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Goals, Resolutions, or maybe they should be calls ‘Iwana’s’ whatever you decide, I am very nervous about what to do about my 2013 writing goals. I have some things in my life I have no control over that will be happening, both good and not-so. But I want to set some goals, make a list of resolutions so that I can have a game plan!
So why is my mind blank? Is it that I’m scared? Or not motivated enough? It could be that I usually lose the list and then find it in October, only to freak out at having only three months to try to make them.
*Taking deep breath* all right, I’m sharing part of my personal list with y’all…hopefully soon I will have my writing goals down and can share them.
My Goals for 2013 – -
Slay the elephant. I have a couple of friends who I need to talk to and let them know something that is bothering me. Its between them and I and although I suspect they know the elephant is there, they choose to ignore it. I am going to point him out to them, hopefully in a loving way, because I do love them both.
Get Healthier. Some interesting new pains, aches, and other no-feel-goods have been making my days a bit of a trail for the last few months. I know the reason and I know how to fix it, but i don’t do it because it’s hard. I know I have some intolerances (to certain foods) and I have to make the needed changes. Boy I am not happy about this…but the reward will be worth it. (I hope)
Slow Down. Another huge one for me. I need to slow down, life it too short to keep so busy that I’m missing some important things. Now mind you that slowing down for me means going from the Fast-Fast-Forward to Fast-Forward to most of you. When I slow down too much I get sad, so it’s going to be interesting finding that happy medium. (Wish me luck)
Those are the things that I want to share with you, and please give me any advice you can on all three, I sure could use it.
BTW, I am in debt to Alex J Cavanaugh for this wonderful idea of a Writers Group where it’s okay to show our hand, share our insecurities!
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I feel ya on the slowing down thing. I work 14 hour days (on average. Coming up to book launch it can get as much as 18-20 hours!) and that is a huge strain with two young boys. I’m not good at monitoring myself, so I sat my family down and told them that they need to help me. I am a self-proclaimed workaholic. If anyone is feeling neglected, or if there are things that I need to do, they need to remind me. (Kinda like the absent-minded professor!) It has worked surprisingly well. The boys remind me when it is time to read together at night, and when it is homework time I stop what I am doing and sit in with them for an hour. We have dinner together as a family and we play a game where we take turns answering a pre-set list of questions about our day, that way Mom’s mind can’t wander off while the boys argue about whether Pokemon or Bakugan is cooler! Good luck on slowing down!
Congratulations first of all on your communication skills with your boys! I’m impressed. I am going to do that with my hubby when he returns from his globetrotting!
Best of luck for a wonderful new year and many successes with the book.
Hildie, I just saw that your book launched yesterday!! How exciting! We should look at ways that we can team up on marketing and such. I would love to do a review for you. Feel free to e-mail me and discuss this further.
Will do Heidi!
Your health is important! Better to miss a few foods than feel like heck, right?
Hope the elephant situation goes well.
And glad the IWSG means so much to you!
Yes you are correct Alex, health matters more!
You need to be healthy. Nothing can happen to you, because no one else will have me as a WBFF.
Seriously, I want you to slow down a little, take a walk, eat right, and most of all give up alcohol and start sleeping. You see how I slid that little bit in there. LOL
Sleep? What is that? I am going to be forced to not drink as much, Kurt is coming back, he gives me squinty eyes if I drink two days in a row
Love you WBFF!!
Good health is one of my resolutions too. Believe it or not, I cut out a whole bunch (like 20) food intolerances about ten years ago. At first I lost weight, and felt awesome (because of weight loss and because I didn’t feel sick or have digestive issues for several days after I ate). Then I went through a phase where I ate as much of all the foods I could eat and put a huge amount of weight back on . . .so last year I made a goal to lose all that extra weight – not in one year but three. I’m on track so far – not ahead of my goal, but right on it. So . . .do what you need to do to get healthy and enjoy life!
Yes Tyrean, I will thanks!
Happy New Year to you, Hildie. We writers work hard and beat ourselves up over not making every goal. Relax and have fun while chasing those goals!