2016 What Kind of Year Will You Have?

In 2016 I’m going to hit one of those milestone birthdays! You know the kind that makes you cringe and yet I feel so extremely blessed to still be walking this earth. As you go through life there are some good years, some not so good years, blah years and really bad years. I rate 2015 as one of those blah years - not really great, but not really bad either. So I’m planning on 2016 being a fantastic year. 
So what am I going to do to make it a great year? I’m going to improve my attitude. It all starts with me. And that’s about the only New Year resolution I’m making this year. I know I need to lose weight, exercise more, work harder, yada, yada, yada. Been there, done that and the T-shirt is worn out. So this year my number one goal is to change my attitude and be more grateful.
How am I going to do that? I’m going to get up each morning and write something down about what I’m grateful for. I’m also going to write down something good that happened the day before. I’m not going to focus on the negative things in my life and there is a whole book I could write about. You know those crazy-makers in your life that have you wishing you were capable of murder. Those people will now receive a smile and be a villain in my next book. I’m going to do my best not to let them affect me. 
As for my job…I love writing, but in 2015 it just about consumed me. I had some excellent opportunities, I did a lot of traveling to events, but it wore me out. I had ten books come out this year and I almost burned out. I’m going to try to stop and take care of myself a little more and realize that though I’m a diligent, hard-worker so much is out of my control.  I already have four completed books lined up to publish in 2016, but I’m going to make 2016 the year that I return to writing something fresh and new that excites me.

I’m grateful for the life that I have, my friends and family, my dear sweet husband who puts up with so much, my sweet dogs who are curled beside me as I write this. What are you grateful for and how are you going to make 2016 the best year of your life?
Wishing you the best year of your life!! Happy New Year!