Diana's Writing Blog

I did the entry looking back at 2008. This one is about looking forward to 2009. It's resolution time and I've got a few more than last year.


Writing

• Write a novel and/or 50,000 words each month (same as last year since I didn't quite make my goal)


• Fill up that "Finished" category. That is, do major edits on my novels in revision. I want at least five novels that I'd classify as submission quality.


• Win NaNo WriMo again.


• Read at least a novel a month. It really does help my writing when I read. It just puts me in a literary mindset.


• Post regularly in the LJ.

Life

• Buy a house. I've had it with my apartment. I want my own parking space (or a garage!), a washer and dryer, a dish washer (!), and a yard for my trouble-making dog. Besides, I've done the math and I could afford a place around here for not much more than I'm paying in rent. And it's good debt because I would have an asset that will (theoretically) gain value as I make payments. Despite the economy, it's still true that they're not making any more land, so land and houses will always be somewhat in demand.


• Pay off my car. If I pay off my car loan this year, that's $200 a month I can put towards my student loan, and about $300 savings in interest. Plus, I just hate being in debt. They are making more cars and mine is losing value. Bad debt!


• Join a group of some sort. Just one little group. It can meet once a week or once a month, but it has to be a place where I have a chance of meeting people with similar interests. In the real world. Online doesn't count. Must. Not. Punk. Out. But if I do, I'm joining eHarmony or Match.com (whichever is the non-homophobic one) in 2010.


• Eat healthier. No, I don't care about losing weight. I like how I look and it'd just mean having to buy new pants again if I started losing weight. But I have noticed that if I eat better, I feel better. So, must eat more veggies, more red meat (more iron=less anemia, yay!), more fresh fruit. And I must cook more. Right now, the fanciest I get is throwing frozen vegetables and pre-cooked chicken into the rice cooker a minute or two before it's done. Tasty, but I should be able to do better. Hopefully, I'll feel more like cooking when I have more than a foot of uninterrupted counter space (house!).

So, that's it. Just a few simple resolutions. Of course, there are plenty of things I'd like to do that don't really count as resolutions: go to the renaissance fair(e?) with kitty_bandit, get a raise at work, go on a real vacation, go on a date again, etc., but those things aren't entirely in my control so we'll just have to see. Happy New Year!