Updates, Updates, Updates!

Man, I'm feeling productive this week. I finally - finally! - got a new page of Strawberry Syrup up, plus went ahead and updated all of my Squidoo lenses for the first time since early June. I've also photographed my latest box for Willheit Shoppes, and so listing that will probably take place early next week. I just re-listed all my other boxes, so waiting a bit will get it further up in the search.

So, what's next on my list? For starters, I want to get a couple of journals done and up for sale. I picked up some illustration board from Hobby Lobby, so I'll give that a try for the cover. I also might finally start a lens for my Zazzle shop, and if I'm still feeling uber-productive after that, maybe start a new box.

Gotta strike while the iron's hot!

Happy New Year!

Yep, it is officially 2010! Time to get used to writing a different year, recover from the holidays, and break out the resolutions.

Personally, I am terrible with resolutions. My willpower is something akin to that of a fox just outside an open chicken coop door, so I'm not so big on resolutions. Maybe I've just never done them right - possibly because I always seem to go for the abstract.

Let's take the old standby of weight loss as an example. Resolving to get in shape? Admirable but abstract, no concrete goal. Resolving to exercise three times a week? Concrete goal, something I can really sink my teeth into and chart my progress. I can take that and say, "Okay, I can work up to exercising thirty minutes three times a week, and once I'm there, work it up to sixty minutes! Weight loss, universe willing, will follow!"

This year, I'm going to set myself a few concrete goals, things I can work on that aren't setting myself up for failure. Therefore, this year I am going to:

• Finish that short story that's been sitting around on my hard drive for the past year, polish it up, and send it out.
• Finish a novel and get it to the point where I let other people read it. All goes well there, send IT out!
• Finish that pic of Heph's workroom that I've been playing around with since May.
• Keep up with this blog for the next 12 months.
• And yes, start exercising three times a week.

There. They're out there, they're concrete, and I think they're doable. Wish me luck!

Final thoughts on this first of January, 2010: hope the coming year brings luck, health, and good memories for all! Happy New Year!