I’ve been having the usual beginning of the year thoughts… There was a time management class I took once. One of the first things they had you do was decide what you wanted, and what your priorities were. They said that was a step most people skipped. They asked, “Where were you ten years ago? Where do you want to be in ten years?”
I always wanted to be a writer. And that’s when I realized that if I didn’t start writing, it was never going to happen. Pretty simple epiphany, huh? 
But it got me moving.
So, my question for the year is:
Who do you want to be…
Today? Tomorrow?
In ten years?
And this year, I’m going to work on the baby steps to get there.
Writing
- Write every day (or close to it)
- Finish the rough draft of The Median by the end of the month
- Revise my YA princess story Hyacinth
- Submit to at least 25 agents by the end of the year
- NaNoWriMo in November
Art – I’ve been neglecting this for the writing, lately.
- Organize the studio – I do this every so often, but the piles have overtaken me again. I need a clean work space to get inspired and fill it all up again.
- Sculpt a creature that looks like a cross between a tamarin and an anime character (with the big eyes). I want to write a story about them eventually
- Have fun – grab some clay and just play
Life In General
- Declutter/arrange the house so it’s more relaxing
- Eat better (this is what I need to do to lose weight)
- Increase exercise – there’s a gym at work and I’ve been doing some, but I need to do more
Btw, I did pick a word for the year, but I’m not sure I’m going to post it. It’s the right word, and gets me into the right mindset, but I think it’s going to sound sappy and trite if I try to explain it