February Numbers

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Writing
71,471-words in 24 days
(AVG: 2,978-words/day)
6 Projects + Admin
Last month was…. Interesting.

I set out to do one thing, started strong, and then had something thrown at me that required ditching that particular goal. I’ll get back to it in a month or so, but for now, I’ve got a 6-week schedule that is possibly going to challenge my need for planning. Structure and I are friends.

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