Well let’s see, my last update was back in July and it’s now September, so there’s a bit that’s happened. 

Work~   
    I am still an assistant manager. I was transferred from the store I work, to a larger store in the process of being promoted. It was in the same mall but I’m just further down the hall now. It means that it’s a little busier but it also means I get to work more with little kids since it’s at the Claire’s Instead of Icing, They’re both in the same company but one’s a more grownup version thusly it had less kids, plus Icing was a lot smaller store.
    I still like my job, which after Wendy’s is a big chance. I don’t know if it’s the fact that it’s not fast food or if it’s that I get to work with kids. Also I like the accessories there a lot better. I guess I’m just more of a kit at heart then a grownup…which does not surprise me in the slightest.  There are only a few things that bother me at work but most of it is stuff that you’ll get no matter where you go, be it self employment or not.
    One of the nice things is that, while there’s more people equal to me then before, there aren’t that many problems with my co-workers. At least not directly related to working with them. Sure a few of them don’t seem to really like being there, and would rather talk to their friends then work, but that is what will happen sometimes with part time help. It doesn’t really bother me because I can now look at them and tell them to get back to work. And if they don’t like me….then I can’t fix that but I it also doesn’t bother me.
    Of course with every job there’s times when you just don’t feel like working at all, be it cause you’re sick or you just don’t feel like it, at least with this job I can ...well it’s not really slacking off because I’m still working, but if I don’t feel like doing one particular thing, I can work on another project and then later, if I’m up to it, go back to the first project. There’s lots of room to breathe and be flexible. So it’s really a good job.

Writing~   
    I’m still not doing much in this area but I am still preparing for Nano. I’m also contemplating a personal project of doing this not only in November but also in May. Because that would mean every 6 months I’m working on something. It’ll be a great way to get rid of writers block, but we’ll see how this Nano goes. I am still planning on doing two though I have recently renamed them. And some brief summary’s will be placed in my writing journal >PawPrintInk<
    On another note I’m still planning on working on character profiles, they’re just a little harder to get written then I thought they would be. For some reason the characters prefer to stay stuck in my head rather then on paper, or screen as it were. I will eventually get them worked out. The other project I’m hoping to get started on …soon is a collection of all the story ideas that I have or have not started on. If I’ve started on them then I’ll make a note of just how far I’ve gotten. IF I haven’t then it’ll be a brief summary of the idea for future reference.
    Aside from the Nano planning, the other plans are supposed to make it easier for me to keep track of things and get things done. This of course is only hard right now; the whole point is that once they’re done it’ll be easier. Only problem is, getting them done.

Dolling~
    I’m still working on the split screen Nano desktop for November. I’ve only gotten a few done, Three to be exact. I’m working on number Four. Which means that there are three down, eight to go and one in progress. Which isn’t too bad. I’ve got two months left basically…or just under that. I’m hoping to have them done before November but if all else fails I’ll try and finish it during. Not like I don’t already have enough to work on in November.

Family~   
    This is the first time this little category has shown up. But I’m wanting to get it off my mind for the moment.
    As it stands there’s problems with my grandma, she’s sick but she’s been sick for a few years now. The problem is that she’s getting worse, and she seems to have decided that she’ll just wait around to die. As you can imagine that’s not a very nice thing to hear, but I’m being stupid and foolish and pretending she’ll be fine. It’s…selfish too but there’s really nothing else I can personally do to help her except try to convince her that she’ll be better off if she at least tries. But if my mom can’t make her believe that then there’s very little I can do save for going to see her off and on.
    The only other problems remains in my dad being his usual grumpy, loud, annoying self, though when he’s hurt the whole state hears about it as he’s that loud. But since mom is staying home now due to retiring, he seems to be much less grumpy, which isn’t that big of a deal as he’s usually constantly grumpy and he’s not only off and on grumpy.

Other~
    I’m constantly reminded just how hard it is to do things when neither your mind or body agrees to do them. Constantly being tired doesn’t help the creative process. Neither does your mind wandering when you’re trying to do something. It’s really hard getting everything focused and reigned in to work on something. That’s why it’s getting hard for me to work on my dolling desktop. Hopefully I can find some time to focus and get things done.
    And yes this was just another form of procrastination… Just don’t tell anyone