Okay, need to focus....

In regards to my previous post....I am NOT awake, lol...I looked at the title and realized the mistake I made on the title of the post.....it is almost MARCH!! Not February....proceed with your day.....

 

January....Almost over already!!! Yikes!

Well, another month is nearly over......

Have I accomplished anything this month? The truthful answer.....not really....:-(....

I have however completed, or come close to completing lists of things that I need to do!

*WRITE!!! I have written on and off over the month of January, but not as much as I would've liked.....Starting today, even though the month isn't over, focus on writing a little bit EVERY DAY! Even if it is just a paragraph! I won't get published if I don't write!

*Exercise-made my workout plan, and I will stick with it!

*Genealogy-On this subject, I did make some great breakthroughs this month which makes me really happy!! Now I need to get that information inputed to the tree and clean up all of my notes...I have too many little notes on little pieces of paper!

*Focus on ME! I spend so much time taking care of others and not always take enough time to focus on myself! I think too many of us have a bad habit of this! While we can still take care of others, we also need to focus on ourselves! Take the time to breath, take the time to enjoy, and take time for yourself!!!!

Here is a quote that I've come across in the past week and LOVE it!

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Take the time to enjoy the day and life!
Hugs,
Michelle.....aspiring writer and forever reader..............

Pondering.....

As we are now two weeks into this new year of 2012....I have so many thoughts that I am pondering.....wondering what this new year will bring.  Yes, I've posted my 2012 goals....I look at them every day and wonder if I will accomplish them....

I have been very inspired to write lately, and I know I NEED to write....if I don't write, I won't get published....at times it seems like a very daunting task and other days, it seems like a piece of cake...I wish that I didn't worry about so many other things...I know I can lose myself in my writing as that is truly what I aspire to do....

I think of all of the things I wish to happen in this year.  One wish that I know will come true is the completion of our bankruptcy...it has been a long arduant task, but I am very proud that we did it.  It saved our house...probably saved our sanity, if it didn't at some times.....finishing that will let me heave one big sigh of relief.....

Back to the writing...I have decided to focus on two manuscripts this year...and of course I know I will probably have a million and one more ideas that pop up in my little pea brain...they usually do...those I will tuck away for the future.....

One thing that I've learned over the past few years is that you can't always control things....yes, you can have control over your future, your dreams and your wishes....but take each day as it comes....don't stress over things that you TRULY do not have control over....

Until next time....

Okay, I do this every year! LOL! But this year I PLAN on sticking with my 2012 goals!!!

My 2012 goals, not resolutions..;-)
*Be more healthy and lose some weight.
*Write every day and get at least one WIP (work in progress) finished.
*Keep my house cleaner (I can dream can't I?)
*Stay connected with family and friends and not always through Facebook or email. ;-)
*Make some more dents in my genealogy research.
*Find a better paying job.

What are your plans for the new year?