New Year’s Resolutions

This is the time of year for good intentions.  I never resolve to exercise more.  I won’t do it, so really it’s best not to set myself up for failure.  In fact, I very rarely make resolutions at all!  Most of my goals I will keep in motion anyhow, so a New Year’s Resolution seems silly.  I mean, of course I’ll keep trying to put money into savings.  That just makes sense.  I was doing it before January 1, and I will continue doing it after January 1.  I also like to reserve the right to change my mind on things.  I’m not going to resolve to do anything for an entire year!  Flexibility is key.  However, despite my general resolution making laziness, I do have one resolution this year.

I resolve to get a Harlequin book published!

To be truthful, I have been trying towards this before January 1, and I will keep trying for it, even if I don’t manage to achieve it by New Year 2011.  So I’m not sure if this is a cop out resolution or not. Regardless, I really, really want to break into the romance market.  I want it so badly that I can taste it.  I want it so badly that I’m willing to write book after book and get rejection after rejection just for that one golden letter of acceptance.  I have no flexibility when it comes to this goal.  I want it.  I want it badly.

Does this count as a New Year’s Resolution?  I’m not sure, because the New Year doesn’t spark it or represent a beginning of anything.  The New Year came along and I just happened to be already chasing this goal.  So whether or not it’s a legitimate resolution, it’s there.

There is one thing I like to do at New Years…  I like to imagine what next New Year will be like.  Well, I’ll have a boy who is almost three, so likely he’ll be talking.  That’s a cool thought!  I can’t wait to hear what’s running through his head.  I’ll have spent a year in our new home, and likely we’ll have added a few more personal touches about the place.   I’m sure I’ll have another book out, which always brings me pride.  I’ll have been married for another year, too, which means that my husband and I will have another year of memories together.  Yes, it’s going to be a good year!

So Happy New Year to all of you!  I wish you only happiness, and if there are bumps, I wish you pillows.