A Productive Friday Writing Vlog [The NaNoWriMo Diaries - Day 20]

[@HeartBreathings]

I had a solid, productive writing day on Day 20! How are you doing?! Don't give up now! This is the final stretch!! You've got this, and I 100% believe in you!

[@AngelaHesterBooks]

My husband is a culinary instructor. You can refreeze turkey if it's cooked. Just make sure you heat it to 165F when you eat it.

[@ComeDownToEarth]

So sweet, I am loving your daily vlogs soooo much, especially hearing the kids playing in the background ❤️❤️❤️❤️ And YES, you can regrese the turkey 😂

[@ComeDownToEarth]

Hehehehe * re freeze

[@giuliaidiometri186]

Hi Sarra! I'm relatively new to this channel. I'm an Italian girl and I love writing. Your advice on how to edit a novel is helping me with my editing and revision process, and your video on writing sprints helps me to write other stories more quickly. When I finish, I go back and revise. I also watched your videos on how to plot a novel and downloaded some of the resources you put on your website. They are incredible! I'm currently reading your three books of The Shadow Demon Saga on Wattpad, I love them! I'm a blind girl, I write with a normal laptop which has, attached to it, a device called braille display. With this last one, I can read. It's not easy for me to find books (ebooks, for example, are nearly impossible for me to read, and paper books need to be scanned with a scanner and converted and it takes a lot of time for my dad to do so), but I will do my best to find your novels and will ask my father to convert them into Word so I can enjoy them. I would love to read all your Shadow Demon Saga novels! I love your voice, it's really sweet and calming. Listening to you helps me a little with my anxiety for a few moments, so thank you! And I love to hear your children in the background. Evie makes me smile. :)

[@timeandtideplans]

I am not doing Nanowrimo, but have lived following your vlogs!! You got me into watching sprinting videos too - I love the idea of writing with others virtually and holding each other accountable. Thanks for sharing - wishing you good health and some rest over your remaining word count work.

[@railandis15]

So jealous of your 70 degree weather. We just got our first snow last night/ this morning ❄️❄️. I hope Evie gets those teeth in quickly and starts feeling better.

[@roxanngarcia3031]

Yes you can refreeze the turkey. Portion it out in Ziploc bags for smaller meal size🙂

[@HeartBreathings]

Great, thank you!

[@emilyr2836]

@@HeartBreathings Bear in mind that repeated thawings and refreezings will affect the texture, so plan to portion it out like Roxann Garcia says the first time you thaw it. I hope there's not someone out there with a huge family who accidentally got their order swapped with yours!

[@HeartBreathings]

@@emilyr2836 me too!

[@fififinance7469]

Another entertaining video thank you

[@KJM_Writes]

We never have more than four adults for Christmas (which is when we cook Turkey in the UK). We slice up our Turkey and use it for sandwiches on Boxing Day and the day after and then cut up the rest into chunks and use it in curries and soup. You can defrost, cook, and then refreeze meat. It'll be good in the freezer for about three months but you can store it for longer - it just starts to lose flavour and gets a bit frost-burnt. I'm loving your Nanowrimo vlogs. You're a huge inspiration to me.

[@mattmallecoccio8378]

Have a good weekend and keep up the good work.

[@nicolemarcinawrites]

You can give some to the neighbors 😊 here in our country, if we have too much food, we share some of it with the neighbors and they do the same 😊 keeps the neighborhood connected 😊

[@LesandaMooreAuthor]

I finally caught up on my NaNo project. I finished the second day of the HB retreat with a little over 3,000 words totaling 35,210. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@somerandomalex4991]

That quote you put there made me immediately stop watching the video and write. It really inspired me because i'm super behind :)

[@melissaswift4346]

If you guys feel like it, donate either the turkey or the ham to a local food bank? They would be thrilled to have that for the holiday. But you can portion it out, since it’s cooked, and refreeze the portion. But I’d only do that once. Otherwise freezerburn happens. ❤️❤️❤️

[@mehvishkhan]

or donate to a local homeless shelter, or church/mosque/synagogue/etc.

[@cgfllagc84857]

I was going to suggest donating it! What about the local women’s shelter?

[@HeartBreathings]

Oh this is a great idea! I'll make some calls!

[@christyt3520]

Wow! You got so much done. I’m struggling big time but I’m not stopping so I’m following along in you footsteps 😇. As far as the food, now you have Christmas dinner as well, if you want.

[@MMWriterGirl]

I’ve recently discovered your channel and I love it. Thanks for sharing your experience with us all. Xx

[@shay494]

I really like the music your adding to your videos now!

[@Zoe-uj2vu]

Have you thought of having a heartbreathings channel inside your current discord server? That way, all the rooms are in one server and members can choose to interact with the reading channels, writing channels, or both.

[@Takerslove23]

I did my first word spirt with you today on FB. Its a new concept to me, but I am enjoying it. Thank you ❤

[@HeartBreathings]

So glad you were able to make it!

[@FarzanasLaw]

AMAZING VIDEO!!!

[@annelyle5474]

A Discord for writers would be brilliant - I dislike the way that Facebook is just a continuous stream of everything, with no way to organise it. And I agree with Zoe - if setting up a separate Discord server is too much work, just add a couple of channels to your existing one (one for sprints, one for writer chat). Then if it gets really busy or confusing, you could consider spinning it off into a separate server later. See you in about five hours for today's sprint session!

[@AionNoBara]

Yep! you can heat the turkey, cut it, and put it in plastic containers/bags in the freezer and they will last for just eating or a soup. The ham is the same way and will last a while. We're still picking off a honey ham and it's just like the day we got it

[@FlagPam]

Turkey sandwiches, turkey casserole, turkey soup, turkey surprise...

[@nikkiguerlain]

💗💗💗

[@harveythepooka]

I'd heat up the turkey and heat it like they say, and also don't forget to defrost it like they say, then debone it, chop it up and freeze it. Then use it for enchiladas, add to pasta sauce, in soup, on a salad etc.

[@AngelaHoodWritesSavannahRose]

I'm hoping to finish the 50,000 either this weekend or Wednesday after I get off from work. Our Thanksgiving holiday stretches out for 2 days (Thursday with my in-laws...small family, and then Friday with our kids and grandchildren...I cook everything that day.) Wishing you a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving and hope you all have a great time at Disney. BTW...Google says you can refreeze a cooked turkey if it's been thawed properly (in the refrigerator and not on the counter) within three days of thawing. This works for a fully cooked turkey you thaw or a turkey you cook yourself.

[@tasteslikepurple122]

You might like to use some of the turkey for a turkey soup (just like chicken)! It's my favorite way to use leftover turkey.

[@manymusings]

Love the nail polish! I have a color very similar.

[@Jasmine-yp5qs]

Omg that reminds me of the time my husband got a whole ham. There is only two of us, so it was ham for almost every meal for a week and we still didn't finish it. Never again!

[@thedoover6520]

I've had to work this weekend but I'm off Tuesday until next monday. I've still been writing but the homestretch starts Tuesday.

[@donnatoole9834]

You are always an inspiration, I love these vlogs! I have been doing just terrible keeping up here with my first NaNo. We have a community group sprinting here as well. I tried to join in but the group was in discord and I had no idea how to use the format. If you love your sprint group over will you do a show on discord and any other platforms to know about?

[@StampinDivaUK]

Yes please to the discord server! It's so much easier sprinting with Sprinto on discord. As for the turkey, are you sure they didn't send you someone else's order by mistake? Did you get hold of the company and ask them? Cause I think with such a huge mistake that someone else maybe got yours and you got theirs!

[@HeartBreathings]

I did call, and they said it was just an accident when they packed it! Apparently I didn't get someone else's, they just gave me extra!

[@StampinDivaUK]

@@HeartBreathings oh, phew! I had visions of somebody trying to figure out how to feed 20 people on what you'd ordered! At least they gave you more, rather than shorting you on your order and you not having enough.

[@nildam.bonilla5849]

I am currently catching up on basically 3 weeks of yt videos lol and I feel you on that sinus problem. I got Covid and the only symptom I had for the first 2 weeks was that no air passed through my nouse and my face hurt soooo bad, I just wanted to take my nouse off

[@elizalagonia1049]

I wouldn't thaw and refreeze. It's not dangerous, but it increases the chance of freezer burn which is just nasty. If you do decide to do that I wouldn't just slice it up. Make it into other dishes like Turkey chili, turkey tetrazzini, or the like. Those will hold up in the freezer for 4-6 months, but I really wouldn't go past 3 since your turkey has probably been cooked and frozen for a few months already.. Also, check with the company to see if you got someone else's order. I know it seems weird to do that, but the orders may have gotten mixed up. I haven't written in a couple of days, it's my and my husband's 8 year anniversary on Tuesday and we have been celebrating the last couple of days. Hoping to do some tomorrow. I'm a little ahead so I'm good at the moment.

[@kathywerebwrites]

Yes! You can refreeze your turkey without cooking it! Enjoy!

[@HeartBreathings]

Yay! Good to hear!

[@IndigoC4]

Slice it up and you can freeze it for future meals.

[@PlannerNerdPlans]

Once it was cooked, slice it up for sandwiches, use both the turkey and the ham for sandwiches. Yes, you can refreeze it after you warm it up and cook it. :) DM or email me if you have any questions. ~Kate

[@SusanGHaws]

You accomplished a lot. Your food should stay ok if frozen.

[@jullianacosta103]

Turkey in January I guess lol

[@brookesaylor8788]

Sarra have you ever thought about doing a kickstarter to fund a planner business? I would love love LOVE to purchase your planner but my printing/cutting etc. skills are very lacking and it would be so amazing to be able to order something premade like that from you.

[@HeartBreathings]

I have, but I have limited time and have to really pick and choose what I can take on in a year! Maybe 2022? We'll see!

[@annelyle5474]

You might be able to get it printed and cut for you? Here in the UK there are online services where you can upload a PDF and they'll mail it back printed and spiral bound. It's not that expensive either, particularly if you bought the undated one and had it reprinted each quarter.

[@JustCallMeInsane]

You can always print at home then have it cut at a fedex or similar store. :) They can also bind it for you!

[@brookesaylor8788]

@@JustCallMeInsane I'm a ditz and cant figure out my printer. Its having some connecting issues lol. But thanks! I just bought an Erin Condren planner for now and when I'm done with it I'll be printing Sarra's planner.

[@HeartBreathings]

@@brookesaylor8788 printing is a real pain for a lot of people, so it's not just you! I hope I can offer it in the future!

[@SaraLea]

Facebook hell... lol...

[@IndigoC4]

Hey there Sarra

[@HeartBreathings]

Hi Chrys!

[@reneebarrette4514]

Is it sad that I was like "Oh look there's my name!" in the KZbin live comments?? I have problems hahahaha

[@caboose8402]

Have you tried StreamYard?

[@HeartBreathings]

Yes, I go live with streamyard on Facebook and KZbin for my friday coffee chats and sprints!

[@caboose8402]

I have heard good things about it with Facebook so I thought I would bring it up. I'm not surprised that you're way ahead of me, which is awesome. I'm cheering you on from the cheap seats over here. You can do it!

[@makeupunlimited]

you could cook the food and plate it and have people come get it with masks on. then they leave. :)