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10 Things: Resolutions 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 5:32PM Yes, I know. The blog is a little stale. Things have grown dusty on the Christmas hiatus. I’ll work to tidy up around here in the coming weeks (and yes, I’ll fix the broken post about Sonar X6’s birthday). In honor of the recent passage of an “arbitrary spot in Earth’s orbit around the Sun” (thank you Neil deGrasse Tyson)—i.e. The New Year—I’ve cooked up a 10 Things to get us back to writing.
What? You don’t remember how to do 10 Things? That’s ok, it’s very easy. I’ll give you a prompt, and you write down the first 10 Things you think of in response to that prompt, the faster the better. It shouldn’t take you more than five or ten minutes. (Set your timer, Patrick!) Then post your 10 Things down in the comments (or on your blog with a trackback).
For a more rambling discussion of 10 Things, check here.
I’ll leave some space here so that my 10 Things don’t unduly influence your 10 Things. Scroll down to read mine when you’re done posting yours. Or don’t. It’s your life.
10 Things: New Year’s Resolutions! GO!!!!
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My 10 Things (yep, these resolutions look a lot like last year’s, go figure.)
1. Run, push ups, run some more, sit ups, run some more.
2. Write EVERY day.
3. Read every day. Finish at least four books each month, following the elaborate scheme mapped out on the wall in front of me. (I’ll share that plan in another post)
4. Knit more, as in at least weekly, with the goal to have handmade Christmas gifts ready for most of my loved ones by December.
5. Keep the blog pretty and full of fresh words.
6. Plan love. On the first of each month, check the calendar, write cards and notes for friends and loved ones to connect or commemorate about significant events. Jot ideas for things that people want or need that are particular to them, so that I have ideas when I need them.
7. Sleep more. Yeah, I always fail at this one.
8. Update the financial plan. Toe the line, with some minor adjustments. Cross my fingers that the economy gets better for everyone.
9. Protect the writing. Incentivize (that’s a totally disgusting word, right?) the writing so that I’m not the only one protecting it. Make it a priority for those sharing my space and time as well.
10. Revel in the LOVE and BEAUTY and GOOD around me. That includes YOU.
Thanks for hanging around and watching me ramble. What kind of ruckus can we get up to in 2011?
10 Things, Inspiration, Writing in Words 
Reader Comments (2)
I love no. 6! Will borrow :)
Excellent, Gabriella! Put a little love in your heart. And your planner! :)