Happy New Year!
I plan on blogging more in 2023.
I’ve been MIA for awhile now.
I’ll start posting soon.
Until then….
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I decided today that I will spend Sunday nights working on my blog.
Why not?
Football is over and I really don’t do anything on Sunday nights.
I might as well do something positive.
I can plan out my week and maybe the month. I can write upcoming posts and possibly work on other projects.
Gotta go.
I’m going to go write now.
Just wanted to share with you what I am doing tonight.
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I’m Starting To Plan!
On Sunday night I turned off the tv, turned on some inspirational music and brought all of my blogging stuff into the living room.
And I started to plan.
I’m not big on planning. I’m more a fly by the seat of my pants girl.
I’m going to try to do more planning and be more organized. I’m an organized person, but I can do better.
I realized last night I need to plan and schedule my blog posts.
This is something I haven’t done a lot of.
Probably because in the past I haven’t had a direction for my blog, but now I do.
I want to get to the bottom of why I’m not a published author.
I have a couple of ideas for posts that I will share with you in the upcoming weeks.
I’m excited.
I’ll share with you how my planning goes.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
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One Of My Favorite Writing Spots
This is one of my favorite writing spots. It’s a little library in the next town from mine.
I was there two weeks ago trying to figure out what I was going to write about in 2022 while I shuffled through half written posts and notes.
I love writing there. It’s quiet. No one really knows me. It gives me time to think.
I think I’m going there tomorrow morning.
I have a lot to think about and a lot to figure out.
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2022 Goals
I have been thinking about for the last couple of weeks what I want to accomplish in 2002.
I have decided on one goal.
My only goal for 2022 is to figure out my writing.
I rarely finish writing projects I start. I stop writing then I start again. I stop and I start.
Why?
Do I really want to be a writer or is it just a fantasy?
I thought if I started when I remembered I first wanted to become a writer and go from there. High school. College. The last 30 years. I want to try to figure out what is holding me back. What am I afraid of?
I know this journey isn’t going to be easy. It’s going to be messy. Scary.
I’m going to have to be strong and be willing to look at the ugly mess I created.
I want to read old journals and write in my journal and see what I come up with and/or remeber.
I don’t know where this journey will take me, but I know I need to do it.
Wish me luck!
Thanks for being with me on my journey.
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Happy New Year!
I can’t believe today is the beginning of a new year.
Where did 2021 go?
For me 2022 will be a new beginning. A new start.
It’s not the way I wanted to start the new year, but it is the hand I have been given and I will have to deal with it.
I’m sorry I’m so vague, but I’m not ready to share it yet.
Thanks for understanding. The last month or so of 2021 has been difficult.
I’m good now, but it was rough for awhile.
I finally feel like writing again.
Yeah!
I know I have been MIA for too long and it’s time for me to get back on the horse.
I will let you know how that goes.
Until the next post……
I hope the new year is good to you
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Possibly Changing My Direction
Last year I had a bug up my butt and I let go of 100 items in my house in 30 days. 4 items the first 7 days and three items the rest.
It was easier than what I thought
I am in the process of writing a Kindle book about my experience. I am currently typing the first draft.
While I was typing, I thought about how I could help people organize their homes. Maybe I could do it as a side hustle. I love to organize things. In the past at work I have asked to organize items on shelves because the disorganization was driving me crazy.
I did some research about organizers in my area and there is a market for it. There is only one organizer within a 30 mile radius and she’s currently closed.
Tomorrow I will be putting an ad on Craigslist to see I can land my first client.
I am excited and scared. This is something totally out of my comfort zone.
I’ll let you know how it goes.
Wish me luck!
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Where did June go?
Holy crap!
I had no idea my last post was June 19th and now it’s July.
OMG!
I lost track of my days.
I’m busy working on 100 items in 30 days. I have half of it typed.
I will give you a June update and my goals for July (even though July will be half over) later on next week.
There’s a lot going on, but I’m totally excited about it and can’t wait to share it with you.
Have a great week!
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I Love My Flowers
Here are some of the flowers I planted this summer.
They are all so pretty.
I talk to them as I water them. My husband thinks I am crazy but it helps keep me sane.
I love that quiet time. It calms me. It helps me think.
I think about characters and writing projects I am working on.
It helps me figure things out.
This is why I love my flowers!
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June Goals
I’m going to focus on 3 projects in June.
- 100 items in 30 days. My goal is to type the first draft and read 3 books on Kindle publishing.
2. Menopause Romance. I want to rewrite and retype and possibly find a market for it. I’m smack dab in the middle of menopause and this story speaks to me on so many levels.
3. My Blog. It just dawned on me that my blog is a part of my writing and there are certain issues that I need to deal with. One of them is line/paragraph spacing. As you notice above 1. has different line spacing than 2. I bought Word Press 2020 a couple of months ago. Hopefully this can help me. Another is content. I want to post twice a week for each week this month.
Wish me luck!
Christine Ann Te Stroete 