Celebrate the Small Things

Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly bloghop hosted by Viklit over at Scribblings of an Aspiring Author. The idea is to post anything you want to celebrate from the last week.


This week I'm celebrating: 

- It seems like my flu is finally getting better. I made the mistake of going to work yesterday, thinking "Oh, I'll be fine." I lasted two and a half hours and then came home. I rang in sick today, but hopefully I'll be OK to work tomorrow. The only problem now is that I've lost hours at work, and since I had already lost hours because of going to Spain I won't be paid as much as I wanted to be, but there's nothing I can do about that. I'm getting used to being short of money, anyway! 

- I'm actually getting somewhere with my dissertation now, so that's good. I'm getting back into my routine, except the flu part!

- Since I won Camp NaNo, I get a 50% off code for Scrivener. I've wanted to try it out for a while, so I've downloaded the trial version and if I like it I'll get the full version (when I have more money, anyway.) I'm looking forward to trying it out. 

Comments

  1. Alex J. Cavanaugh9 August 2013 at 12:13

    Fifty percent off Scrivener is good! Hope you feel better.

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  2. Deanie Humphrys-Dunne9 August 2013 at 14:12

    Feel better, Laura. I'll be thinking of you. Glad you have other good things to celebrate this week.

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  3. Dani9 August 2013 at 16:09

    I hope you feel better soon! That's awesome you won!! Congrats and enjoy that 50% off.

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  4. Outcast9 August 2013 at 16:50

    So glad to hear that your flu is getting better Laura, hopefully it continues to get better and better until it's completely gone. Great post, well done on winning too!

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  5. cleemckenzie9 August 2013 at 16:50

    Sorry about your being sick. :-( But really happy that you won such a great prize.

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  6. Unknown9 August 2013 at 17:12

    Hope you'll feel better!

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  7. Cherie Reich9 August 2013 at 17:46

    I hope you feel better soon! Having the flu is definitely no fun. You'll have to let us know how you like Scrivener. I've been considering getting it, but right now Word works just fine for what I have to do.

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  8. Julie Flanders9 August 2013 at 18:03

    Glad you're starting to feel a little better. Get some rest and I hope you are back to 100% soon. Take care!

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  9. Tim VanSant Writes9 August 2013 at 20:08

    Good luck with your dissertation! Feel better sooner.

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  10. Rob Z Tobor9 August 2013 at 22:28

    Hope the flu goes soon, it is one of those things where you often feel OK in the morning and rapidly do down hill through the rest of the day, so take care at work.

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    1. Rob Z Tobor9 August 2013 at 22:30

      go not do, although the d upside down is almost the same

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  11. Sheena-kay Graham10 August 2013 at 00:07

    Glad the flu is on it's way out and congrats on getting a move on with the dissertation.

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  12. DWei10 August 2013 at 10:44

    I finally got a decent job. I guess I can celebrate that.

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  13. Chancelet10 August 2013 at 16:26

    Here's to hoping that flu thing just gets another life - like in a lake or something. Hopefully you can get the writing you want done this weekend and still get enough rest to be well for Monday. Writer’s Mark

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  14. VikLit11 August 2013 at 15:23

    Oooh have fun trying out Scrivener, i just trialled it and ended up buying the full version.

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  15. Heather Musk12 August 2013 at 09:12

    I love Scrivener, I have the trial on my husbands laptop at the moment. Unfortunately, he's so obsessed with his new game I hardly get to go on it. I'm not computer savvy enough to get it on my Linux notebook.

    I think I need to save for a new laptop. So far I've got £1.50!

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  16. SK Anthony12 August 2013 at 19:56

    Oh no.. hope you are feeling better by now :(

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