The Second Draft

Is finally ready! Ta-da-da-da!

It still needs tons for editing and, first of all, my inner powers to perform that editing. But that will be tomorrow. Today I am celebrating. As The Ice Beast Tale is a story I’ve been trying to embody since I was eleven years old, I guess. And my dream has finally come true!

I almost remember the day when it all started with a word Oraolё that came up to my mind. And here we are, decades later. Extraordinary feeling.

It is not the end of a story though, but a beginning. Which joys me most of all. As I am stuck with the characters I’ve been loving for years.

And as a New Year bonus to myself, I decided to duplicate my blog notes in Ukrainian. I never felt more connected to my people story than I am now. So let it be.

As per will and destiny

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Другу чернетку…нарешті завершено! Та-да-да-да!

Вона ще потребує тонни редагування та, насамперед, моїх внутрішніх сил, щоб виконати це редагування. Але це буде завтра. Сьогодні я святкую. Оскільки «Сказанка про Крижаного Звіра» — це історія, яку я, мабуть, намагалася втілити в життя десь з одинадцяти років. І ця мрія нарешіті здійснилася!

Майже пам’ятаю той день, коли все почалося зі слова Ораолё, що застрягло в моїй голові. І ось ми тут, десятиліття потому. Надзвичайне відчуття.

Але це аж ніяк не кінець історії, а лише її початок. І це мене тішить найбільше. Бо ж це значить, що я застряла з персонажами, яких люблю, ще на деякий час.

І, як новорічний бонус, я вирішила писати обидвома мовами у цьому блозі: додала Української. Ніколи не почувала себе такою спорідненою з історією мого народу як зараз. Тож нехай так і буде.

Бо того є воля і доля

Happy Holidays

It is the most wonderful time of a year, according to some sources. Well, the year we’ve left behind wasn’t too easy or too happy. Or any other kind of ‘too’. Pretty hard, pretty interesting, pretty exhausting. Though, I spent it with my family staying safe – it is more than some people have.

But I do want to get more out of it. So I won’t pretend I am content with what I currently have. I am grateful that I am alive and I have work and my loved ones near. But it is always more out there, isn’t it?

So Happy Holidays everyone! Never stop seeking more for yourself! And may happiness and success pursuit you next year!

At the end

Three days before New Year. As pretty any other person I have already summed this year. So far it tore me apart, forced me to leave my country, my husband and my life. It killed people I knew.

After such a line I have almost no willing to continue. But I have to. No one will go this path but me.

This year I saw almost every corner of Europe, moved to another side of the Earth and faced thirty degrees frost. I found new friends, hugged the old ones.

I met incredible people of Moldova, Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Italy and many-many others. Each of them kept my faith in people alive. I wish they knew how grateful I am to where I am today. I wish the whole world knew what each of them had done to help my country.

Though I still miss my husband and will see the firt day of 2023 without him, I hope it will last not that long. Hard to imagine, I have not seen him since 26 of February when I passed the border of Moldova, in a small village named Palanca.

Thank you for making me stronger this year. I hope to have more reasons to be joyful next year.

My Important Days

Some years go by without leaving a single important day for me. It’s a day, when smth important happens. You see, when you’re getting married, getting new job, first salary, etc.

This year has just begun, but I already have a new job, new friends, new knowledges, aims for almost everyday. So, I must tell you, I’m very happy and appreciate for everything. You make me better, stronger, wiser. Thank you.

P.S. Happy Groundhog Day 😉

21.12.2016

I received my first salary yesterday. It’s cool. Feels like I can do anything. Maybe, it’s so.

Meanwhile, New Year is approaching very fast. I am going to gather all my family and meet the holidays together. Almost all presents are bought and packed, and I’m awaiting the moment my relatives’ll unwrap them!

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Happy Holidays to all of you! 😉