QengpuBenal Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 QengpuBenal slowly opened her eyes, blinking against the glare of the sun streaming into the healer's tent. She sat up, rustling the blankets, which caused the healer to rush to her side. "What's going on?" QengpuBenal asked, "What happened?" "You were wounded in battle," the healer replied, "We patched you up, and gave you several potions. You are healed, but you are going to be very weak. Your body needed time to rest." QengpuBenal swung her legs over the side of the bed and stood. Immediately, she felt shaky and sat back down, "How long have I been out?" The healer responded, "The battle was six weeks ago. You have been unconscious since then. It will take some time for you to regain your strength, but I promise you that it will return." QengpuBenal nodded as she realized that she was going to have to start her training program all over again. Then she nodded again, this time with more determination. She had faced more difficult challenges before, and she would overcome this one as well. Epic Quest Goal My epic quest goal is to be able to run a half marathon. Challenge Goal #1 I will walk to the far end of the block six out of seven days each week. 11-12 days = A 12 days completed 9-10 days = B 7-8 days = C 5-6 days = D 0-4 days = F Loot: If I earn an A for this goal, I get to purchase a book about hiking trails in my local area. PURCHASED! Challenge Goal #2 I will drink at least 3 full bottles of water every day. 13-14 days = A 14 days completed 10-12 days = B 7-9 days = C 4-6 days = D 0-3 days = F Loot: If I earn an A for this goal, I get to purchase an HRC tumbler. PURCHASED! Challenge Goal #3 I will not eat any candy. 13-14 days = A 13 days completed 10-12 days = B 7-9 days = C 4-6 days = D 0-3 days = F Loot: If I earn an A for this goal, I get to buy a Star Trek one-piece swimsuit. Life Challenge Goal I will work on my writing every day. 13-14 days = A 13 days completed 10-12 days = B 7-9 days = C 4-6 days = D 0-3 days = F Loot: If I earn an A for this goal, I get to purchase a NaNoWriMo 2016 Winner T-shirt. PURCHASED! Quote QengpuBenal, level 4 High Elf Ranger STR5| DEX 2| STA13| CON 6| WIS 19| CHA 6 Battle Log "I want to live in a world where normal is an insult." - Misha Collins Link to comment
Fuji_fox Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Love your goals, and the "loot" system! Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment
QengpuBenal Posted May 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Day One! I walked to the far end of my block and back. My son came with me, which was nice! I ate NO candy! I drank 3 bottles of water (6 cups). I wrote over 500 words on my novel! All in all, today was a success! In addition to meeting all of my goals, I got a ton of cleaning done as well! Quote QengpuBenal, level 4 High Elf Ranger STR5| DEX 2| STA13| CON 6| WIS 19| CHA 6 Battle Log "I want to live in a world where normal is an insult." - Misha Collins Link to comment
QengpuBenal Posted May 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Day Two! I did my walking, and I feel like I was able to manage a much brisker pace than usual. I ate NO candy! At one point, I caught myself reaching for some jellybeans as I passed the bowl, but I remembered this challenge and stopped myself! I drank 3 bottle of water. I wrote over 500 words on my novel! Novel writing flowed much easier today, and I have a good idea of where I'm taking my story! 2 Quote QengpuBenal, level 4 High Elf Ranger STR5| DEX 2| STA13| CON 6| WIS 19| CHA 6 Battle Log "I want to live in a world where normal is an insult." - Misha Collins Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Good story! And good progress so far! 1 Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
Mazarine Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 I love the loot system! You're doing great! 1 Quote Battle Log | Current Challenge Link to comment
QengpuBenal Posted May 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Day 3 I did my daily walk. I didn't eat any candy. I drank my 3 bottles of water. I worked on my novel. Overall, it was a successful day. I managed to keep the momentum going again! Yay! Quote QengpuBenal, level 4 High Elf Ranger STR5| DEX 2| STA13| CON 6| WIS 19| CHA 6 Battle Log "I want to live in a world where normal is an insult." - Misha Collins Link to comment
QengpuBenal Posted May 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Day 4 I did my daily walk. I didn't eat any candy. I drank my 3 bottles of water. I worked on my novel. Also, my 12 year old daughter read the prologue for the novel I am working on and said that it was very interesting! Yay! 1 Quote QengpuBenal, level 4 High Elf Ranger STR5| DEX 2| STA13| CON 6| WIS 19| CHA 6 Battle Log "I want to live in a world where normal is an insult." - Misha Collins Link to comment
QengpuBenal Posted May 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Day 5 I did my daily walk...despite having already put on my pjs...and despite the fact that it was pouring rain! Yay, me! I didn't eat any candy. I drank my 3 bottles of water. I worked on my novel! 1 Quote QengpuBenal, level 4 High Elf Ranger STR5| DEX 2| STA13| CON 6| WIS 19| CHA 6 Battle Log "I want to live in a world where normal is an insult." - Misha Collins Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 You're on a roll! Good job! Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk 1 Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
QengpuBenal Posted May 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 Day 6 I went for my walk, despite the rain and my general feeling of bleh-ness. I didn't have any candy today. I drank 3 bottles of water. I worked on my novel! Quote QengpuBenal, level 4 High Elf Ranger STR5| DEX 2| STA13| CON 6| WIS 19| CHA 6 Battle Log "I want to live in a world where normal is an insult." - Misha Collins Link to comment
QengpuBenal Posted May 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 Day 7 No walk today. It was my day off. However, I went to the mall with my wife, and we went grocery shopping. So I did get some movement it. No candy was consumed today. I drank 3 bottles of water. I worked on my novel. My wife gave me a $20 gift card to our local used book store. I bought 6 'new' books today, and I still have money left on the card! Then we went shopping, and she bought me some new movies: Sing, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Star Wars (the original trilogy)! 1 Quote QengpuBenal, level 4 High Elf Ranger STR5| DEX 2| STA13| CON 6| WIS 19| CHA 6 Battle Log "I want to live in a world where normal is an insult." - Misha Collins Link to comment
Nomad Jay Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 Sounds like you're doing good. Keep it up! Quote "If you would improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid." - Epictetus "You just gotta listen to your body, unless it's saying anything about stopping, pain, your joints, or needing water." Level 20 Pilgrim (Adventurer 7, Assassin 3, Druid 2, Monk 10, Ranger 5, Rebel 9, Scout 10, Warrior 4) Link to comment
QengpuBenal Posted May 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 Day 8 Walked today. Drank 3 bottles of water. Ate no candy. Worked on my novel. Also, anyone else notice that the new NF homepage has no obvious link to the forums? I don't like that at all! 1 Quote QengpuBenal, level 4 High Elf Ranger STR5| DEX 2| STA13| CON 6| WIS 19| CHA 6 Battle Log "I want to live in a world where normal is an insult." - Misha Collins Link to comment
QengpuBenal Posted May 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 Day 9 Walked today. Drank 3 bottles of water. Ate no candy. Did not work on my novel. I got home and ended up vegging on the couch with my son, watching Love It or List It (his request). I need to start doing my writing earlier in the day. I think that would be very helpful. 1 Quote QengpuBenal, level 4 High Elf Ranger STR5| DEX 2| STA13| CON 6| WIS 19| CHA 6 Battle Log "I want to live in a world where normal is an insult." - Misha Collins Link to comment
QengpuBenal Posted May 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 Day 10 Walked today. Drank 3 bottles of water. Worked on my novel. I did eat a handful of red licorice. I immediately felt horribly sick, so I don't think I will be repeating that experiment again! Quote QengpuBenal, level 4 High Elf Ranger STR5| DEX 2| STA13| CON 6| WIS 19| CHA 6 Battle Log "I want to live in a world where normal is an insult." - Misha Collins Link to comment
QengpuBenal Posted May 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Day 11 Walked today. Drank 3 bottles of water. Didn't eat candy. Worked on my novel. I need to figure out a way to set a time to write. Today I did a little bit, but not a lot. When I wait until the evening, I'm often feeling too burned out and exhausted to do any serious writing. Quote QengpuBenal, level 4 High Elf Ranger STR5| DEX 2| STA13| CON 6| WIS 19| CHA 6 Battle Log "I want to live in a world where normal is an insult." - Misha Collins Link to comment
QengpuBenal Posted May 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Day 12 Walked today. Drank 3 bottles of water (despite forgetting to take any to work with me)! Didn't eat candy (despite having to make a trip to another office where the psych keeps a huge jar of my favorite candy)! Worked on my novel. I have officially earned the loot for my walking goal! Woohoo! This is the first time I've ever earned loot! 1 Quote QengpuBenal, level 4 High Elf Ranger STR5| DEX 2| STA13| CON 6| WIS 19| CHA 6 Battle Log "I want to live in a world where normal is an insult." - Misha Collins Link to comment
Nomad Jay Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 On 5/19/2017 at 8:36 AM, QengpuBenal said: I have officially earned the loot for my walking goal! Woohoo! This is the first time I've ever earned loot! It's like a treasure hunt you design for yourself! 1 Quote "If you would improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid." - Epictetus "You just gotta listen to your body, unless it's saying anything about stopping, pain, your joints, or needing water." Level 20 Pilgrim (Adventurer 7, Assassin 3, Druid 2, Monk 10, Ranger 5, Rebel 9, Scout 10, Warrior 4) Link to comment
QengpuBenal Posted May 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Day 13 Walked today. Drank 3 bottles of water. Didn't eat any candy. Worked on my novel (a very tiny bit). I have now earned my loot for my water goal! Woohoo! Today I need to clean my very messy house, catch up with the laundry, clean the kids' rooms, and do some meal prep for the upcoming week! I also need to start looking at my goals for next week. Headmaster just announced that the next race is going to be a half marathon, and I haven't even managed to get my miles in for the 10 miler we just finished! *insert shameless plug for everyone to join Hogwarts Running Club on Facebook - it's free and we run for charity* 1 Quote QengpuBenal, level 4 High Elf Ranger STR5| DEX 2| STA13| CON 6| WIS 19| CHA 6 Battle Log "I want to live in a world where normal is an insult." - Misha Collins Link to comment
QengpuBenal Posted May 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Day 14 Today was my day off walking. Drank 3 bottles of water. Didn't eat any candy (despite my kids offering me Peanut M&Ms and Gummi Bears all day). Worked on my novel (a little bit). I earned all of my loot for this challenge! Woohoo! 2 Quote QengpuBenal, level 4 High Elf Ranger STR5| DEX 2| STA13| CON 6| WIS 19| CHA 6 Battle Log "I want to live in a world where normal is an insult." - Misha Collins Link to comment
Fuji_fox Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Awesome job! Congrats! 1 Quote Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Yay loot! Good job!! 1 Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
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