After some weeks of writing productivity well in the doldrums, I finally ended up with a week that was not bad although still not up to where I want to be.

In the world of special education, when our students are improving their academic skills at the rate we are hoping they should, we call it reaching the aim line. This week, I was not quite at the aim line, but I am closing the gap.

This is despite the fact my personal situation, especially my living situation, remains slightly unsettled. We will be closing on our old house within a week or two and will have to move all our remaining possessions into our apartment or into storage. I’ll have to be living in temporary quarters somewhere around my current school district where I am working until this school year is up. I might have to get used to hotel living to be honest. However, it will likely be a similar cost to renting someplace anyway, and at least I won’t have to worry about furnishing. To be fair, it’s still a lot better problem to have than it be three months after we’ve moved and the house not being sold.

With all this going on, I was surprised I was as productive as I ended ups being. It’s still not the 4,000-word pace I need to match my quota of 200,000 words this year, but it still is something. Guess I’m going to have to have a big February, then.

Anyway, here’s the stats.

Writing statistics for the week ending 27 January 2024:
3,752 words written.
Days revising: 6 of 7.
Days revising/planning: 5 of 7 for 270 minutes.
Daily Writing Goals Met (500+ words or 30 minutes of planning/revising): 7 of 7 days.

That’s it for now. I have to get back to more writing (and packing).

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