The presents are opened, the recycling bins are choked with paper, and the leftovers are being served up meal after meal, so much so everyone is starting to complain and you say: “Enough! You want something else, go and damn cook it yourself.”
The cricket is on the television*; there is nothing else on television because it’s summer non-ratings period and we’re subjected to the crap they wouldn’t dare inflict on us at other parts of the year.
So what better time than to devote some mental effort to planning ahead for 2008, at least in a blogging sense. What are your goals? Your dreams?
To blog more (or less?) To snatch a wider reading audience? To improve in certain rankings? Something else entirely?
Me? You ask? What’s my blogging resolution?
It keeps changing, to be honest.
It might be easier to answer what’s my writing resolution?
There are several. Here goes:
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To complete a short story I’ve been writing gradually for nearly four years and submit it to a writing competition which closes February.
- To have a substantial piece published, or at least accepted for publication, by my thirtieth birthday.
- To develop certain projects beyond their draft stage in which they have languished too long.
What’s my general resolution? To live in the moment more; to not judge myself by my shortcomings as much as I do but instead focus on what good I have done, and what more I could do.
What’s your blogging resolution? Writing resolution? Personal resolution?
Or resolutions be damned?
*Not that I mind. I am one of a few women who enjoy the cricket. Yes, even test cricket.
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Now, for something exciting. As of the weekend I can officially announce the launch of “Aussie Bloggers.” To borrow the words of one of the founding members, the aim is for “empowering, encouraging, supporting and promoting Aussie Bloggers and the Australian blogosphere in general”.
To facilitate this goal, we have established a group blog (which will be launching on the 21st January, 2008) and a forum which is now open for registration.
Meg @ Blogpond
The other creators are Snoskred and Andrew. I too am a (small) part of the community as a moderator, so why don’t you come on over and join us?
[Non-Aussies are most certainly welcome too!]
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I don’t generally make resolutions, knowing full well that they just don’t last with me. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want to better myself. Overall, I’ve been trying to be more understanding, and I’ve been trying to shift my perspective from glass half-empty to glass half-full. And I’ve been trying to appreciate the things I have in my life more, as well.
And on a side-note, I hope you feel better soon, Karen.
Hi Karen,
thanks for the link
The forum is working really really well
Good luck with the resolutions!
Best regards, Andrew
Andrew Boyd’s last blog post..Aussie Bloggers Forum: t plus 12 hours
Blogging goal: comment on 10 different blogs each week (not for work), at least 2 of them blogs I’ve never commented on before.
Writing goal: edit my first novella into draft three, finish my second book/novella/whatever.
I like your general resolution a lot. I might have to steal it
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Jordan (MamaBlogga)’s last blog post..My top Hayden milestone this month
Hmmm. Well today’s resolution is to laminate those Commandments that I posted for my kids. And get a photo of their faces when they read it! he he he. Of course I will clean it up a bit.
As for blogging. I am just having fun. Sure it would be nice to crack the top 100, but I’m not really fussed.
But I will clean up my blog. Put all the lovely bling people have given me and I haven’t got around to putting on my blog and do those blasted memes that have been piling up and taunting me! Thankfully I have procrastinated so long I have been tagged for each one numerous times
Kelley’s last blog post..As the year draws to a close…..
I am the other Aussie woman who loves the cricket!! Can’t wait for tomorrow.
Anne’s last blog post..So much for that idea.
I’m going to try to blog more regularly and to keep going with my nail growing. Other than that I try not to make resolutions because it always makes them out to be a bigger deal than they are, and when you break them it’s extra painful!
Happy New Year!
Katie’s last blog post..So I Got Arrested. What Did YOU Do Last Night?
My one and only resolution is to break the shackles chaining me to my computer and actually get out a bit more….you know, like as far as the letterbox now and then LOL.
Hope you’re feeling better !
Jayne’s last blog post..Trivial History January 1
All worthy resolutions everybody. Katie, good luck with the nails. Jayne- I know exactly what you mean, LOL
Anne – Yay, another!
Kelley – Let’s hope the kids stick to it too!?!
Jordan – Really good one. I should do it more too
Andrw – it sure it going gangbusters
D.Paul – sounds like mine. Good luck with it
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