I still need to work out some issues with the mobile page. Sorry. But it’s
published!!! J
So with that comes
added pressure on my end to actually become published. I can’t think too much
about putting the cart in front of the horse like I just did, otherwise I’d
start having those panic issues again. I have one goal in mind, and won’t stop
until that goal is met. Until then I will continue to reach out and try to get
more followers onto the Kelly Ryan Watson bandwagon!
Yes, the pressures
to overcome my fears and build my own website were tough. I even spent an hour
on the phone with my web server people trying to figure out why something wasn’t
working right. It just must be that kind week. I’ve dealt with some stress over
the past few days. One piece of stress was personal that altered the course of
our ship. The other was a fun contest I entered.
Now, the personal stress
came Friday. Saturday, still feeling the sting of Friday’s news, I was in a 24
hour writing contest. This was the first time I had entered such a contest and
was a tad bit nervous. At exactly one o’clock in the afternoon the people
holding the contest emailed every participant with the subject that was to be
written about, and word count. I knew it would be a short word count, but
honestly I don’t think I’m good at real short stories. I have a hard time with
a 4,000 word count short story. I opened my email and saw the subject, which
just had to be touched upon, dealt with a flower. BINGO! The word count was 900
words. Yikes. And the people holding the contest emphasized a want for a happy
ending. HELLO, that is one reason why I like writing and reading romance. It
has to have a happy ending!
Once I put into my
head that many of my blogs are between 400-600 words I calmed down a little.
After all, these are kind of like short stories I tell you every week, aren’t
they? I researched the flower a little bit, put a couple of characters in my
head, and started writing. A few hours later I emerged with an 895 word short
story. Phew. I took the final steps and hit submit. Off my little story went,
and I felt good. For about an hour. Then different thoughts ran through my
head. Thoughts like… I should’ve added this, or I should’ve done that. Self
doubt riddled me for the rest of the night, but upon further reflection I think
I did good. We’ll see. I’m not holding my breath because I won’t find out
results for about six weeks. Until then I’ll keep plugging away!
Did you get a Christmas present that was out of the norm? How do you
deal with stressful situations? What do you think of the website? Are you
following me? Would you? Please? J
W.P.I.-
The
plant that we had to write about was a Galanthus nivalis, or Common Snowdrop. They flower in early spring
(March) and are about 4-6 inches tall. Generally they are used in rock gardens,
planting beds, and woodland gardens. Snowdrops like full sun to part shade and
live in planting zones 4-7. They will live in zone 3 if you mulch them! Aren’t
they cute?
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