Before I start, a disclaimer (aka excuses): June is ALWAYS less productive for me than usual. I am choosing to blame the teenager being home from school and the HEAT for these problems. Also, this year, I have the added stress of that massive 2025 reading goal (more on that in a bit) hanging over... Continue Reading →
Wrap Up and Check In, May
You know you’re tired and brain-foggy when you spend no less than three minutes looking on your computer for a document YOU HAVEN’T WRITTEN YET. I sat down this afternoon specifically to check on my May progress. Then, I opened my goals folder and wondered WHY MAY WAS MISSING. I then spent those three aforementioned... Continue Reading →
Wrap-Up and Check-In, April
Welcome to the first official update of my 2025 goals for the second quarter. In other words, the time when I start to struggle! I don’t know why this happens every year, but it does. I knew I was going to have to fight back against that struggle. Let’s check in and see if I... Continue Reading →
Wrap-Up and Check In March
Well hi again! It’s officially the end of the FIRST QUARTER of 2025. Which is … wild, right? I’m not entirely sure how that happened, honestly. It feels like just yesterday we were talking about SETTING goals for the year and now we’re wrapping up the first quarter. Weird how that happens. Anyway, the end... Continue Reading →
Wrap-Up and Check-In February
Welcome back to a quick chat about my 2025 goals and progress … February edition. If you joined us last month you know January was INCREDIBLY productive. It was a return to using actual writing goals with a BANG. Can we continue that into February? Let’s find out … First up, the actual goals. This... Continue Reading →
Wrap-Up and Check-In January
Good morning, friends and followers. I’m known for updating all of you on my goals and my progress at the end of every month. I have snazzy little journals where I keep track of everything and I pop in here once a month to show those off and drop updates. The point of these posts... Continue Reading →
2024 Wrap Up and 2025 Goals
We successfully made it through 2024. 2025 is upon us. As promised, I’ve been doing a lot of analyzing and thinking about what 2025 should look like for me. But, before we get into all that, let’s take a quick look at how 2024 ended. 2024 Highlights Published In Trust We Fall. I talked about... Continue Reading →
November 2024 Check In
Happy December and happy holiday season! I don’t know about you, but my writing time takes a HUGE hit this time of year. Between Thanksgiving, gift shopping, cooking, cleaning, and planning I find myself too tired to get anything done when I do sit down to write. So, I’m managing my expectations this year and... Continue Reading →
October Progress Check
Good morning, everyone! It’s officially November. Halloween has come and gone, the candy is handed out, and Thanksgiving preparations can begin for those of us in the USA. Soon it’ll be time to pull those Christmas decorations out of their hiding spots and setting them up around our houses. All that also means that it... Continue Reading →
Progress Check: September
Hi friends, welcome back! We’ve made it through another month and another quarter of 2024. We are rapidly approaching the time when I will need to think about goals for 2025 … but I’m not there yet. Instead, join me for a quick overview of how September went. I’ll likely also take a look at... Continue Reading →
