I reached 50,000 words today! And my story is not over – not even close. I will keep working on it throughout November, but I have officially “won” NaNoWriMo. Okay, not officially because I have to get it verified on the 25th, but what a freeing sensation!
I had today off, which is what allowed me to write the 8,477 words today that got me to where I needed to be for the NaNo win. I work tomorrow (of course), and then we’re driving up north to spend Thanksgiving with the in-laws. We’re going to eat more a lunch than a dinner, so we can leave early enough for me to get sleep. I’ll have to be at work 4am on Friday, so our holiday will have to be a little bit short.
I get exhausted just thinking about it, but NaNo is done, and it will likely go quickly. We also have to get started on Christmas gifts – canning like fools!
To those of you for whom I was originally planning individual gifts, well, sorry, but NaNo, full-time/over-time work that includes weekend, applying for a mortgage, and a general malaise have prevented me from starting anything specific. Canning I can do in short order, but some of my other ideas not so much.
I’ll have another excerpt eventually, but for now, I think I’m going to get ready for bed. It’s been an exciting day, and I have a tiring five days ahead of me. Then I’ll have two days off in a row. I cannot properly express how excited I am about that.
Hooray for 50k!
You say Polymath like it's a bad thing... 
That’s awesome! I’m in Canada, so we celebrate Thanksgiving beginning of October. That makes for one practically holiday free November haha which is nice to be able to write every weekend without getting distracted (while it is a welcome distraction) with family! That’s awesome you finished, though! Congrats!
Thank you! And yes, Thanksgiving has thrown a wrench in my NaNoing more times than it has helped, but it’s more Black Friday this year that concerns me. Consumerism seeks to destroy my writing!
Good luck on your novel, and keep writing! 50k words are in your brain, for sure.