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New Year, New Goals, New Posts

It has been some time since last I posted. I have always meant to try and keep this blog up on a regular basis. Okay, a semi-regular basis. But, as many people can understand, life often got in the way.

Luckily for my bank account, often I was working and did not have time to update the blog. Other times I had plans and projects on the go which prevented my sitting at the computer to get a post together.

But, it is a new year. And, as many people are wont to do at this time of year, I have decided to make some changes. I hesitate to call them "resolutions" since I think that that term automatically leads to apathy and failure come March. I like to think of them as goals.

One is to become more organized. The other is to not procrastinate quite as much as I have been. I think they tend to go hand in hand, really. If I am more organized, I will not be able to procrastinate as easily. And that bodes well for many parts of my life from writing to parenting to *ahem* housework.

I have thought about these goals and think they are achievable. So far, I think I am off to a reasonably good start. Or, at least, I hope to put off reverting to my old ways for a while..... No, wait. Is that just very subtle procrastinating? Regardless...

What this means for me is that I plan to keep up with blogging on a more regular basis. I also intend to work smarter (a concept my bank account applauds most heartily indeed). And it also means, unfortunately, that caffeine will become more a part of my life and sleep less a part at least for the foreseeable future.

So there we are. We will see how this experiment in organization and planning goes. I'll keep you updated. Or not. Time will tell.

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