{"id":634,"date":"2023-02-27T05:57:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T05:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emvanmoore.ca\/?p=634"},"modified":"2023-02-27T05:59:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T05:59:13","slug":"happy-christmas-new-year-v-day-and-everything-in-between","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emvanmoore.ca\/?p=634","title":{"rendered":"Happy Christmas, New Year, V-Day, and everything in between&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emvanmoore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sparkler-ga4c563a5f_1920-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emvanmoore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sparkler-ga4c563a5f_1920.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emvanmoore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sparkler-ga4c563a5f_1920.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emvanmoore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sparkler-ga4c563a5f_1920.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emvanmoore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sparkler-ga4c563a5f_1920.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emvanmoore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sparkler-ga4c563a5f_1920.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/pexels-2286921\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Pexels<\/a> via Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello, dear friends, fellow writers, and random people from the internet who&#8217;ve stumbled upon my blog&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been a minute since I posted, but not for lack of <em>&#8216;thinking about writing a blog post&#8217;<\/em> effort. If posts written in my head counted for content, I&#8217;d be the most prolific blogger ever. Alas, those words have struggled to get onto your screen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My last post was 3 months ago. I was <a href=\"https:\/\/emvanmoore.ca\/?p=617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">halfway through NanNoWriMo<\/a> and having fun streaming my progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A lot has happened in the few short months since NaNoWriMo 2022!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Completed (won) NaNo with approx 63k words. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promptly scrapped half those words.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Began rewriting my NaNo project after revising the outline (WooHoo!).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interpersonal conflict and drama.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workplace conflict and drama.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regular depression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seasonal depression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CHRISTMAS OMG I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!! CANDY!! NOG!! SLEIGH RIIIIDES!!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nintendo Switch and ACNH for xmas! I HAVE A NEW ADDICTION.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Back to seasonal depression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workplace changes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A few chapters written.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beta reading other peoples writing! YAY!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Existential crisis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A few more chapters written.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heavy snowfall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wait, how are we already 2 months into the new year!? AUGHHHGHGHGHGHG!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finally on the final few chapters of my WIP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In between trying to work on my own projects, I was critiquing others&#8217; writing, and I did the February Motley Writers Guild blog post: <a href=\"https:\/\/motleywritersguild.com\/?p=1643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 Romance Tropes Readers Love (with examples<\/a>!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last 4(ish) months have been a whirlwind, some of it good, some of it bad, some of it life changing in ways I wish my life wasn&#8217;t changed &#8212; but it&#8217;s all room for me to grow as a person and as a writer\/professional\/mom\/sentient ball of anxiety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which brings us to now&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"790\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emvanmoore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/snow-g81d6946ce_1280-1024x790.png?resize=1024%2C790&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emvanmoore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/snow-g81d6946ce_1280.png?resize=1024%2C790&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emvanmoore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/snow-g81d6946ce_1280.png?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emvanmoore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/snow-g81d6946ce_1280.png?resize=768%2C593&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emvanmoore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/snow-g81d6946ce_1280.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/wild0ne-920941\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">M. Maggs<\/a> via Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With one cat at my feet, another on my lap, and a third close by (waiting to pounce), I sit in my writing nook overlooking a very snowy yard, and I feel&#8230; Hopeful. Which is a difficult feeling to have in this, the age of pandemics, right-wing extremists, and looming climate catastrophe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to know what I feel hopeful about?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Of course you do! That&#8217;s why you&#8217;re reading my blog!<\/p>\n<cite>Em Van Moore, Cat Owner &amp; Human Woman<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I am hopeful for changes I can make in my life, and the lives of others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We just launched <a href=\"https:\/\/motleywritersguild.com\/?page_id=1566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Services<\/a> for hire through the <a href=\"https:\/\/motleywritersguild.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Motley Writers Guild<\/a>, and I can utilize my hidden superpower: Knowing what&#8217;s wrong with other peoples writing, while still struggling with my own (please don&#8217;t judge my critiquing abilities by my informal blog!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am starting a new job in an area I am really passionate about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My kids are potty trained at 2.5 years old, and I did it in 4 days! (I&#8217;ll write a post about it if enough people want to hear the story)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world is making great strides in the effort to move away from fossil fuels and curb our emissions. Check out this great article about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2023\/01\/03\/here-are-all-the-positive-environmental-stories-from-2022-so-far\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Positive Environmental Stories from 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And most important of all&#8230;.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My senior cat gained 0.20 kgs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know that doesn&#8217;t seem like much, but he&#8217;s been steadily losing weight since my other senior cat (his BFF for 16 years) passed away last year. He lost half his body weight in 7 months. I&#8217;ve spent thousands on tests and procedures to try and diagnose his issue, and now he&#8217;s on a special diet, getting treatment, and seems to be perking up. After seeing that scale number get lower and lower every month, I cried when it went up by 0.20 kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emvanmoore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/new-years-eve-gf96eb0ddc_1920-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emvanmoore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/new-years-eve-gf96eb0ddc_1920.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emvanmoore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/new-years-eve-gf96eb0ddc_1920.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emvanmoore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/new-years-eve-gf96eb0ddc_1920.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emvanmoore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/new-years-eve-gf96eb0ddc_1920.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emvanmoore.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/new-years-eve-gf96eb0ddc_1920.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/pexels-2286921\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pexals<\/a> via Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So now that things are improving&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>(And my website is being hosted by myself and I don&#8217;t have to worry about it)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m back to writing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And critiquing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And drawing\/painting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With any luck, you&#8217;ll be seeing more posts from me in the future. Yes, I know I promised that last time&#8230;but this time I mean it \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So stay tuned for whatever it is I decide to blog about next&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will it be a banana bread recipe? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A book review?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creative writing?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My mid-life crisis?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Who knows! 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