Welcome To The New Year

Back to work, for those of us fortunate enough to have a job, and for those of us who are less fortunate it is back to job hunting.  Either way, we welcome a new year with new goals to accomplish.

At the beginning of every year I start a new journal.  I look back on my journals of 2009 and I see all of the things I'd set out to accomplish... the trials and tribulations.

One of my main goals was to finish my novel.  Now, in the past I'd said that every year... "This year I want to finish my novel by June... July... November," and so on and so forth.  I think I had that goal for at least two years.  However, 2009 was the year I would finally see it through and I honestly attribute part of the accomplishment to the support I received from my friends (Thanks Rachel!  You're the best!).

My goal for this year is to get my novel published (this is me shooting for the moon), or at least make significant progress in that direction (and here are my stars in case I miss hehe).

I have a printed version of my manuscript finally (thanks mother!), which is a good solid 375 pages.  I will begin reading it through soon once the January rush settles down for me a bit.

I hope to hear something from the agencies I submitted to.  I mailed my materials to them December 9, 2009.  January 9, 2010 will mark the fourth week they've had them.  I'm supposed to give it up to six weeks for a few of the agencies, and I know some of them take longer.  In the meantime I have lots of work to do and I have to not be so lazy about doing them... I have a mission to accomplish!  Let nothing and no one stop you from achieving your goals!

Merry Christmas 2009

Here in southern California, the sun is shining and the skies are blue.  I try to think of all the good things and how much was accomplished this year.  Many lives around the world that experienced tragedy and loss and many lives that experienced triumph and victory.

Thanksgiving and Christmas are traditionally known for being times where one is most thankful for things in life (here in the United States).  However, I tend to try to be thankful for something everyday.  Today I am thankful for family and the support that I receive from them and also my friends around the world.  Thank you all.

As we come about the close of the year, we set our sites upon the horizon as the new year rises over the old.  Hope shines through and though we see ourselves as separate... we all approach this coming year together with hope for a better tomorrow.  A new chapter in my story, the story of Nevada Wolf, will begin and others around me will embark on their own adventures.  That is for tomorrow.

Today, I am thankful.  We all have something to be thankful for.  So even if you are alone during this time of year you can at least find yourself counting the things in your life that you are most thankful for and remembering that life is a challenge... these days are what brings out the best in us all.  I welcome the new year and the new challenges that will accompany it.

I wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!