Finally

This week I've started a new regime, a schedule to organize my time better when I am at home. Although I always manage to accomplish many things during a day, some important things were not making the list. So this week I decided to change how I work--and so far, it's working.

I have had a goal to write a book of ghost stories for years but I keep pushing it back as other interests demanded my attention. Now it's time for writing to move front and center. I have completed three stories this week; my goal is to write one a day, or to work on a story for at least one hour every day. I am excited and motivated to be getting this project moving. When it is finished I'll be looking for a publisher. My next writing goal when this one is complete is to compile the best of my poetry into a book and seek a publisher. These two projects will keep me busy for the next six months, at least. But it is time to move forward on them.

The other thing that wasn't getting done was exercise. I move around plenty most days but as we all know that's not the same as routine exercise. I've started with some stretching exercises in the mornings and then walking up to the mail box--and I do mean up! If you've seen my road you know it's a climb up that hill. It's not far, about 1/4 mile up and then back, but I still have to stop and get my breath twice on the way. I will be happy when I can make that walk without needing to stop and blow! It's not a huge start, but it's a start--and one I can program in at specific times of the day, which seems to be how I work best.

A note to West Virginia readers: if you have a ghost story you'd like me to consider for inclusion, I would be delighted to read it. Please email me at susannaholstein@yahoo.com, or find me on Facebook.

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