MONDAY MOTIVATION

 

Hi everyone! Welcome to the last few days of May. Wow this year is just zipping buy. As I head into the last month of Q2, I'm irritated that I was not more motivated to get things done. Of course, I did have one major bumb that through me for a loop ten days ago... but there were lots of opportunities prior to that in the quarter to accomplish. So let's see what I can accomplish towards finalizing Q2 items this week.

I did accomplish most of last week's goals. My editorial calendar is back in shape. This week I want to get back to the actual Daily planner as well as revamping my time-line for the launch of Book 2. That is so far off the mark... Ugh!

The rib and muscles are still healing. I'm more 'sore' than in pain and I'm hoping desk time will help keep that moving. Today I need to mow so the riding mower across our bumpy yard is probably NOT what my body wants but with more rain in the forecast for the rest of the week, the mowing needs done.

A friend of mine shared great news last night. We are going to begin teaming up in June to really push our writing career forward. I'm so happy to finally have someone with the same goals. We can keep each other motivated.

So my GOALS for this week:

* Begin process to get rights back to Somewhere Down the Line so I can release in print

* Revamp Book 2 plan for Launch

* Get ahead on June blog posts and projects before Bob comes home on the 4th. 

* Be better about getting social media posts out

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Darkmoon Art

I am in a creative collab from May 27 - June 2  with Dearjuliejulie and CaraBrandonCreations, which will reguire a video every day.  You can see the digitals I'll be working with by clicking on their respective names. I take Day 1 from each lady and blend them into a project. Repeat with the remaining 7 days. I'm hoping to get those recorded today and tomorrow so they won't be last minute uploads.

That seven-day project as well as my own and writing should keep me busy. 

Tomorrow, I'll be back to shine the spotlight on editor/ author Cheryl Wright. I've known Cheryl via the internet for almost fifteen years. I hope you'll come back and meet her. 

All my best

~ Angela

MONDAY MOTIVATION

 

Good morning, friends!

Can you tell Bob was home? LOL I managed to get some blog posts scheduled but since working wasn't in my perview, there weren't any goals to set. My motivation was to get out of bed every morning and spend as much time as possible with him before he went back to work.

This week, my main goal is to get my planners back in order. I've finished setting up the editorial calendar through June - which is the end of the second quarter. I've not worked in my planners since the middle of April. Between being gone the last week of that month then being home with Bob, planning just wasn't important. He's gone for the next eighteen days so I'm trying to get back on track and work ahead for when he does come home.

My other goal is to get back to writing. I've only written one night since my retreat back in April. While I won't make the deadline I'd hoped, I feel giving you a quality product is more important.  Since today is all about the computer work, I'm shelving the actual writing until tomorrow afternoon.

Last week I managed to pop a muscle under my right ribcage. I did that on Wednesday, you know, just in time for Bob to go back to work. I spent through Sautrday on round-the-clock pain meds and not much of anything else. I tried to be careful yesterday as I did some light housekeeping but by last night, the muscle knot had returned. Computer work and dishes will be the extent of my activities today.

Friday is Writer's Nest! We will have author Susan Eschbach with us. Tomorrow I'll shine the spotlight on her and review her first book - Trial By Error. Thursday, she hares a writing tip then takes us inside her writing nest on Friday. 

If you like Sci Fi or Sci Fi Romance you won't want to miss those posts this week!  

All my best  

~Angela

GOALS FOR 2016 - HOW TO EAT AN ELEPHANT

At our Sleuth's Ink Christmas party back in December, I sat next to a like-minded member of our group, V.J. Schultz. VJ had several copies of her new adult coloring book available and a sole copy of How to Eat an Elephant 2016 (available on Amazon). 

I love journals and I have been setting goals for years. I'm also a very visual person so having hard copies of things is mandatory for me.

The next day, I sat down with the journal and thought about what I want from 2016. Did you know the best way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time? I think deep inside we all know that smaller bites are easier to digest yet we still have a habit of biting off more than we can chew. 

In How to Eat an Elephant, VJ suggests focusing on no more than three goals. Well, I took slightly bigger bites and focused on THREE AREAS I want to work on this year.

My Elephants are:

1 - Author 

2 - Creative

3 - Health

Here's what My Elephant Goals for 2016 page looks like:

#1 - Author Goals

Finish rough drafts of two manuscript series'

Polish A Christmas to Remember

Submit more freelance

These are the goals I'll focus on for this blog

#2 - Creative Goals

Participate in more creative challenges

Keep up with All Occasion Card Challenge (I host this one)

Keep up with Christmas Card Challenge

#3 - Health

Get my health in check before serious issues arise

Build an exercise routine I can live with

Once you establish your Elephants, VJ walks you through Month by Month, Week by Week, Day by Day.

Next Monday, I'll show you what my January Goals have been and how I've broken them down into manageable bites.

In the mean time, please check out my review of How to Eat an Elephant on Amazon.

I hope you'll share your GOALS for 2016