The rainy season appears to have arrived, bringing with it more ants. The damn things are everywhere, so invasive. I HATE THEM! But enough about my pet hate.
A week ago we suddenly started to catch rats. It could be the new trap we bought at the market. The commercial traps have so far met with no success at all. A total waste of time and money. The homemade trap from the market has been awesome and a credit to human ingenuity. It’s a wooden box with sides made from strips of soda cans. A hook hangs down like a fish hook that you hang the meat onto. The rat has to enter the box to get the meat on the hook. One attempt to touch the meat and the trap is sprung, resulting in the rat’s instant decapitation. The actual mechanism of the trap is similar to that of a clothes peg. Very clever indeed. So far, FIVE rats have succumbed to the temptation to taste our tasty treats. I LOVE IT! Bring it on, Ratty!
NaNoWriMo has passed the half-way mark and I am still a way behind. Work constraints, ant and rat-catching are distractions I can’t ignore. The good news is I have crossed the 20 000 word mark, so that must mean something.
It’s amazing how difficult the first 10 000 words are. Even though you have your outline and character sketches, that’s not enough. Developing the characters and plot requires a lot of thought and grey matter that is often tired after working overtime throughout the day at work. Writing and working full-time is not easy. But by the 10 000 mark, something magical happens. Writing is no longer a chore. The plot is moving along, the characters have formed, and they start taking over so that the writing just flows. My fingers develop a life of their own as they race across the keyboard. This is the best time and when writing is at its easiest. So even though I am behind where I should be my gut feeling is that I will eventually catch up. My characters will see me right and carry me to the end.
Have an incredibly great restful weekend!
Love
Cindy
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