Doesn't that look yummy? Among the many things going on in my life right now I'm trying to cook more. Tonight's successful experiment was a Boboli crust, Jack Daniel's BBQ sauce, chicken (fried up using a little pan spray, garlic, and oregano), minced garlic, diced green onions, and diced red onions. I love it! Mo even gave his approval, although he said he'd prefer a garlic alfredo sauce to a bbq.
Anywho... As you may have noticed from my sporadic posts lately, I'm having an awfully hard time focusing lately. There's some life stuff that has just made it hard to stay focused, and unfortunately there's nothing I can do about the "stuff" except give it time. What I can do is work on how it's affecting me.
For now, I'm working on spending a few minutes each day meditating, finding my center, that seems to help me focus and get done what I need to do. At least it did today :P We'll see how much it helps moving forward! I finally sat down today and made my ROW80 goals (a week late) so hopefully having those set will help with staying on track as well. I'm sure I'll mess up, but I'll keep trying, and that's what's important right?
You can see the goals I've set for myself on my goals page but I'll also post them into today's post. They are all pretty self explanatory, but feel free to tell me in a comment below if you have any questions :) I'll be talking more about each of the goals when I do my check in posts.
Writing Goals:
1. Five Hours Editing a Week (Ideally an hr a day M-F)
2. Blog on a regular basis:
Saturday: Creative Nudge for the week
Sunday: Row80/Goals Post
Monday or Tuesday: My piece for that week's Creative Nudge
Wednesday: Row80/Goals Post
Friday: Book review
Any other posts are bonus!
3. Continue to write and post reviews both here and on www.goodreads.com
Life Goals:
1. Put more variety in our diets,
try new recipes and cook more often.
2. Clean/Organize the house.
First get things organized,
then get on top of doing weekly chores.
3. Exercise!
4. Take more pictures. (like the two in this post!)
2. Blog on a regular basis:
Saturday: Creative Nudge for the week
Sunday: Row80/Goals Post
Monday or Tuesday: My piece for that week's Creative Nudge
Wednesday: Row80/Goals Post
Friday: Book review
Any other posts are bonus!
3. Continue to write and post reviews both here and on www.goodreads.com
Life Goals:
1. Put more variety in our diets,
try new recipes and cook more often.
2. Clean/Organize the house.
First get things organized,
then get on top of doing weekly chores.
3. Exercise!
4. Take more pictures. (like the two in this post!)
I originally just was going to share my writing goals, but that's not who I am. I mean, yes, I am a writer, but every writer is so much more than just a writer, and each of those goals I posted are important to me, and the pursuit of each affects the amount of time and energy I have to spend on the others. So, as the weeks go by, I hope to keep sharing my love for writing and my progress on my book, but I'll also share some of my life, because after all, whether you write fiction or fantasy, every writer's life affects their work.
~ Ruthie ~
I came up with the same goal to edit 5 hours a week! Good luck! This is my first ROW80 so I hope I've made some good goals, guess I'll find out. I think yours look great! You remind me I forgot to add one for cleaning up my house as well....
ReplyDeleteGreat goals for this round!
ReplyDeleteLove the pic. In fact, I love variations on pizza. I have several recipes and sometimes serve them to guests who always comment on how yummy they are. I also start with a Boboli crust. One of my faves includes black beans, cilantro, and pineapple as toppings. My mouth is watering just to type it.
I have also found that other life issues affect my writing, so these days I usually have an exercise goal as part of my list. Best wishes with your round. Looks like you're off to a good start!