It's a Sign...

Sometimes the universe just sends you a pretty blatantly obvious sign about what you should be doing.

Lately, I've had a little more time to work on my own personal stuff and not just work. There are plenty of nights that I don't feel like doing anything because I'm just completely drained from working all day, reading and proofing and stressing about whether or not I missed something really obvious and stupid because I'm the only proofreader in the company. There were a few weeks where I was working 8 hours and bringing stuff home to work on because there just weren't enough hours, and I have to at least be here for my dogs. Anyway, the last couple of weeks haven't been as intense and crazy, so I've been able to come home and do some outlining and writing. And watch the Lizzie Bennett Diaries. And organize my desk. And... well, you get the point. I get distracted when I have something to do and time to do it.

Yesterday, on my way home from work, I popped in to Staples to grab another Moleskine notebook. I should probably preface that by letting you know that I have a serious problem when it comes to office supplies... notebooks and pens in particular. Hey, when you spend a lot of time using something, you develop an obsession with appreciation for the good ones. So I had a coupon for a free pen if I spent so much on other Moleskine stuff, and I thought, hey, I like those pens and the notebooks, why not? When I got to the register and the girl scanned everything, a receipt printed. I owed nothing. She checked with the manager, and the guy looked at my receipt, shrugged, and handed it back to her, saying that it was fine because it must have been a coupon glitch.

I walked out with $20+ of free stuff because of a coupon glitch.

And then I started thinking...

The reason I decided to pop in for some flashy new writing materials was because I'd been working on some ideas and thought a good motivator would be a pretty new notebook to write in. The fact that I got them for free by accident made me think that the universe was trying to tell me to get writing already. It's funny how things work sometimes...

With that said, I think I'm going to go break in my new writing stuff and get started on sorting out characters and plot lines. It's all just kind of a jumble in my head right now, so I need to make sure I get it out on paper before I forget it all.

Here's to a good idea finally getting some attention!