...they go whoosh right past me, out the window, and the fall in a squishy mess on the ground below. 

Resolution 1 - post more to my personal site. I did pretty well those first few days after the New Year kicked in and then after January 10 I fell back into my habit of saying 'I'll do it later today' which became 'I do it when I hop into bed' which turned into 'I'll do it tomorrow' - Gads what a vicious cycle!

But today I told myself that I would not do anything fun or business-wise (which, tme, is actually fun - so, yeah, apparently I'm just really weird) until I wrote something here at WASWR. And that's why I'm here rambling. Although, for me, rambling isn't really all that odd after all the word 'Ramble' is in the blog title. Only I feel like sometimes, especially over the past year or so, when I come here it's just not them same.

There was a time when I'd tell long, convoluted stories and I don't see myself doing that. So I pondered why that was and for a short while I actually thought 'maybe I've run out of stories' but then I thought about it again and I realized that was just me being ridiculous. After all, I'm one of those people who cannot turn off their minds and simply 'go to sleep'.

It's not unusual for me to go to be in bed and get started on something and then realize that it's 1AM! About 7 years ago, I was the exact opposite - that was around the time I retired from teaching because it was weighing me down - while, conversely, I was actually losing weight because I was always so stressed. Seriously, I dropped down to a point where I was actually underweight, exhausted, and feeling frazzled 24-7. That's not much fun. Sleep was a great escape for me - but not a healthy one, that's for sure. When night would come I simply couldn't wait to climb into bed and sleep. And that, too, is not healthy! So, as the story goes, it was time for a major career change or go off the deep end. I opted for career change - and thus jumped into writing and the rest - well, that's history (says the former history teacher).

Now, I'm doing something I utterly love - writing. And I'm working to help other Indie Authors from having their manuscript on their desks to having a completed, beta tested, super edited book with a snazzy cover on the desk of literary agents as a literary liaison. I suppose you could say I'm the middle person for IA's who have a book and either don't know what to do or might not have the time to do what needs to get done.

Believe it or not - it's sort of thrilling to see a book  - someone else's story - that is 'good' become 'great' and know that if I work really hard, I very well could be the person that gets that hard working IA's book onto the desk of an agent. They're not really 'my' books, per se (as I do write my own), but they become important to me - so they're like mine!

Oh, dear, I've rambled on again and haven't mentioned Resolution 2 (Which I think I made - yeah, I'm pretty
sure I made it. I might need to go back and check!). Resolution 2 was to get my Virtual Book Tour site off the ground. But I seem to remember saying I wouldn't do that until all my ducks were in a row so that when I said 'Flying Bookworm Tours is open for business' nothing would have been left to chance.

Well, all my ducks are in the pond, so to say, but they're not lined up. And I refuse - absolutely refuse to do anything half-assed! (After all try to  imagine how difficult it must be to function when you're half-assed. Not only does it make sitting difficult but it puts way too much stress and pressure on the side of one's ass that is left there to fend for itself!)

So, technically, I've not yet flopped on that resolution! It's stewing - waiting until everything is just right. It will happen. Just not today!

And I'm pretty sure I had a 3rd resolution in the mix about getting my book, Fly Home, Earli Byrd, professionally edited and queried out to agents. That, I am proud to say, is well under way. I'm currently
working on one final read through before I hand it over to an editor. But I'm going to send it out for Beta Reading before that to see what they have to say because it's not 'riddled' with errors - and I want to know if they can feel that connection like I did when I wrote it!

So 1 resolution flop, 1 resolution in a holding pattern, and 1 resolution still going strong. That's not too bad, is it?

Oh, my, I've rambled on and on and not really said anything other than I've got great time management skills when it comes to working on things for OTHERS - for myself, not so much. And that I probably need to get a wee bit more sleep!

And with that in mind, if you'll please excuse me - I think there's a pillow with my name on it calling me to slumber!

That's all I've got...til next time (and I'll try to make next time a little sooner!)