A little blog business to start the first Monday of November. As you may have noticed, it’s me, Tanya, posting today instead of that rascally feline Max. He is still tuckered out from wearing his Halloween costume. LOL! Anyway, we’re making a temporary change until year-end. Max and I will rotate blogging every Monday, and I’ll share delicious holiday recipes every Wednesday and Fridays starting this week.
I would like to thank everyone for their kind words and support these past couple of weeks. Your well wishes and offers to lend a private ear as I figure out how to start #winning my get healthy goals means so much to me. It has really helped me get my head in the game and take action. Thank you.
A Month of Forward Movement
I am a doer, but sometimes I get stuck in think mode. And I’ve noticed with great regret that when it comes to my health, I tend to think, rather than do. Good intentions are nice, but they don’t actually bring good results unless you take action. 🙂 It’s funny how it works that way! So with that in mind, I accepted a couple of challenges this month to push myself out of my comfort zone and most importantly — to get thing moving forward, so I can end 2014 on a high note and start with 2015 with momentum.
Health and Wealth Challenge by Budget and The Beach
My friend Tonya who runs the great blog, Budget and The Beach, created a fantastic health and wealth challenge for her readers this month. I don’t know about you but those are two things that tend to put on the back burner during the holiday season. The challenge just started, so I’m guessing if you need a little accountability in those areas that you can still join, if you ask Tonya nicely.
I’m looking forward to the challenge as I’d definitely like to improve both my health and wealth. I’m hoping the combination of accountability and support from my fellow participants will keep me off the couch and shaking my booty!
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
I’m playing loose and fast with the rules on this one. Every November a bunch of crazy writers set a goal to write 50,000 words (or essentially a small novel) in one month. Normally, I’d say game on, but here’s the thing: I only decided last week to join this challenge, but more so to write, not complete a novel.
I’d love to write a novel, but I’m not ready to commit 50,000 words and the hours of time to write them when my ideas are in their infant stage. I am, however, committed to writing, for me and for fun. Here are my rules:
- I must write 5 days a week for one hour. Anything over an hour per day, still just counts as one hour against the goal. I want to get in the habit of writing consistently.
- It cannot be work or blog related writing. Or journal writing. It must be creative writing.
My plan is to take some of those ideas rambling around my brain and see which ones have potential. Some, at least in my mind, sound fantastic, like New York Times Bestseller fantastic. But beyond my obvious bias, I find that coming up with ideas isn’t a problem, but filling everything in between is where I struggle. 🙂 I want to take my time and see what both excites me and has real legs.
Since I am not officially joining the NaNoWriMo Challenge, I am losing my accountability, so I will report weekly to you whether I met my weekly goal.
It’s A Lot for One Month
This is a lot to take on. And I’d previously tried to limit my goals so I could be more laser-focused and less distracted. Well, guess what? It didn’t work. I don’t like being overwhelmed, but when my plate is full, I actually get more done. Too empty and I procrastinate more. 🙂 Weird, how it works that way, but that is how I roll.
What would you like to accomplish before year-end?
Tanya
Hey there Tanya,
I think it’s awesome that you’re challenging yourself like this. We should all do a challenge like this. At the end we learn how much we can really endure and persevere when we’re challenged. I wish you all the best with it girlfriend!
I tend to work better when I have a lot on my plate too. But then sometimes I get overwhelmed with all that’s on there. That’s when I take a breather from the work load to balance out.
Here’s to a great new month! Have a great day hun! Talk to you soon!
Thanks, Corina! I appreciate your support. We really can learn what we’re made of and what we can accomplish when we put our minds to it. Yeah, it’s tough finding that balance where I’m busy but not too busy. I’m guilty of learning too far in one direction or the other! LOL! You have a great week too!
I’m so glad you joined the challenge and thank you so much for promoting it. I go back and forth between lots of big goals then needed a break and just having tiny goals, and it sounds like this is a big goal month for you. I wish you the best of luck with both!
Thank you for hosting the challenge, Tonya. It’s a great idea! I do the same, sometimes I have huge lofty goals and other times small ones. Sometimes I think small ones work best so that I can get some easy victories under my best and am ready to tackle the harder ones.
You go, girl!!! I know you can reach both of your goals: stand strong, my friend, and know that many are standing strong with you, cheering you on . 🙂
Thanks, Laurie! I can always count on you to cheer me on, my friend! And I appreciate it so much. Feeling so supported really keeps me going, even when I want to cheat and not workout or eat healthy. 🙂
Good luck with your goals Tanya! I really like the writing goal 🙂 I didn’t get in as much writing as I would have hoped last month, so I am going to do my darndest to get some in for November. Thanks for the motivation! 🙂
I knew you’d appreciate the writing goal and you are welcome to join me in any capacity you can! I keep wanting to write but put it off, so this way I figured I have no choice but to my head down and start writing! Let’s keep each other motivated. 🙂
I love how varied your goals are! Will you be sharing your creative writing endeavors? I know your fans would love to read it (me especially)! Best wishes on both your goals, Tanya, I believe in you! 🙂
I hope so, Anna! But it might be a while too. My ideas are very much so in their infant stage and I’m not even sure where they may go! But I do plan to share them with everyone once they are done. In the meantime, I’ll keep giving progress reports and after they are a bit more solidified, I’ll probably share more about what I’m doing. Thanks so much for your support, Anna! I appreciate it!