6:23 pm June 1, 2010Resolution FAIL!
On January 1st, I set some goals for myself for the year. One of those goals was to have draft zero of my novel completed by June.
Hi! It’s June 1st.
Here is where I am with that goal:
And here is how I feel about myself as a result:
And I could make all kinds of excuses for myself… make some lame attempt to make myself feel a little less lousy.
I could blame it on this cute distraction:
or this sad/anxiety-inducing distraction:
But the honest truth is that there will always be distractions. There will always be an excuse if you look hard enough for one. And I’d really hate to get to the end of my life and know that I never finished what I really wanted to finish… even if I had a good excuse. I’m too depressed to add up my current word count (plus, I’m bad at math… even with the aid of a calculator), but my last count was somewhere over 30k. That’s not nothing. I have to take what I’ve already completed, clutch it to my chest, and press forward…
Like a resolute turtle…
(I know, I know, my lame-o drawing skillz… another thing I really don’t have going for me…)
30 days, that’s what I’m giving myself. 30 days to finish my draft. I will sleep less, feed my children infrequently, ignore the smell coming from the laundry room.
I will stock up on writer’s fuel:
And the hammer stays on the kitchen counter, close at hand. If I’m not finished in 30 days, come over and smack me in the head with it.
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Awe – my funniest friend on the planet, those are not nothing excuses. They are huge. However, I do believe strongly in the power of the writers fuel. It will get you through ANYTHING. Trust me. 51 days in the hospital with Miles as a baby – I survived.
Comment by Shahara — June 1, 2010 @ 8:56 pm
Boo on resolutions anyways! Here are some of mine: fit (attractively) into swimsuit by Hawaii trip this summer – FAIL (one piece, here I come). Keep the house clean – FAIL. Stop losing things – FAIL. Stop getting cavities – FAIL. etc. And I don’t have any of the really legitimate “excuses” you do. Send me that hammer girl!
Comment by Heather — June 2, 2010 @ 2:23 pm
I don’t have the energy to list all my FAILS, but you have inspired me, my dear.
I’ll cheering you on from afar.
Comment by Lisa Milton — June 6, 2010 @ 8:08 pm
Your turtle drawing rocks!
Comment by Diana — June 7, 2010 @ 6:15 am
failing is not failing if you are trying, and you are. keep at it. you’ll get it done. after all, you rock. totally.
Comment by Nerak — June 9, 2010 @ 8:43 pm