It’s a new year. I haven’t posted on here in over a year. 

It’s weird to realize that if you keep putting something off with comforting phrases like, I will get to it later, and it’s fine if I miss one day. It can result in an entire year having gone by and nothing has gotten done. At least on here.

On my website nothing has changed. Not unless I make those changes or those changes happen through the influence of outside forces I can not control. And let’s be honest those changes can be the most devastating and scary changes that can happen.

Not just Washington, DC but the World. Has everyone in power gone mad?

So a brief overview. I have a house now. I know I totally thought it wasn’t possible but through the help of NACA. I have a home. I highly recommend it for anyone who isn’t the most wealthiest person but wants a home. It is not the easiest process in the world. At some points, I wanted to give up and did give up. But I had a great counselor, family and friends who wouldn’t let me quit. 

Now I have a house. Just writing that makes me smile.

It isn’t my dream house. But it does check several of my dream home boxes.

I still have four pets. One dog and three cats. They are doing well and adjusted to the new home without an issue. They will be introduced in another blog post.

What else is new… Ummm….. Fred my story called The Hijinks of Fred and Demon. I am still working on it. I have been trying to be consistent but you know my track record there.

I’m still trying though. I have resolved to have a dedicated time each day devoted to some creative endeavor. That way it is open to whatever endeavor I want to do but it also requires me to work on something. It’s the only way I’m going to get anything done. Chipping away at it a little at a time. 

I have a children’s story that I am painting the pages for as well. So far I have one page done and am now working on painting the next. 

The job search is ongoing. But what I have come to realize through hard swallowed rejections is it isn’t me. Yes, I wasn’t chosen. But that doesn’t mean there is something wrong with me. Quite frankly they simply decided I wasn’t the right person for the job. I can’t let that eat at me. I have to just keep moving forward and do what I can. Practice interview questions, rework my cover letter, keep my resume updated so on and so forth. In today’s job market of mass layoffs without notice I’m one of the lucky ones. Especially now that I have a home. I’m looking for a job but I still have a job. Plus, I have a writing career.

Speaking of which I don’t know what to do about the many hats of being an indie writer. It would be nice if I could hire a team to help. But I can not. So I have to do what I can with what I can. That means going at my own pace. It’s hard because I see others who are writing everyday. Posting on multiple platforms weekly, and publishing books on a quarterly bases, plus holding down a job and having families. I wonder how they do it. I wonder why I can’t seem to do it. Then I just feel inadequate and down on myself and just stop. I can’t keep doing that. I won’t keep doing that. 

So I’m going to do what I can. Start and maintain a schedule with breaks scheduled in. I have come to realize scheduled breaks are just as important as writing. But this time, I plan to communicate those breaks and realize they are coming.

So what do you have to look forward to this year. Well… stories for one. Short stories, continuation of previous stories, poems, and more. Maybe just a post with a painting. Reviews of books. Random thoughts and interests. I’m going to put my best foot forward. I know it won’t be perfect. But I will try to do my best.

What’s one small change you will be doing to help you accomplish your goals.

Well until next Thursday. Have a great week!