As the year comes to an end I can't help but start thinking and planning for 2014. We all do it. We all have things that we want to do better next year, we want to begin, we want to forget, wipe clean the slate and start again, and that we want to remember. Planning can make you feel an array of emotions that is beyond my ability to put into words. Everyone is different. But at some point we all plan. Rather you write it down, remember it in your head, or think of it in passing and then forget about it. Each thought that includes, I should, I could, I ought to, or I have to remember that is a plan. But what happens we you want to redo your life?

My plans for 2014 are well... there is a lot of them. But that could be because I myself tend to take on WAY to much for one person. It's a curse I have I think. Or I just really need to learn the words stop and no. Not sure which.

Anyway, my first plan for 2014 is to release 5 books. Out of Time (Blazing Charm book 4), The Black Rose, Baby Dragon's Sound, Dixie Raised, and the short story version of Fields of Summer.

I also want to publish 3 books under my Pen Name. It's a pen name... so why would I tell you its me? I mean people write under pen names for a reason...

Next up is my magazine. Turning The Pages. I have an awards ceremony and book signing I hope goes great planned for April 26. I have Romance week in Feb. March Madness Interviews. And October's month of Fun. I hope all those go great too. I also hope the magazine goes great. I am spending this last week of December revamping the prices, items included, and layout.

As an Author I plan to attend Indie Bookfest 2014 in August. I also plan to be dressed up as the main chick from my book The Black Rose. I also have a few other conventions I would really like to go to if I could find the money to do so.

Another project I have going on is my craft business. I am working at making more crochet items, more polymer clay items, a few sewing projects, a few random projects, and my newest fun thing to do is Author swag items. Just need to get a good supply of choices and set some prices to make it happen.

A few personal things I would love to do is keep up with birthdays. I say that every year and I fail every year. I don't know what is so hard about sending a birthday card out the week before someones birthday. I mean seriously... its ridiculous at how bad I am with that. I do most the time remember to call the person on their birthday tho. I probably should also make sure I have everyone's birthday on my calendar... maybe I should set a week in advance alerts.

So the last few things are very common. Set a budget, save money, eat less, loss weight, exercise more, fix up some things around the house, fix up the yard, declutter the house, blog more often, blah blah blah.

So as you can see 2014 is going to be crazy for me... hopefully I can at least say at the end that I did 50% or more of what I plan to do.  Wish me luck... I'm pretty sure I need it.