Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a safe and happy night. 
I’ve spent some time over the past week or so coming up with a list of goals for the new year. One of the big ones is to get back to blogging. I started this blog with great intentions, only to have them fall by the wayside as I actually started doing better with my career. When I started blogging, I was bringing in a couple hundred a month. I’m now bringing in five times that, but I have less free time.
I’m also going to try to get the rest of my sites up and running, and even write a couple ebooks. The big thing this year, however, is going to be breaking into print. I’ve teamed up with a friend, and we’re going to work together on this project, with the goal to get us both into the prestigious world of queries, waiting, and (eventually) bigger paychecks.
I’m also working really hard right now on finding a better balance between work and personal life. I always feel like I’m neglecting my daughter and husband to get work done. Not in a “call CPS” sort of way, but I would like more time to play with and enjoy the people I’m working so hard for. This year, that also means making sure that there is money for us to really enjoy Mark’s two weeks of vacation, and a few weekend trips here or there.
I’m trying to get most of my work done during the week while Mark is home and available to play with Becca, and then again at night, after she is sleeping. That leaves us some time in the mornings and all evening to spend together. During the weekends, I’m trying to limit it to half a day of work each day, and then (again) working nights. I’m trying to find a line between the work I need to get done and spending too much time on the computer. This is going to mean finding better ways of staying on task. Which is a big challenge for me.
I will be blogging with a lot more regularity this year. For those of you still out there, reading the random post as it goes up, THANK YOU!! I’m hoping to grow our community as the year goes by, and having you along for the ride will be an honor.
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I look forward to reading more of your blog posts! And good luck getting into the big world of print publications. It can be discouraging at times, but it’s well worth the work and wait since the pay is so good.
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