A New Year, New Habits

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Happy New Year! I can't believe how long it has been since my last post. I was talking with a friend recently about how frustrated I was because I have not been writing, and she challenged me to write even a little bit each day, something that my creative writing professor told us to do all the time. Apparently my professor's advice finally stuck, because This is day three in a row of spending at least ten minutes on my story, and five out of seven days this week working on a writing project of some sort. Baby steps. It feels really good to get back into the habit of writing daily.

I think it helps when I don't look at it as a big task, but as a daily opportunity. I get to write, I have no reason not to, so why wouldn't I? Hopefully this encouraging trend will continue.

I'm grateful for friends and family who challenge me.

I did not make any New Year's resolutions. Normally I do, but I never end up keeping them, and just end up feeling guilty and frustrated when I don't. I figured I would skip the guilt and frustration and just keep on keeping on.

There are a few things that I want to do more of: spend time outside, even though it's cold. We are gaining daylight, and soon I want to start taking walks after work and be able to enjoy the light. It really is nice to get outside and enjoy some fresh air, and with the cold, it makes everything frosty and beautiful and ethereal. Or maybe that's just the fog. Anyway, I'm going to try and be more consistent with this blog again. I know, I've said that before too!

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