Everyone is
talking about the New Year, and I’d be totally lying if I said I wasn’t one of
those enchanted believers in New Year’s resolution magic. There’s something
about the idea of new beginnings, starting clean, anew, refreshed. Magic.
This year is
different for me.
Last year’s
resolution was to not set a weight
loss goal. Like pretty much everyone, everywhere in the first world, it’s been
a struggle for me. Up, down, and regardless of placement on the spectrum, never
really feeling happy with where I was at, even when I could look back at
pictures and nod appreciatively. Believe me, I get the tragedy in that.
So last year’s
main goal was, I guess, an anti-goal. The goal was to not set a weight loss
goal, but focus on being healthy. To get right with the body I was given led me
in May to do a 30 day challenge. I’ve done all the diets, tried not to eat
this, only eat that, etc, etc. None of it ever works. Admittedly, that’s a
shitty attitude to take when undertaking a 30 day challenge, but that’s honesty
for you.
But here’s the
thing. It worked. In ways that were total curveball material. Pet allergies? No
need for that daily antihistamine. Not a morning person? Psshh. Sure you are,
when you eat correctly. Can’t survive without pasta? Don’t even want it
anymore. And the biggest shocker was that, to a large degree, I’ve kept up
those eating habits, hitting a weight I haven’t seen since my college years.
So, moving into
2015, when I was looking at goal setting, there was a bit of twiddling my
thumbs. For the first time in my adult life, I feel healthy. Which gives me
space to make my resolutions 100% writing related. The focus and hone on those
things is kinda scary. Like, there’s no where to hide, no ‘well, I did accomplish those other things.’
So, here it is.
The 2015 resolutions. I’m going to:
· finish a draft
of book two.
· write 12 short
stories.
· read at least 40
books.
· query at least 50
agents (unless I get picked up by #5, then I’ll query 5 agents.)
· write at least
18 blog posts.
· enter 4
contests.
All that.
Oh, and if you’re
interested in the 30 day challenge that was a game-changer for me, go here:
Whole30.com
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