Juggling is For Clowns

DAY 35

Word Count: 23,379

Sentence of the Day: He measured his words, doling out each one like a lifeline, hoping she'd grasp onto the strength in his voice.

This is it. The inevitable pre-Christmas I-can't-balance-my-life posting. How about you? Has the holiday frenzy invaded every corner of your life? Have you dropped any balls that should still be flying high?

I set a goal this week to write 500 words a day, Monday through Friday. As you'll note, yesterday I wrote a whopping big zero, zip, nada.

So, how to deal with missed goals?

Double-down. Today I'll double that goal and make it 1k. That will be possible only if I turn off the ol' internet and quit checking e-mail. Talk about time suckers.

Besides avoiding the information freeway, there's one other sure-fire way to achieve your goals...be realistic. I do happen to have a chunk of time today so one thousand words is conceivable. Tomorrow, not so much. And forget about the next two weeks after that.

Sometimes a goal of zero is the perfect amount.