A Quick Update

Hey my fictional fans!
Okay, I know its been forever since I've updated 'Natalie,' which is sad...I've been very busy with college lately and a lot of personal and financial stress-ers. I am working on the next chapter of 'Natalie,' but it's going a little slower than I had originally hoped it would, because I'm at a place where I could take it several places and I'm trying to decide which one is the best for the flow of the story and for Natalie.
On another note, it's hugely early, but my roommie and I have started to put Christmas decorations up. Now, normally, I'm a stickler on Christmas; "Celebrate one holiday at a time, let's finish Thanksgiving before we start Christmas." But with so much stress on my mind, and some of Ashley's added insistence, I've been feeling the need for something cheery, and the lights and the Christmas music are really helping to lighten my mood. So, I've given in for the sake of sanity, I suppose. We strung up the lights and the wreath today and the room looks really beautiful! Basically, the entire room is lit up; we don't need regular lights even at 7:32 at night when its pitch black outside.
My low mood is basically due to a horrifying experience I had with a psychiatrist this last Thursday. I've never felt more invaded in my entire life. She did her best to pry her way into my mind, told me about six different disorders I could have and then recommended a medication that will aggrivate one of the possible disorders should I have it, making me irritable, anxious and more depressed. So, I've had that day heavily on my mind and I just can't wait until session on Tuesday to talk to my guy about it. It was really the most uncomfortable I've ever felt and I found myself thinking, "If I just hit my head against this table here...will this moment go away?" I wanted to run out of that room. I even came close to crying, which I do not do in front of people. But I know my therapist will be rather understanding. For 'Natalie' readers, I think I've said it before, but Michael Ashby is based off him. In fact, before I started seeing this therapist, Ashby was not in the game plan in that story.
I've also been doing some work on 'Razor Freak,' though its extremely slow going. I'm trying to get some material ready for when I finish 'Natalie,' which, I know I say it all the time, really is beginning to wrap up, though we still have a lot to get to. I just want to have a lot of things to work on for fictionpress.com.
Well, that's all for now, I have a piano concert to attend tonight. I hope everyone's doing well and staying healthy.
Lizzie Arlen