Goals & unavoidable delays

OK, last week I promised myself to start writing again (it seriously has been years).  I dusted off the old works in the basement (still looking for more) and was just about to start when working on a work project took priority.  So, no typed or written pages for week 1 to share but I am jotting down ideas.
Christmas cards are addressed (as far as I have gotten).  No gifts have been purchased (yet, sorry kids).
Tonight I am going to try and relax and watch John Corbett in a new Lifetime movie without working on any work projects (maybe a notepad for brainstorming).
I also have an endless pile of magazines I need to "read".  That could be a whole 2 day project.  Why do I sign up for them?
Good Luck to all of you on your end of the week projects.

Promises...I will not post again until next week...

I am not a mathematician but I can discern that maybe 89.9 percent of the people we know think about what their life would be if they had turned a different corner.

Corners are all around us.  They sometimes appear where you least expect them (love handles, grey hair and wrinkles).

I was raised on inspirational and motivational books.  My father inspired me to read and read.  I started writing at a very young age (unpublished but inspired) my first best friend was my first typewriter (same old story right)….I have notebooks filled with inspiring stories (some good and some well…).

My most inspiring moment happened just a few years ago when my mother said she wished she had encouraged my writing and hadn’t discouraged it.  Weird thoughts and that last sentence was weird.  She did discourage my writing because she thought it was a waste of time.  I am my worst critic and the only published work I have is a postcard of a first with 1-5 written on it stating there are 5 good reasons to write that was published in the Writer’s Digest magazine (postcard was meant for my cousin Jen).

So what do you do when you have a sweet job preserving history (LIW & Walnut Grove, MN) and still feel the need to write?  I am not Hemingway or heck even Mr. King but….I do feel (as probably 87% of the population on Minnesota think) I have a GREAT story in me.

So, by 2012 (late 2012) I will be submitting a novel to an agent or publisher (no sorry not LIW related because I will save that one for gravy).  What will that novel be about….I will keep you posted.  I have missed writing.

Bedtime

is a time that most children try to postpone and then there is a time when the teenagers don't want to get out of bed and as adults we wish we could stay in bed but we have to take care of the kids, house, jobs....now kids take care of themselves (mostly) and house...well it will always be there. Bedtime has turned into a chore in its own. That old cyber story (emailed to many people) is true...I don't just decide to go to bed but in the process of saying I am going to bed things get completed...not that I am a saint or successful at household maintenance...but that is the deal.
Now...I dread bedtime.  The dread of the things I didn't accomplish today (there is that missing TO DO list), the pending list for tomorrow, the phone calls I should have made (I love you Mom) and hopes I may fall deep asleep (hehehehe, doesn't happen).

I have to admit I am still that kid that dreads bedtime.  My mind wakes up (weird) at dusk and wants to play (like my sweet dog)

So another night watching the clock saying..."I'll go to bed in 10 minutes"....over and over.

Wednesday and where did the month go

I woke up late this AM (even thou I do have the day off) and felt fuzzy because I had already dreamed my morning.  Now I feel more fuzzy and concerned because my day was going great in my dreams (as always but wasn't being chased by vampires or anything).
Now to get the real morning started...where to start? Shower and clothes make sense but...can't I be lazy in my robe?  Youtube helps motivate...kitchen dancing again.
Remember that To Do list I should be "writing" well coupons need to be clipped, laundry washed, dishes put away and clutter de-clutterfied on the kitchen counter....but water is boiling for the 5# lobster and I think I am going to make some garlic butter pasta for a side dish and tune into Julia Child's "The Lobster Show" for inspiration.

Have a great day!

Thursdays...what to do on a Thursday

well according to my horoscope
This is a day to use however you wish. Like the middle square on a Bingo card, it can be utilized in any way that suits your purpose. But keep in mind that the universe doesn't hand these days out so you can waste them on boring detail work that would be better suited for another time. Cherish this time and use it to tune in to people around you. Spend the day sharing philosophies and expressing your feelings. Whether they are good or bad, your inner thoughts deserve a public hearing.

I can do anything today!  Well, I may do just that...I choose to go to work and finish resizing photographs for the website gift store.  Since the Museum's physical gift store is closed in preparations for construction (it is strange seeing it EMPTY) customers can still cyber shop and the director has put on some awesome Winter specials!  www.walnutgrove.org/store is your quick link to easy shopping for everyone. Since the Museum is a non-profit your purchases help keep the doors open and the lights on.

I get to come home right after work and have a family meal.  I think I will make a Turkey inspired casserole to use up Sunday's leftovers. There is a light layer of white stuff outside but thankfully it is just that...light dusting. Have a wonderful & inspiring day!  Maybe I can work on Christmas cards tonight (to try & get into that Holiday spirit).

Does the new white can for Coca-cola taste different than the red can?  Curious.  What is your opinion?