Contemplating 2012

As the year 2012 sneaks up on us just around the corner, one can't help ponder what's in store this time around. Many of us will start jotting down our resolutions or planning out our fresh starts in one way or another. Some of us will be preparing for the world's end as predicted by the Mayans (although the Mayan calendar doesn't exactly match up evenly to ours).

As I sit here trying to organize my thoughts and make some headway on my latest manuscript, I realize that 2012 holds quite a few prizes for me and my family—an addition to the family, my first published novella and a new home. Even one of these would be enough to have me on cloud nine and I'm thankful for all my blessings.

As for my resolutions, the truth is I have not really set any goals as I'm not sure what life has in store for me and it's hard to plan the unknown—even for a seasoned planner like myself. I do know I want this next year to be productive in one or many ways. I hope to be a good mother first and foremost and then I hope to continue writing, perhaps finish a manuscript or two. I hope to do well at my day job and then lastly, I'd like to get back into shape (I love to run and that is not something I've done too often these past few months).

Still, I plan to take this new year as it comes, doing what I can when I can. What about you all? Any plans or thoughts on 2012? How about those writing goals? If you haven't set them up or thought about them, there's no better time than the start of a new year. There's no need to set them in stone. Be open and let your writing and your characters guide you. Good luck!

Filed under: Toni Kelly, Writer's Life