A Piece Of My Heart

October Goals!

What are your goals for October? Personal or professional, big or small...doesn't matter! We want to encourage you!

So! The Unofficial 30DBC is ON!! Entries are rolling in, comments are popping! I'm loving it! I can't promise I'll blog to the prompt every day, but I figured I'd better give the first one a go at least.

I kind of mentioned it in a recent post here: "Reflection on September" , but I prefer looking back on accomplishments rather than looking ahead That way, if I don't get something done, I'm not disappointed I'm also a pretty laid back gal (island-time) , so planning out my life isn't really my speed. I like slower. If something comes up that I want to do, I'll do my best to do it, but if I try to do it and it's not lining up, I try not to pressure myself to do it anyway. That way, I'm able to focus on those things that actually bring me happiness. I'm definitely not over giving up on something if it isn't making me happy. That said, I like keeping my plate full of happy things, and this month is no different!

First, October is Nano Prep month ("October 2018 NaNo Prep Challenge" ), and this is the first time I've actually committed to it! Getting back into WDC has reignited my muse , so this should be no sweat. However, I'm still nervous! I'm feeling just a tad out of my league, but I'm getting better at setting a timer and just writing, writing, writing until that timer runs out. I figure that's how I'll handle Prep month. Hopefully some nuggets of good writing come out - no promises though

Reviewing - I managed to be the most credited reviewer last month (due in no small part to the Birthday celebrations and contests), and I'd like to continue reviewing more. These forums are great to remind me to do that: "Invalid Item"  and "Anniversary Reviews" 

Contests - enter some? Hopefully? Can't promise this ... need to see how bruised my fingers are after prepping...

Other WDC stuff - commission a MB (finally)! Stay tuned

Personal life - crushing grad school "Environmental Education Certificate"  is on my ongoing list. I plan to ride this writing wave and get ahead in those essays this month to free up November for Nano.

There's probably more I'm forgetting, but those are the major items Take care everyone!

-Emily