Setting the Goal

So I started off wanting to write a little something everyday, and life got in the way. My usual schedule allows me to leave for work at 9 am Monday through Thursday, and I'm at work by 8 am on Fridays. That doesn't give me time to sit and process on Fridays. But I wanted to, so that must count for something. Anyway, the same thoughts keep spinning about my head, so its all good.

I have class on Saturday mornings. It just started 3 weeks ago and today was the 3rd class. I have to say that I am quite unsure of this class as the teacher is pretty unconventional. We have spent every class talking about current events and his experience and then the object is to relate this to the readings in the text. Or, he'll switch it up and bring up a specific event then ask the class which term it applies to in the text. This is not my favorite game. Can we talk about a term, then talk about the current event to which it applies? I have no idea what the testing is going to be like in the class. He's already said multiple choice and true/false, but I don't know. There seems to be no predictable factor in this class for me. I am going to have to work my butt off.

I've been considering my goals. One of which is to blog. Regularly. So how often is that? I would have to set that at 3-5 times a week. That's do-able. My only other goal until now was to finish school. Since this is a long term goal, and is taking a long time, I need something else in the mix to focus on. And this got me to thinking about some of the things that I wanted to accomplish. Overall, school is the big one, but looking ahead to what I want in my career is a big one. Do something I love. Helping others is big.

Learn more about blogging and writing. Hmmm. Probably not an original thought, but one I am compelled toward. I am forever lurking around in blogs. I have my favorites and click around on new blogs all the time to read about the lives of others. This is a significant interest to me as I see more and more memoirs come in to the market. Blogging is an international affair. I aim to be a part of that.

There are some very interesting and inspiring people in our world. I have learned once again quality over quantity. I really wanted to write a character assassination about a person to whom I have been close for a long time, but also know that this will not make me feel better. To all things there is a season. I believe the season has changed for this friendship and it is time to move on. There is no perfect way to do this, and is difficult for both of us. On the other hand, the practice writing about a character would be a great exercise and a great outlet. There are lots of characters that I would like to develop. If I get good at this, one would never know if it were real or fictional.

So, Big Goal: Finishing School
Smaller goal: Writing blogs 3-5 times a week
Learning more about blogging
Writing more

more to come...