Posts Tagged "New Year"

I wish you all a happy New Year. I want the best for you in 2013. Have you made in New Year resolutions yet? Are you going to? I gave up making them years ago because it became more stressful than helpful. I never made it past January with a resolution in tact. That’s not to say I don’t make goals for myself. I have weekly writing goals and usually make them. I’m trying to stick to a goal of exercising three times a week on the treadmill. Most of the time I do, but I have to admit December was a hard month to do it. Before saying good-bye to 2012, take a look back at the year. What are you most thankful for in 2012? I am thankful that my husband is home from the hospital and is slowly recovering. What do you want in 2013? I want my husband to...

Every New Year I think of it as a new beginning, but really every day is a new beginning. A chance to do what I need to do. Put the old behind me and move forward. Although I don’t make New Year resolutions, I do set goals for myself and try to strive toward them. I especially have to as a writer with deadlines to meet. If I didn’t, I would be a week away from a book being due and not have anything written. I’ve heard of writers who can write eight, nine or ten thousands words in a day. I’m not one of them. My brain doesn’t work that way, even when I know exactly what I want to write. So goals are important in my life, but at the same time I need to remain flexible. If I don’t, I get very stressed. Instead of having a daily...