The first week of ROW8o 2013 is over. Round One is well underway…and I am happy to report that I have spent some time on nearly all my goals.

I am nearing completion on one smallish goal, and I feel that I am moving along well, while still having ample time for the rest of life…

Which has included, among other things:

• A lovely visit from Eden Mabee, where we mostly talked about stuff other than writing…we’ve been friends the vast majority of our lives, which means there is always a lifetime of stuff to talk about!

• A leaky roof – Jim was able to replace the roofing material that was blown down, but did not get it sealed, and the front porch and our bedroom developed some irksome leaks. I am happy to report that he was able to seal the roof over our room before today’s rain, and there don’t seem to be any leaks in here, now!

• Happy cat time – our older kittens, Srindi and Squeak, are, more and more, getting comfortable with the house and with us. Corki the pit-bull mix, who wants to play and has a big bark, still is more than they can handle, but, overall, they are happily exploring at their own comfort levels, and both can now be petted on their own terms.

• The discovery of many buried treasures in Annalise’s room, and the wonderful flow of conversation as I gifted her with my excavation efforts.

• Snuggles, cuddles, and deep sharing with all three of my favorite people.

• Personal bravery on several levels.

With this update, I am making some changes. My posts were becoming very unwieldy and difficult to read. When I added commentary to them, they became monstrous – which used up a lot of my writing time.

Therefore, I have cut out a lot of the fluff, so that they are lean, and hopefully more comprehensible.

Hopefully, this will make my posts cleaner and simpler to follow, whether basic goal-only posts or more introspective offerings.

Creating:

WIP Novels:

Complete rough draft of Sima Garo Provides.

• Chapter Eleven, Scene Three notes – 30 minutes.

• Scene 3 - 1 hour, 20 minutes.

• About 2/3 of draft written.

• Aiming for two scenes/week (~ 3000 words), for now.

Flash Fiction:

Create new flash fiction weekly through prompts, challenges, envisioning WIP scenes, and original ideas.

• Henry Discovers Tisira edited and posted at Trueborn Jottings; saved to Chameleon’s Dish Scrivener binder- Chapter One, Scene 2 (may become Prologue Scene One).

• Goal completed for this week.

Exposition:

Return to 750 words.com – use this space for free expository writing, and strive to write there every day.

• Wednesday, January 9 - 3601 words. (Fanfic)

• Thursday, January 10- 844 words. (Exposition)

• Friday, January 11 - 781 words (Fanfic)

• Saturday, January 12 - 1134 words (Exposition)

• Goal completed for this week.

Complete one essay or other piece of expository writing each week.

• ROW8o Sponsor Post written, heavily revised, resting.

• Will reread/revise as needed; submit before Wednesday check-in.

• Goal completed for this week.

Connecting:

Blogging:

Create blog rolls for shanjeniah (writers and resources), and Trueborn Jottings (resources and inspiration).

• shanjeniah – Posted open blog roll request.

• Will reblog to Trueborn Jottings before Wednesday update.

• My blog roll now two new entries!

• A small start – I will build from here! =)

Write at least one post weekly for three major blogs (shanjeniah; TruebornJottings, and The Unfettered Life.

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  The loft became a catchall, and is now also a pet hospital!

  shanjeniah -

• blog roll invitation

• Trueborn Jottings -

• Excerpt from Chameleon’s Dish.

• The Unfettered Life -

• Metamorphoses

• Goal completed for this week.

Visiting:

Complete all ROW80 sponsor visits twice weekly; comment, and share posts I read.

• Saved posts to myPocket file, to read and comment.

• Running a bit late here, due to focus on sponsor post.

• Will add to next session!

Submit guest posts, at least once monthly.

• ROW80 Sponsor Post written and revised.

• Submission pending final reread/revision run.

Read weekly at a writer-oriented blog that appeals to me; comment; share; learn; absorb, try, grow.

• During #StoryDam chat, Tui Snider shared her post, Top Tips for Chatting on Twitter.

• I will explore TweetGrid.

• Better belated understanding of chat happenings.

• Goal completed for this week.

Social Media:

Visit Pinterest, SheWrites, or StoryDam at least weekly. Get a better sense of how each works, and build my presence there with sharing, commenting, and asking questions.

• #StoryDamTwitter chat; posted question to Facebook group.

• During conversation, garnered link to post on Twitter chats. Also positive comments onRivet Your Readers With Deep Point of View.

• Bought e-book, added toKindle library.

• Continuing Pinterest - images that delight and inspire; following, adding profile info; updating photo.

• Goal exceeded this week; two of three sites visited.

Minor goals -

Continue visiting and interacting through FacebookandTwitter, especially via relevant groups, several times a week.

• Groups on Facebook, chatting, sharing, scrolling.

• Twitter bravery. Joined two evening#teamsprinty writing sprints.

• Played with ticklish plot tribble from the as- yet unwritten King of Infinite Space – the Warp story to Sima Garo Provides‘ Weft

• Wrote scene – Sima Garo Provides.

• Liked some things, interacted, scrolled.

• Goal completed for this week.

Claiming:

Poetry Book Project:

• Complete a rough draft compilation, with dedication, introduction, and conclusion.

• Moved 30 of 31 poems to Scrivener binder Queen of My Infinite Spaces.

• One poem was mistakenly saved elsewhere on hard drive. Need to scout to locate.

• Will have all poems in binder by Wednesday.

Owning My Perspective and Experiences:

At least once weekly, use expository writing time to explore memories, wounds, healing, perspective, or personal philosophy.

• ROW80 Sponsor Post explores perspective and philosophy. Two expository writing sessions.

• Goal completed for this week.

Continue my eating and health goals from Round 4, 2012. Aim to get tothe Y once alone, and once with the children, each week.

• I am continuing to eat consciously.

• Still want to attend more fully to my water intake.

• Taking the children to the Y weekly will wait until we have two operational vehicles.

• Energy levels fluctuated between Slack and High Tides.

• Stretched, significant hometending, moved firewood.

Reclaiming Our Home:

Clean Annalise’s and Jeremiah’s bedrooms, creating spaces of welcome and haven for them, with room for their favorite things and activities.

• Progress on Annalise’s room:

• Cleared main body of floor; swept; set up two bookshelves as temporary homes for as-yet unsorted books.

• Sorted bags and clutter; anything she might like to keep bagged or binned.

• Trash, laundry, and dish eradication.

• Zoning like items.

• Currently three days ahead of schedule.

• Revised goal – have entire floor (under and area at end of loft, closet) cleaned by fifteenth, leaving sixteen days for flat surfaces, shelves, drawers, and rehoming bin and bag contents.

At least weekly, work on an area where clutter tends to take over, such as the games cupboard, round table, my office, computer desk, coat cabinet, bathroom dresser, and my personal spaces.

• Did some mental clearing through writing; cleared hallway clutter; general tidying.

• Goal completed for this week.

One week from today, I will make my first formal assessment of my goals and how well they are serving me. I have a few ideas, already, and will likely have more, a week from now.

Until then, I am finding a great deal of joy and peace in weaving these various threads, and exploring new aspects of self-trust…

Are you rolling with your own flow, being swept away, or caught on a sandbar?

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