New Year Resolutions

I was surfing around today, visiting some favorite spots, when I stopped by Silver Expressions, a blog of Liquid Silver Books authors. Red Garnier's post today was her list of New Year's Resolutions. Great idea so I stole it ;)


1. Diet & Exercise. Isn't this on everyone's list? I've got a beach vacation coming up this summer. Plus the health benefits and just-getting-through-a-busy-day, without-getting-exhausted benefits. :)

2. Homework. Yeah, I've gone back to school, just a couple classes at a time, but still. I've got stuff to relearn and new stuff too. I don't need straight A's but I do need to pass each class.

3. Housework. Ug. Sigh. And "do I have to?", another sigh. Yep. I have too much stuff (a lot of it books) so not only do I need to keep up on the housework stuff, I need to throw some of it out :o or give it away.

4. Reading/Writing. More of one, less of another. I kept track for a couple of months, I read 37 books in one month. Sure, they're not epic length but still.... I need to cut down on book purchases & reading so there it more time to write. Plus, I need to read some of the books I've already purchased but haven't read. I will read 12 unread-but-purchased books this year.

5. Writing. This really does need two resolutions. I WILL finish, polish & submit something in 2008.

6. Family time. Less reading, more face time. We're getting another board game for Christmas :)

7. Website/blog and MySpace. I'd like to update my website (two). Update my blog more often (three!). Figure out what I'm doing at MySpace

8. Friends. Virtual and f2f, we all need to spend time with friends.

9. Blogs, MySpace, Live Journal, Shelfari & Yahoo!Groups. I have lots of places to visit and really need to, not only manage my time I spend there, but also make sure I visit everyone.


What would you like to do in 2008?

Poetry Train

Chapter One

It was a beautiful night out. Wade didn’t get to spend as much time watching the sunset as he use to. He’s got a new cat. Shush has been with him for many years but seems to be enjoying the new kitten. Wade hopes he keeps Shush feeling young.

School is finally finished. He parent’s gave him Grandpa’s place as a graduation present and helped him fix it up. After that, he was a bit limited in available jobs but he found a great one just when he thought he never would.

The house is one the small side but it’s just right for him and two cats. Plus it’s got five acres, plenty of room to add on. It’s a ways out of town but traffic is light and his job is this side of town too.

He once asked his Dad why they kept the property since they never went there. His Dad would mumble something about legacy and change the subject. He learned not to ask. The good news is that he’s four hours away from his parents. Not a quick, drop-in distance.

Wade loves his job as a physical therapist but it can be stressful. Everyone seems to know a cute daughter/friend/niece/sister he should go out with. He hasn’t learned how to handle that yet. It isn’t that he’s hiding; he just isn’t comfortable flaunting his private life. Are there handbooks for this kind of thing? The worst blind date ever didn’t even start out as a date; it’s just that him and the local “drama queen” were the only ones at the table that weren’t part of a couple.

As Wade lies out on the back patio, he hears rustling noises. He’s not sure what wildlife is out here so he picks up Shush and Majesty. He sees several sets of eyes as he turns to bolt into the house.

Safe

He has just enough presence of mind to make sure he doesn’t land on the cats.





(picture from Big Cat Rescue)

A man knows he's getting older when...

he changes from Head and Shoulders to Mop n'Glow


Yes the cable is back up but I'm still mad at the company. There were suppose to CALL when the problem was fixed! TWO DAYS and then some grrr...

I've got homework and If I'm a good girl, I get to make Chocolate Chip cookies yum yum


Book for today: A Matter of Necessity by T.D. McKinney available from Amber Quill


Two FBI agents, deep undercover, infiltrating a new ring supplying weapons, possibly weapons of mass destruction.

Sound tame? The supplier is gay and doesn't trust straight men and just to make things interesting, the guy is into public displays of affection! The partners do what they must & become partners in every way.

Bagging the bad guy doesn't end the story, he's carrying a grudge & he has friends on the outside.

ahhhh!

cable is down at our house. Sneaking in on M's work computer so no other blogs or surfing & I missed In This Land!

grrrr, I hope your weekend is better them mine