#first failure

Today is November 30th. The last day of NaNoWriMo. I had a ten year winning streak. I won every year since I started taking on the challenge back in 2007. This year I didn't win, but this year I actually had a full time permanent job during the month of November. I feel like I should be more upset but I had a great October writing-wise so it's hard to be. And maybe I've learned what I needed to from NaNo, I know I can write a large number of words in a short span of time. I think I need to focus on other aspects for now and in the future, who knows, but I look forward to taking on NaNoWriMo again someday and crushing it as I always do. I like a challenge and I think it might just be time for me to find a harder challenge for my writing. Who knows, I guess I'll find out.

I’m not giving up completely though. I’m definitely going to comeback to this challenge once the home renovation settles down and the flu symptoms dissipate. Meanwhile, I’m moving to the next challenge because one of the important lessons in life is to know how to accept failure and move on from there. One other thing I have learnt from this experience is how much technology (phones, to be precise) has made communication so much easier and so much harder at the same time. It’s nearly impossible to cease all communication (with information on the web or with people) and I’m still not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.

Moving onward.

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