It’s a new year, new beginnings, but—same school year. I guess after all the years I was in school and now that my kids are in school, it always seems strange to me to make resolutions during Christmas break. They go back to the same school, same classes and teachers so it doesn’t seem like anything is “new” per se. The only “new” things besides the kids Christmas gifts… I found a couple of new wrinkles around my eyes this morning … and yes, I count them just like I do with the freckles on my youngest. If you have freckles you may understand this—my face (well, most of me) is covered in them. I started getting them when I was 7 and I have hated them ever since. My three oldest boys, when they passed the age of 7, then 8 I left them alone—only a handful between the bunch. My youngest now 10, though, has a smattering more, but not as many as I do—thank goodness. He does have one smack on the tip of his nose—kinda cute…. but oh how I digress…
I don’t make resolutions, because as I’ve said on here before, I tend to balk at being told/suggested what to do even if it’s by me. I am my own worst enemy for resolutions. I don’t know why. Maybe the pressure is too great. Maybe I am just weird… So the new year doesn’t bring in this need to make right what the year before didn’t accomplish. Don’t get me wrong, I do always strive to do and be better. And I do set goals, but they tend to be a right here and now goal. Day by day sometimes minute by minute.
By my weird one day goal, I will say that over the holiday I finished up a manuscript I’d been working on (it’s a Cozy mystery, in first person no less… something a *little* out of the box for me) and I sent that puppy out to a Publisher. We’ll see what happens and I will keep you posted on the progress. All of that was with one day goals. Write X-amount today. Most of the days I did. Some I went way over. Some I only got a sentence or two, but I got through it.
So I am not going to ask you to tell me what resolutions you came up with for 2012. I will, however, challenge you to make daily goals. Even if they’re small. It amazed me how much I got done in little bits (and let me remind you, two weeks of that time was with the kids home—4 boys are *not* quiet!). But … if you have goals that already work for you… go for it. See how much you can get done in 2012.
Still, it is a new year. 2011 is gone and done. I hope that 2012 is most productive for you all!
Great post Denise.
Hope 2012 is a great one for you.
To you as well… have a super 2012 🙂
Happy New Year! I get a kick out of your blog and your accomplishments each year, despite the noise of boys in the background. I envision the hullabaloo and you calmly writing hot plots and now perhaps a cool Cozy mystery. All the best for 2012.
Thanks Joanne… it is crazy here! But to me it’s also book fodder 🙂
Happy 2012 ~