Nose to the Grindstone? Not hardly.

I didn’t quite keep my nose to the grindstone this week. I knew I was going to be busy with other stuff, but I truly thought I would get more done. Oh, well, there’s always next week or the week after.

Here are those sorry goals from last week. Green highlight is goal accomplished, yellow highlight is goal at least worked on, red lettering is goal not even attempted. And this week, I can’t even give some items any color at all.   

            A. WRITING 

1. Review the proposal for “The Truth Beyond the River”, tweaking it as needed. Nope, didn’t look at it.     

2. Continue going through “The Truth” fixing typos and other glaring mistakes, addressing 15 chapters. Only got through four chapters.

3. Write three posts for the “Dino Chronicles”. Yup.

4. Decide definitely for sure on the next project. Hmm? So many projects still talking to me. Argh!

B. REACHING

1. Read five other blogs and comment on three of them.  Read six other blogs and commented on three.  

            2. Continue researching agents.  Hmm? I don’t think so.  

3. Promote “Where the Sky Meets the Sand”.

a. Message each new LinkedIn contact about the book. I sent a private message to my 16 most recent contacts.

            b. Ask three followers to write a review. Hmm? Nope.

            c. Share a blurb about it on Twitter. Well, see point d.

d. On my other blog, on Friday, I did share an excerpt from “Where the Sky Meets the Sand”, and shared that post on all my social media, so I think that should count.

4. I almost forgot. The publisher of my three other books is offering them for free as an electronic download for four days next week, so I will promote that on all my social media. Duh. This isn’t until this coming week.

C. READING

1. Read the daily assignment in “Today’s Light” Study Bible. Na, I think I am a couple days behind.

2. Finish reading “Paw Enforcement”. Yup.   

3. Read the daily devotion in “Jesus Calling”. Yup.   

D. REMAINING

1. Physical

a. Do something physical twice every day. No, not so much.

b. Cut back on sweets. I did good the first couple days 
c. Increase water intake. I did good the first couple days.

2. Home fires

a. Clean my office. It is positively abysmal. I didn’t do a thorough cleaning, but I at least got through the first layer and can now find my desk.   

b. Get caught up on organizing all those old pictures I have dumped into my laptop. Wow, I don’t think I even did this.

3. Tumaini Volunteers

a. Work on the procedure manual. Nope.  

b. Post a blurb on all our social media. Nope, but I added another point.

c. Edited the website.

I’m thinking I’m gonna change it up this week. Just to, I don’t know, like jump start on Spring renewal or just plain take a break and regroup.  

A. WRITING

1. Go through 15 more chapters of “The Truth Beyond the River,” fixing typos and other glaring mistakes.

2. Write three posts for the “Dino Chronicles”.

 

B. REACHING

1. Read five other blogs and comment on three of them.  

2. Promote “Where the Sky Meets the Sand” in one tiny painless way, coz I can’t just dump it by the side of the road completely. 

3. The publisher of my three other books is offering them for free as an electronic download for four days next week, so I will promote that on all my social media.

           

C. READING

1. Read the daily assignment in “Today’s Light” Study Bible.

2. Read the daily devotion in “Jesus Calling”. 

D. REMAINING

1. Physical

a. Give it a break and veg out all week.

b. But on behalf of my kidneys, I still need to be aware of my water intake. 

2. Home fires

a. Maybe we can let them go out this week. Though the forecast isn't in agreement, I’m feeling Spring in the air, after all.

3. Tumaini Volunteers

a. Come up with a new and different way to promote the nonprofit. 

How’s that for planning a lazy week? Cut way back on those goals, but, hey, I can’t be a total slug.