July's version of Camp NaNo kinda sucked...it started well, but the Texas heat plus my day job doing data entry made it very difficult for my right wrist/elbow/shoulder to allow extensive additional typing. A series of surgeries over a decade ago left weaknesses in my right arm and while it usually causes me more trouble in extreme cold, this summer's extreme heat (today was--I believe--the 30th day in a row of 100 degree days; the second longest streak of consecutive days Dallas has seen) has totally worn out my arm. (Extra weather trivia--the longest streak was in 1980; I was pregnant that summer with my youngest son, and pregnancy in this type of heat was no walk in the park either LOL.)
Okay--so little writing got done. Not to be defeated permanently, I have changed tactics. I'm allowing technology to help me for the August camp session. I've loaded Dragon Naturally Speaking 11.5 onto both my personal computers, so I will be dictating "Louisiana Lightning" and hopefully be much more successful in "writing" 50K in 31 days.
I will confess that I did read a bit in July, and this past Thursday made time to see Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, Part 2. I'll be adding the books I read to my challenge lists, and perhaps write reviews later. The movie will receive its own review here soon. Suffice it to say--I loved it!! Thank heavens they split the last book...
July also started the new Stampin' Up! year and the new Idea Book & Catalog is the best I've ever seen! Our Summer Mini catalog will end August 31, and the Holiday Mini will begin September 1 (I'll be able to post links then). So, I'd love to be stamping and having fun--I miss my card challenges tremendously--and if the dictation works like I believe it will, my arm may allow some creating soon (I hope).
Stay as cool as you can, and I appreciate all my followers being so patient with me as I try to work thru health issues and get back to sharing online on a more regular basis.
