First of all! I do hope you are off to a good start having a happy, healthy, and joyful New Year.

My New Year's Eve was rather quiet just the way I like it. Movies and books, games, the fire, snacks, family, laughter, and oh yes, we mustn't forget my neighbor's enthusiastic shooting off of his gun at midnight.

I reflect back and feel very blessed regardless of the fact that 2017 wasn't entirely a carefree year. Because, when all is said and done, it was, indeed, good.

However, I'm also ready to face forward and meet this new year. I think of the old CBC Kevin Sullivan film, Anne of Green Gables and love Miss Stacey's quote to Anne about tomorrow being a new day with no mistakes in it yet. That's how I feel about New Year. A new year to start afresh.

Oh yes, I do fidget with eagerness to crack open my new calendar and journal and hit my new goals hard. In my case, I have no innovative goals this year. I'm merely going to do a reset on last year's. They were good goals.

Wanna know what they are??? LOL




Is my picture hint enough? Oh yes, I want to write. I began two stories during last November's NaNoWriMo (don't ask- apparently I couldn't keep my brain from distraction without both). One of which is what I consider my legit piece and my official Work In Progress. This- yes this one is my goal this year. Finish, beta read, edit, and find some one to accept it.

I also need to clean up a story that was rejected last year and I want to shop it around again.

And then there is our short story writing club. I slacked off on my stories last fall. I need to do better this year.



Along with writing, I of course plan to do a pile of reading.

I believe I'm signed up for 16 Reading Challenges. (No, I'm not seeing anyone about my addiction). Before you freak on me, let me share that all of these allow for a book to be used toward other challenges and that several of these challenges focus on reading the books on the TBR pile.

If you get curious throughout the year of how I'm doing on my challenges, I've set up virtual shelves here on GoodReads to track my challenge reads. And, if you are looking for a reading challenge to suit you feel free to consult me. LOL, I'm aware of ever so many challenges even ones I managed to not sign up for.

So these are my jumbled New Year's thoughts. What about you? Are you a New Year's Resolution type? Any reading or writing goals of your own?