Vivienne's Adventures

  As I sit here, holding a sleeping toddler, it's hard to not take a nap myself. That's something I've always been amused by. When we're little, we don't wanna take a nap, but then we grow up and go to college and get jobs, and then we're so busy and tired that all we want is a midday nap. Sometimes it works out, often times it doesn't. I've found that even a short power nap can be super helpful. Sometimes it only takes the edge off the Tired, and sometimes it's what you need to feel more awake and ready to problem-solve. Or write. I don't know about you, but i nearly always dream when I'm asleep, and often have interesting adventure dreams. Lately, though, my dreams have been taking heavy inspiration from the TV show I've been binging. I'm always excited when I have a dream that makes just enough sense to make for a story idea.

Sometimes writing isn't easy. It's worthwhile, but sometimes it's really difficult to get started, or to pick up where you left off. Lately it's been harder than normal to work on my story. It's a little frustrating, but I know a few things that helps. Writing parties with friends (aka going to a coffee shop with a friend), journaling as the character to get a better sense of their emotions, and making sure you don't stop for the day at the end of a chapter. Stopping in the middle of the action, or in the middle of a scene makes it easier to pick up the threads and continue on. I've also noticed just changing your environment also helps a lot. My goals for this year include a lot of writing, but I'm excited! I just gotta remember the tips and tricks that help me be more efficient and less frustrated. (It also helps when you're in tune with your story to the point where your characters almost talk to you. It's hilarious when the story practically ...

  Rock climbing isn't super easy. Even when you have an easy route, you're still pulling yourself up by your arms and legs and trying to find the right hand and foot holds so you don't fall off. At the place we've been climbing, there are two options for rope climbing, auto belays, or belaying each other. We went rock climbing yesterday, me, my cousin, and her boyfriend. It was so much fun!! I had a blast! But the thing about my cousin is that she constantly challenges me. It's fun, because I look at a route and think, Oh, I probably can't do that one. But she challenges me to try, and half the time, I make it to the top! There was one route that she challenged me to try, and she belayed me.  Thank heavens she did, cause if it was an auto belay I wouldn't have made it up. I kept having to stop and rest, and by that point in the day my hands were starting to fail me. Somehow, I got to the top and tapped the highest handhold, but Dang! I didn't think I cou...

  So, quick and cute update on the Little One, he loves music. He's been dancing along to the songs from the Scuppermonkeys' album, which is about the cutest thing ever. He also doesn't want to go to sleep anymore. Not entirely sure why. Maybe he's teething, maybe he's just unhappy...I dont know. Last week I got him to fall asleep while I held him, listening to music, and then put him down. That lasted like, 15 minutes. Then he was Awake until I picked him up. By the end of it, I held him for the better part of two hours and he was Out like a lightbulb. It was nice to hold a warm, cuddly baby again. Haven't done that in a while. There are things that I know I'll miss when he's older, so I'm enjoying it while it lasts. There's something so special about babies and toddlers snuggling with you. ^_^ Makes my day!

  This picture is so entertaining to me. I love making characters, and even more, I love playing different people in role playing games, like DnD! A few of my friends and I have started a RPG based on the RWBY tv show. It's an unofficial gaming system, but none of us had played it before, so we're learning as we play. It's been....entertaining. One of the biggest differences is that the DM doesn't roll dice. Only the players do, even when we're fighting Grimm (the bestial monsters of RWBY), so that has made things interesting.  I am loving the new form of creativity in this game. It takes a lot more roleplay in some situations, like combat, because we get extra dice when the DM decides something we did/want to do was really cool. So I have started rethinking about how my character fights. I've also realized I had way too much fun creating my character. ^_^ His name is Kyo, and he's got a lot more personality than I first expected. I can't wait to see how...

  As I have mentioned before, I've been working on the third book in my speculative fiction series currently, and it's a fun project! The first book deals with Taliesin De's adventures in a realm called Kirsi, the second book deals with a dragon named Ziggy's adventures in a realm called Mataia, and book three is an interesting continuation of that.  Book three is two-fold. It picks up where books 1 and 2 left off, and Ziggy and Tal'De have to work together to solve a big issue before it's too late. The other half of the story is about Maximillian, in a realm called Galatea, who is trying to figure out the weird things happening to him, and trying to figure out why he can't write.  The two stories are connected, and it takes all three of them to solve the big issue. One thing I love about this story is previous version have, well, surprised me. There's a side character who decided to be part of the story without telling me first, but now, I can't tak...

  This picture makes me smile so much! The day I took this, my nephew was being super cuddly, and I was enjoying it. I love this kiddo! I can't wait to start taking him on adventures. I recently went with a friend to Ikea, which I haven't visited in so long I barely remembered it. That was fun. it was HUGE, and there was a lot to look at.  After that, we grabbed food and visited the mall. I don't think I'd ever been to that mall, and dang! So much to see! I honestly had a great time because I have missed walked around with friends chatting about whatever, and looking at things, and finding the few stores that are dangerous to my bank account if I'm not careful, lol! But hopefully soon, we can return to doing things with our friends and family, in a time when things aren't so...well, locked down and stressful. Here's to the adventures we can have soon!