 I don't make New Year's Resolutions. Never have. Never will. I'm not a goal-writing-down kind of person. (Check out my 3 Reasons Why as a Writer I Resolve to Do Nothing post I wrote last year around this same time.) For me, it just seems like a whole lot of unnecessary pressure to put on myself. Stuff is going to happen next year. It will. Good stuff. bad stuff. It's bound to happen. Past experience with the last 40 years have made me a believer. But to ACTUALLY write things down on a paper gives me the shivers. That's just me though. To those of you who love putting your goals down on paper, I say kudos to you. Last year was an AWESOME year for me as a writer. I went from being a writer to an author during that time. I wrote and published three books through Evolved Publishing (a dream come true) and guess what? I never wrote those goals down. Nope. To write things down makes it concrete. And if those things don't come true or turn out the way I hoped, will only leave me feeling like a failure. I refuse to do that to myself. Instead, I will stay up late tonight and welcome in the new year with open arms and embrace new possibilities--whatever they may be. I will keep doing what I've always done--writing, trying, writing some more--and see where it takes me. "While a lot of people who make new years resolutions do break them, research shows that making resolutions is useful. People who explicitly make resolutions are 10 times more likely to attain their goals than people who don't explicitly make resolutions"  And I bet you next year at this same time, good things will have happened for me. I can pretty much bet the same thing will happen to you too. With or without resolutions. Besides, have you seen the statistics on New Year's Resolutions? 45% of people usually make resolutions (So, see? I'm part of the majority--the 55% who do not). AND of those 45% who make resolutions, only 8% successfully achieve them. Not too good. But to be fair, it also did say that those who do make resolutions are 10x more likely to achieve them. So with my resolution to NOT make any resolutions, I'm pretty certain I'll be successful :)
Are you a resolution maker? If so, are you a resolution keeper (big difference)? What are some of your resolutions? Or are you like me--let the future be a wonderful surprise--kind of person? Leave a comment and let's discuss :)
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 This is NOT my butt. Yet, it's quite the visual, huh? We hear all the time about writer's BLOCK but what about writer's BUTT? It's a real problem...one I suffer from.
Ahhh...I need to exercise. Yet, I'm in no shape to do it :) Just the idea of going for a walk makes me want to crawl in between my covers and snuggle in bed some more. And yet (yes, another 'yet') I need to do something. Because, here's the thing: I'm a writer. The majority of my day is spent sitting, hunched over my laptop (my precious), moving only my fingers. The rest of my body is sedentary. Okay, that's not entirely true. My eyelids blink every now and again. Really, if you think about it, the way a body sits at the computer, hunched, bent, elbows and arms close to the body, can't be good for the neck, arms, shoulders, legs and most importantly THE BUTT. It's unnatural. I HAVE to write. I HAVE to edit. My deadline schedule leaves me very little wiggle room to work with (ha,ha, ha that's kind of pun-like right there). Sitting for hours and hours and hours day after day isn't a good thing. Oh, yeah, my mind is working away, but my body is paying the price. I must do something...but what? Exercise, for the most part, really sucks. It does. No one goes and exercises for fun (if they say they do then they are liars and you should most definitely punch them in the nose). Running totally BLOWS (been there and done that...I'm not a fan). Yoga? Hmmm...have you seen those skinny..."ladies" that go to those classes? Yeah, not a fan of that either. Water aerobics? Gotta wear a swimsuit and get wet...no thank you. So what are my options? I haven't a clue. The one thing I do know for certain: I can NOT exercise at home. I'm too tempted to get on my laptop (did I mention it's my precious?) My desire to change is there but my will power to make it happen, not so much. Whatever I do needs to be simple, non-painful, and not take up a lot of time. Really, if I could find an exercise plan that doesn't "feel" like exercise then I'm more likely to participate and continue the regime. I'm open to suggestions. Right now, I'm leaning towards joining the local rec. center where the old folks go and walk laps (so boring) but these are my kind of people (oxygen tank carrying people, people with walkers and hip replacements) because they won't judge me for my lack of muscle mass or for my flat jiggle bottom. In fact, I'll probably look pretty dang good to them :) Anyhoo...I'm open to suggestions (non-painful, easy and simple suggestions) to get my writer's butt in gear. Help my writer's butt. Give me your tips and tricks. Until then, I'll be sitting here, waiting. Growing my butt :)  5) We all tend to get socks and underwear for Christmas. It kinda sucks, despite their usefulness. So dang! If I gotta have socks, then these <----- would be awesome. And for only $9.95 a pair, that's a bargain.  4) I've never played this game, but I've had it recommended too me twice now by people who've played it and loved it. A cool card game that EVERYONE can enjoy. A perfect game to add to the family collection (I'm not the only zombie lover in my family).  3) I saw this shirt and decided this is a must have. Yes, I know I have several zombie shirts, but I don't have a black one with blue headstones that says, "Great minds taste alike." So there :) And this shirt isn't gross at all. It's done quite tastefully *rim shot* (Total pun intended).  2) Not only do I want this wallet, I mean look how COOL it is, but I actually NEED a new wallet. Mine's old. Mine's falling apart. Mine has no zombie face on it. So, as you can see, this is a must have. AND....  2b) Since I need a new wallet (NEED not want), then it only seems logical to buy the matching purse to keep my new zombie wallet company. Totally logical. This is why this is marked as 2b and NOT as 1. This is a set and constitutes one gift.  1) And number one on my list...silver brain earrings. I really, really want these. They're silver in color, quite reasonable in price, and I think I could even wear them to church and be fine :) The bad news...they're sold out. But I'm keeping my eye on them and pressing the BUY button (if they don't happen to show up under my tree) when they become available.  And if you're happening to want to zombify your Christmas a little more, then you have to check out the website ZOMBIE CHRISTMAS. It give patterns for making that cool zombie snowflake and ideas for making your very own apocalyptic gingerbread house. Could be fun! If you know of any other real cool zombie sites or any other cool zombie gifts that might be out there that I'm not aware of, please leave a comment and let me know all about them. Also, if you know a place where the silver zombie earrings happen to be in stock DON'T HOLD BACK. Tell me! 
I found this cute little comic and totally laughed out loud when I read it, because for a writer, this hits close to home. I can't tell you how many times my husband has looked over at me, while I've been silently lost in thought, and asked what I'm thinking:
"You have a weird look on your face. What's going on inside your head?" And more than several times I've shocked him with my answer: "I'm wondering if you were to shove a six inch knife up through someone's chin could it penetrate the roof of their mouth and how hard would you have to shove it to make it stick?" It's at this point where he simply nods and removes himself from the room. The scary thing is that these thoughts then lead me to do research on my computer: What's it like to skin a rabbit? When was blood transfusions invented? If a veterinarian had to cut off a human arm, do they have the tools and medicine (and skills) to do it? How deadly is one stick of dynamite? Can it blow off someone's legs? How much pressure do you need to apply to a person's windpipe to knock them out without killing them? How much pressure to kill them? What kind of poisons are deadly but undetectable in food and in blood tests? So yeah, should some crime happen in my vacinity and I'm looked at as a possible suspect, regardless of my innocence, I'm totally going to jail. "But I'm an AUTHOR, your Honor! I only kill fictional people, I swear! Ignore the blood and guts research on my laptop. Those pictures of raw brains mean NOTHING!" Yep, I'm going to jail. If you ask me what I'm thinking, be prepared to be slightly disturbed (I know other writers who's thoughts are way worse *shudders*). Are you one of those writers? :) |
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