The Where and The Why...

Ok, so the title of this blog is a little facetious. My Corner Office is actually a corner of our front room that I decided to claim. And front room sounds pretentious, but it's that room that no one uses very much, that harkens back to days when guests were entertained in the parlor. In our house, it's the place that you sit when something lame is on TV, or the Christmas tree is up and you want to look at sparkly, festive joy while sipping tea.

Our house is currently home to my husband and I, four teenagers (give or take one or two depending on the day and who's over) a dog, 2 cats (one which is fat and grumpy and the other who I swear is bulimic and who can't seem to keep her fangs in her mouth. Seriously, they are always on the outside of her closed mouth. Like a saber toothed tiger.), and one incredibly clever and loud parrot. Consequently, the moments of zen are few and far between, but that's ok. I love our big and jumbled family,  even Barfy the Cat. Maybe not always the bird. I try, though.

Back to my Corner Office. Mock if you will, but it is quite an efficient space! The footstool opens up and contains various papers, my laptop when I'm not using it, and a fleece blanket for when I'm chilly. Or whinny. The side table has a pocket area in the front that houses a few key books/journals, the back side has a ledge where I keep a few more reference books, and the top contains a lovely fake book that hides my pens, pencils, index cards, glasses, whatever. Next to that sits a very playful baby elephant. If I were to have a token animal spirit, I pick this one.


My objective in telling you all this (and yes, by you I mean any one who happens to read this. Or if no one does, the "You" that exists in my head that I have conversations with - don't judge me! ) is that I'm heading out on this so-called road trip with my writer self in hopes to create something great, or at the very least something that I feel great about. And, this very space is where I'll be doing quite a bit of that. In my chair with my feet up on the handy footstool, Mac on my lap and likely coffee, tea or wine on the side table - depending on the time of day.


One last thing of note: I've signed up for NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writer's Month, for those who really like to say the whole title of things. This is a daunting contest of sorts, where you challenge yourself to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. Outlines and character sketches ahead of time are allowed, actual writing of scenes is not. So, as I move through this process my idea is to post my thoughts regarding it here; the good, the bad and the ugly. I make no promises to always have a positive outlook or be adult about things, but I do promise to simply do my best. Every day.

Alright, that's it! Have a good Sunday and I'll be back!