NaNoWriMo is half over -- think about the book you want to do next year. You'll be ready for it then. Me, I heard about NaNoWriMo a couple years ago, and this idea has been stewing for almost that long.

And work on the sweet bag now. Sounds like great priorities to me. Oh, and fixing the plumbing is a great idea. No fun, but letting it go is even less fun.