Good evening everyone! I hope you’re all well and that December has been as good to you as it has been to me. I’ve had a lovely time; good food, family, drink, presents and only the briefest touch of sickness. All in all, it’s been lovely.
I suppose you’re
curious about what I’ve been up to?
Well… if I look at
the things I wanted to achieve this month:
- Complete, to satisfactory standard my anthology short story
- Finish all my transcripts
- Earn at least £100 by way of paid writing (probably goes hand in hand with my transcripts)
- Enter at least one short story competition
- Reassess Slippers & Chains and figure out where I need to be (editing)
- Start draft of next ‘Meeting Each Other’ story (Bill)
…I can tell you honestly and truly that I’ve done it all. I’m
so pleased! Not without my fair share of sweating, crying and head-desking, but
it’s all done. And that puts me in good stead for 2014.
But first… I’d like to talk about 2013 as a whole.
It’s been a mad year for me. The second year of my boys’
lives and the first year I’ve been out of full time work since leaving university.
It has been full of good times, bad times, scary times and angry times, but as
I look back there is so much for me to be pleased about. And proud of.
First... the highlights:
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| Just a quick run down... |
Wonderful! More than anything this proves to me that with
good planning and persistence anybody can do anything. And that counts for all
of you too.
I’m going to talk more about 2014 in my own blog, so this is
more of a motivational message for you. You can
do what you set out to do. You can carve
out time, make a little space and work towards your goals. You just have to
make sure that the goals are a true reflection of what you want and sensible
when placed against your own personal circumstances.
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| Words of wisdom... from my brain to your screen! :p |
That’s different for
everyone; I can’t advise you on that. But I can tell you that by taking the time
to decide fully what you want and lay it out in a manner you understand (bullet
points, mind maps, pictures or audio recordings, whatever!) you can make it
happen.
That’s my message for you at the end of this glorious year;
go out there, make it happen. You can do
it. I know you can and I believe in you.
All that remains to say now is...
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Peace. x
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