Archive for January, 2008

Life happens - and it doesn’t care how much work you have to do.   

January 24, 2008 | 5 Comments

Yesterday was one of those days for me. I had a reasonable amount of work to do and time blocked off in my schedule to do it. Dinner was in the crock pot by 9am, it looked like smooth sailing.

Ha!

(That’s the sound of the Universe laughing at me, by the way).

By the end of the day, the only thing keeping me sane was the promise of a hot lavender bubble bath after the kids went to bed. But today shall be better. I’d like to share something with you from a source that’s very close to me in the mornings: my coffee mug.

Believe in yourself - in the power you have to control your own life, day by day . . .
Believe in the strength that you have deep inside, and your faith will help show you the way . . .
Believe in tomorrow and what it will bring –
Let a hopeful heart carry you through –
For things will work out if you trust and believe.
There’s no limit to what you can do!

That mug was given to me a couple of years ago by a friend and fellow writer. I always pull this mug out of the cupboard when I need a reminder that I am stronger than I feel, and capable of more than just making it through the day.

Being gentle with yourself - “Blue Monday”   

January 21, 2008 | 5 Comments

Here we are - starting the fourth week of January. One of my goals for this year was to post to this blog three times a week. The last post I put up was on New Year’s Eve!

I got up this morning, turned on the local news and saw the headline “Blue Monday.” Apparently this day is the most depressing day of the whole year - between cold, gray weather, credit card bills coming in from December’s spending splurges, and broken New Year’s Resolutions - suddenly the third Monday of January feels less like a new beginning and more like the first day of a long year of the same old problems as last year.

But that’s the great thing about Monday mornings. It’s always fresh start!

Join me this week in beating the January blues! To get things started, I’m posting my own list of goals for 2008. Please, leave a comment with your own goals - and forget whether you’ve already “blown” them. We’re starting fresh today.

My 2008 Goals:

• Finish writing my nonfiction book, Securing PHP Web Applications (by March)
• Complete edits on Securing PHP Web Applications (by May)
• Write Second Chances, my in-progress novel (around July)
• Implement a steady promotions plan based on the advice of my brilliant publicist, Shauntelle Hamlett of Get Known Promotions including posting to my blog at least twice a week. You’re all witnesses now - I will be posting here on Mondays and Wednesdays at a minimum, and hopefully on Fridays as well.

What are your goals for 2008?