It's rather fitting that some things come to a close on this day -- the last day of the year. I submitted my last entry into the Rooglewood contest this morning. I can hardly believe it took me until the day of the deadline to send it in because I'm usually earlier than that. And, even with the extra time I took, I still felt a little bit like maybe I could have done better if I had more time. But there was no feeling of regret when I hit "send." Mostly it was just a prayer that Rooglewood would hear the heart of the message when they read it and that maybe, if I win, they could help me bring the full potential out of my little story. And there was also a feeling, after working on these stories for more than six months, that it felt good to close that chapter and move on to the next one. I did it. I wrote them. And I'm really proud of them. Last year, the act of hitting "send" on my contest entry catapulted me into an anticipatory state....
I'm so excited! I have tons to do before, but I'm a mess of nerves.
ReplyDeleteGahhhh! I'm so excited, too!!!! I've got things to get done though...laundry...clean my house...do some insurance billing stuff for a client...plan a bridal shower...make a scrapbook for a wedding gift...etc Maybe it will take my mind off of the nervousness. But I have a feeling, I'm going to be sneaking onto the Facebook page several times today!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you guys are here. You have meant so much to me, and I love you dearly. I would have wanted to do this countdown without you!!!! You are the ones who make this so much fun! Thank you!!!
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