New Year Resolutions

With the start of the year comes New Year Resolutions. If you are anything like me then usually you make a large list in your head, then promptly ignore it.

So for this year we shall try a mixture of writing them down, ensuring they are achievable and working them into what is currently happening.

Whats  Definitely Happening

• Completing Certificate in Web Design.
• Putting house on back of truck and moving it to the bare block.

Objectives

1. Finish Course work
2. Finish one story, and edit.

Rough Targets

• Write 3000 words a week.
• Complete first draft of Darkening Dawn by May.

All this with the fact that sometimes will busier than others especially with study and moving

This week, as my second assignment is due on the 23rd, I am concentrating on that. So far I have finished most of three of the five questions! Not bad I say!

O yes, and regularly update blog!

Boxing Day Sales, Cherries, Berries And Demo

The TBT had both received Warehouse Gift Cards for Christmas, so we decided to brave the hoards at our local and go get some Lego for the eldest (his choice), and Duplo for the youngest (his choice). Upon arriving we found, firstly not many people there, and secondly lots of bare shelves. We think maybe the second had a lot to do with the first. So a quick trip to the big smoke of Palmy North was required, where upon we found full shelves and a Warehouse full of people.   Anyhow happy boys with their purchases, and we managed to get out of the shop alive and not baring any scars!

 

Christmas has been good, with the first berries from the Logan Berries, and the first Cherries from the two cherry trees out front. Yum, makes me impatient for when all of the trees out at Entfarm are producing! Maybe we need some sort of super growth agent to let them fast forward through several years Growth!

We have finished most of the first part of demo work on one of the chimney’s, with just the backing wall needing to come down now. Work is starting a pace from here on in I think!.

This week, as I am not working, I intend to catchup with study, write another 3,000 words, mow lawns, spray thistles on the block, and do more prep work around the house for the big move. Not sure if that sounds like much of a holiday really  

 

Writing Progress and A Weekend Away

Not much to report on the writing or study front from last week. I am glad I managed to get so much done last weekend as since last Sunday it has been one of those weeks. Nothing to be done about it though. So this week I shall get back into the swing of things. I suspect though that writing time might be sporadic considering Christmas is fast approaching, and organising the shift of the house is coming through to the fore.

We managed though to get to Wellington for a weekend away, while one set of grandparents looked after the sproutlings. We had thought to get to the movies, but instead ended up watching a video at our friends place We did manage to do some good shopping though…