Progress Report: June 17-23, 2018

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Last week, I was still recovering from the flu, but was much improved by Tuesday… which was a good thing, because I had to return to the doctor’s so they could remove the rest of a skin lesion that turned out to be pre-cancerous, and a goodly portion of the area around it. I took it very easy for two-and-a-half days, with minimal walking, and a lot of time resting away from the computer. Thursday, I started to pick up the pace, and Friday was a heavy all-in kinda day.

Because I’d been sick and lost a lot of ground, I dedicated the week to making sure I had my publishing up to date, so that I could focus on writing for the three weeks after that. By Friday night, the publishing was caught up, and  number of other administrative tasks also completed. All in all, it was a good week for publishing and administration, a not-so-good week for the writing, and a week where no serious walking at all was done.

This week also saw updates to my following social media sites:

< EDIT> The doctor called yesterday to let me know they'd got the rest of the growth, and that the periphery of the cut was clear of any sign of it. Looks like we're okay on that front, apart from all the mending.

Progress: June 17-23, 2018

 

  • New words produced: 7,014
  • Outlines and Notes: 1,702
  • Words compiled: 0
  • Works completed: 0
  • Works edited: 4 (1 submission, The Depredides Dance, The Rocky Adventures Omnibus, Mack ‘n’ Me: Arach)
  • Covers created: 2 (The Rocky Adventures Omnibus)
  • Works formatted: 4 (1 submission, The Depredides Dance, The Rocky Adventures Omnibus, Mack ‘n’ Me: Arach)
  • Works published: 3 (The Depredides Dance, The Rocky Adventures Omnibus, Mack ‘n’ Me: Arach)
  • Works released: 1 (Mack ‘n’ Me: Arach)
  • Works submitted: 0
  • Competitions Entered: 1 (15 entries)
  • Bloggery: 4,881
  • Hours at Desk—June 17-23: 63 hours 39minutes
  • Hours at Desk—June 10-16: 32 hours 52 minutes
  • Hours at Desk—June 3-9: 51 hours 34 minutes
  • Hours at Desk—June 1-2: 26 hours 21 minutes
  • Hours at Desk—May 27-June 2: 73 hours 14minutes
  • May Hours at Desk: 302 hours 6 minutes
  • April Hours at Desk: 167 hours 41 minutes
  • March Hours at Desk: 201 hours 43 minutes
  • February Hours at Desk: 183 hours 50 minutes
  • January Hours at Desk: 180 hours 3 minutes



Location: Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

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