Perhaps you’ve wondered why I didn’t bother to post anything in December. It’s because I took the month of December off. Okay, that’s not entirely true. I did my normal jobs and kept on working at the projects that I had already started. But I also took a big chunk of December to myself, to sort out what my writing goals are and to figure out what was and wasn’t working for me in my work. I think it’s important to take the time to do this every now and then so that you can move forward with the work that’s good for you and let go of the work that’s not quite working. December seemed like a perfect month for this because there’s very little new work coming through during the holiday season.
This blog was one of the things that I opted to let slide while sorting through my work because I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do with it. I thought that taking the time to figure out what it meant to me and what I wanted to share here was a better use of my time than throwing up some random posts. So it was quiet here - not because there was no news but because the news was still in the making. And now it’s January, and I’m ready to ramp it up again.
So why wasn’t I around for the past couple of days? Well, one of the things that I learned in December is that I really do need days off. I’ve been going full force for a long time, rarely taking any days at all off of work. That’s not healthy for anyone, even when you love what you do. In early December, I took the first laptop-free vacation that I’d taken in years. And it was wonderful. It rejuvenated me. It made me feel creative again. And I realized that I need some no-technology days in my life if I’m going to be able to really give my work my best. So Tuesdays and Wednesdays are my offical days off for 2008.
As you can see now, it’s Thursday and I’m back to work. You can even see some of my stuff online today at the usual sites including a post that I’m quite proud of over at PureBlogging on the topic of blog etiquette and the basic rules of respect that commenters should follow on blogs. A few of the other posts that are live today are about CT scan advances, a tattoo removal book, an infertility movie and the use of viral videos for getting dates online.
This blog will be updated regularly now (at least weekly) with links to other posts, updates about big projects, and random thoughts about writing. I hope you’ll come back and share your thoughts with me!
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