A quick check-in…

Friends,

I apologize for the interruption to your previously scheduled programming, but I wanted to go off track for a second.

I needed a break from the camouflage if you know what I mean.

We are in to month three of 2024, and I had a host of ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ that I made back in December. And since we are at the quarter mark, I kinda wanted to check in to see how I’ve been doing.

– Cooking more dinners. Check on failure. Wednesdays are my downfall. I’m so motivated on Monday and Tuesday, but by the time mid-week comes around, the peep in my step has diminished. I blame it on being retired and still having to work.

I know a lot of people who retire from their first job and feel like they still have a lot to give back. They still have energy and want to feel like a productive member of society.

I am not one of those people. I’m tired of driving an hour every day to sit behind a computer and wasting eight hours of my life. I could easily do that at home, comfortably. Imagine staying home and writing, editing, promoting, and engaging. Hell, I might already be a New York Best Seller if I could give my goal the time and effort it needs.

I may even be able to sleep more because I wouldn’t have to do all the above mentioned between working, cooking, and doing chores.

– 365 days of blogs. Now, I have been on point with this. I try to preplan my blogs at least a week out so that I can take an occasional day off from writing, editing, and finding funny memes.

But unfortunately, the world of bloggers is dying a rapid death. Reading a blog is no longer an acceptable means of communication, not in the world of TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube.

When I first started my blog years ago, I could usually count on at least 5-10 reads a day. Now? I can count on my mom, husband (when I remind him), and my sister. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t feel sorry for myself. This is a living diary. One day, historians might look back on these journal entries and will get to see the world from the eyes of the ‘common people.’

But maybe I don’t have to post ‘every day.’

This is hard for me because I don’t want to back out of my self-imposed goal, but at the same time, I’m getting burnt out. As the famous saying goes- ‘Read the Room.’

-Promote my book at least once a day. I have been doing this, and maybe it’s working. Maybe it isn’t. Did you know promoting your art usually comes with a cost? Not emotional. Financially. Book competitions, ads, catchy reels and TikTok videos- those all come with a cost. $25.00 here. $75.00 there. It all adds up after a while.

But you have to promote yourself to get ahead of the game. Slack one day, and another author has taken your place. Millions of readers are in this world, and I have only maybe found 1/100th of them.

What this has all boiled down to is that I have come up with a new goal for 2024.

I need to win the lottery.

Until tomorrow, my friends- Keep Reading and Stay Caffeinated.

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