What are your writing goals this week?

The honest title for this post? Ok, "Why sometimes it is better just to do nothing."

I'm a little late posting this because I'm on Pacific Standard Time right now, instead of Central Standard. I also wanted to make sure Beth Dunn's fabulous post on Dickens got plenty of eyes.

As I write, I'm sitting in front of a lovely fireplace having a glass of wine–and unwinding from a hard day of, ok I'll say it, doing nothing.

Each week in early December, I join my mother and sister for a short trip away somewhere. We spend time hanging out with each other, preferably near water.

But most of the time we do little more than sit quietly, together, and read. (Mom and Heather are reading as we speak. I'll be joining them shortly after I pour another glass of red.) And we also always find a way to sneak in a massage and a facial. That's what it is. Total girl time.

Last week, I rushed around trying to finish up the semester and put to rest all of the grading I needed to do. I also began the week by trying to do twice as much research- and writing-wise than I normally would do to make up for the 4 days that I was going to miss.

A few days in, I cut myself a break. The stress of trying to get more done meant that I got less done. Once I stopped being dumb and got back to a normal schedule, I was able to get the chapter descriptions in place. And I'm liking how they read. A lot.

So this week. I have no goals. No guilt. And when I return to Central Standard Time in a few days, I'll be re-energized and ready to get back to work.

What about everyone else? Did you make your goals this week? What's on tap for this one? And most importantly, what do you do to take care of your writerly self?