Calling all writers! Time to celebrate your story!
Though it's cliché to make resolutions as we ring in the new year...
And usually those resolutions are the same as the year before...
Then those promises are soon cast aside by the return of every day drudgeries...
But I won't give up... I say: Try, try again!
And what better time to start than on the first IWSG post for 2024. To be successful, we need daily reminders of our Resolutions. I want to think about health improvements, writing goals, and being a better person in general every day. And this year, I plan to do that by using positive daily reminders. I'm also happy that my puppies need less attention, getting me back to a more normal schedule. Here are my goals:
- I've been sharing inspirations with my homeroom students for years, encouraging them to have more self-confidence, kindness for others, and a broader perspective. This is a positive boost for me too!
- For a healthier lifestyle, I've used a Food Diary App which I really like, until it becomes tiresome and time consuming to enter all the foods and activities... But I'm going to try, try again!
- What I always need help with is carving out time to write--plus all the other fun and not-so-fun parts of publishing. Making a list helps me get started:
- I want to re-start the Writer's Chat.
- I need to publish the e-book of CONDUCTION--not to mention the million things that along with it (but that's another list -- check off book trailer, still perfecting, but here's the prelim)
- and I have a bunch more stories waiting to be written!
- So, I need a plan to find time to dedicate to writing, et al, and stick to it! I'm sure I'll figure something out like leave myself sticky notes, annoying phone reminders, or reward myself for getting things done.
What's your story? Are you writing? Got any advice for making time to get things done? I hope you accomplished everything you wanted to in 2023, and will accomplish more in 2024!
PS - Don't forget to stop by Alex J. Cavanaugh & Christine Rains my helpful cohorts promoting CONDUCTION! All you folks in the IWSG keep me going!
Happy New Year!
Crap, was I supposed to include it today? I'm sorry! The holidays threw me off. I will promote on Twitter.
ReplyDeleteI've never used an app but I do write down my daily calorie and fat intake. It's the only way I can get a handle on it.
ReplyDeleteMy FitBit app has an option to log what you eat and how much water you drink. I stick with it for a day or two and then forget. So the app probably thinks I only eat once every six months or so.
ReplyDeleteI'm not really writing these days, but I'm also not really not writing, either.
Best of luck with all of your endeavors this year!
As long as we write to publish, that list will never end and we can never give up.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Tara.
My new address: https://substack.com/@cleemckenzie
Restarting the writer's chat would be great!
ReplyDeleteI do Weight Watchers so I log my food there, but I've been slacking for a while now. The diet starts Monday, I swear!
I've used a few food tracking apps and enjoyed them. It was a bit like playing Tetris for me. I will admit, I haven't used them lately, but that's mostly because I have a good handle on my food thanks to using them that I don't feel I have to track as closely. I can eyeball a lot better my portion sizes. Having a scale to weigh food helps, too.
ReplyDeleteMaking the time ... a question for the ages. LOL. If only I knew how to do that. Best wishes for your plans.
ReplyDeleteI always relegate writing to the last thing on my to do list, which is simply unacceptable. I could use some daily affirmations myself!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! I'm reading Conduction now and really enjoying it! You're such a talented writer!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I gather you're already having a Happy New Year, but I wish you the best just the same ;-)
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