delphipsmith: (books-n-wine)
Since I'm serious about my New Year's resolutions this year, I decided that on Sundays I will do a brief "take stock" on how I'm doing, to keep myself on track. So how are we doing at the end of Week I, you ask? Well, grading on an A-to-F scale:

1) Get physical: C Took the stairs up all six flights at work (and however many it ended up being at the parking garage) every day, and walked the stairs at lunch two days. In the grand scheme of things it ain't much, but it ain't nothing either. That which makes me huff and puff makes me stronger...

2) Write more: F Wrote maybe 300 words this week >:| I do slightly excuse myself what with all the holiday cleanup at home, holiday catch-up at work, and prep to go out of town. But still. On the plus side I posted here 5 days out of 7. Still haven't decided if I can count that or not as "writing." On the whole I think not...

3) Slow down: C Very tough to avoid multitasking at work but I did make some progress. Also did well with not automatically turning on the television as background noise (a bad habit of mine).

On the whole this is pleasing. If I were doing fabulously I'd fret over keeping it up for the next 51 weeks; as it is, I can look forward to slow but steady improvement, right?
delphipsmith: (zombies)
They say that if you make your resolutions widely public you're more likely to keep them. Behold my official 2012 Resolutions, posted here for all to see!

1) Get physical: I will be more regularly active. At present I do nothing but sit on my butt most of the day, most days a week, and it's beginning to show. Literally.

2) Write more: I will carve out time to do more writing. I've been lazy about it and I want that to stop. Signing up for fests and exchanges here helps in that it forces me to sit down and crank out the words, but I want to will do more original writing. My online writing group is going to think I do nothing but lurk and crit other people's work if I don't get busy.

As part of this goal, I will apply to Clarion West. I've talked about this for years and it's time to take the plunge. Among the instructors for the next session are Connie Willis (THE Connie Willis, be still my heart!!), George R. R. Martin, and Chuck Palahniuk. Yowza!

3) Slow down: Perhaps as a result of regular work on top of freelance work, I have become hasty, as Treebeard would say. I find myself frequently rushing through tasks, even the pleasant ones, and increasingly impatient. I never used to be so, and I don't care for what it does to my temper and my peace of mind. So will slow down the pace of my life, in all areas. I will take time to do a given thing consciously, savor the present without constantly rushing off to the next thing.

Wish me luck!!
delphipsmith: (BA beta)
Read and giggle at this hilarious fun-poking free-verse poem. Luckily for me, none of the fanfic writers I know and love (and beta) suffer from any of these issues.

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