Category: Goals
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New Year, New Reading Goals
I haven’t taken advantage of my extra time like I thought I would. Bad habits I’ve made are sticking with me. I watch a lot of YouTube. I multi-task when I don’t need to. I always feel like there’s more work I could be doing. It’s time to relearn how…
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My Brain is Full
On February 11th, a mere 35 days away, I’m going to take the ACT. I ‘m going to take the test that will be sent to colleges that I might attend someday. It’s one step in a journey towards applying to college, which is a step towards BEING in college,…
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2017 Goals And Reminiscing 2016
I like New Year’s because I like thinking about the passage of time. Time is a funny thing. Sometimes a minute seems to stretch on forever and sometimes a day seems to last a minute. I like thinking about what time means to the human race. It holds us back…
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25,000 Words
Today I hit 25,000 words on my novel for NaNo. š I’m still so pumped to be doing this. I’m halfway through and my excitement for this whole process has yet to fade. I think it’s a good sign. My momentum is still going strong. I have lots of ideas…
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Very Excited
On Friday, November 4 I started NaNoWriMo… four days late! I don’t exactly know what made me take on such a crazy, ridiculous challenge, but I did it. I started NaNo and I’m so glad I did. Even though I’m about 3,000 words behind schedule, that’s okay! I’m glad I…
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Dreams and Reality
The sun rose in the clear blue sky over the colorful hills behind my neighborhood. A very busy day was about to begin, but I wanted to take a moment to breathe first. It was 65 degrees outside, the sun was shining, and the colors of fall were starting to…
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An Accomplishment
The daily grind was easier today. I started school an hour earlier than I did yesterday and finished an hour earlier as well. I haven’t finished absolutely everything, but I can work on it later, beforeĀ The VoiceĀ comes on at 8. š I just finished my hour of writing for today,…
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Making Time To Write
My writing time is nearly nonexistent right now and that sucks. I want to get back into writing regularly. I want to be writing more and also learning about writing. Iāve started to learn about my craft, but it needs to be ongoing. There will always be more to learn…
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Short Stories and Excitement
When I was looking forward to next week a while ago I decided that there was one thing I really wanted to do, write a short story. Then I foundĀ thisĀ article about writing a short story in a week which really encouraged me to go ahead and do it. I’ve finished…
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The End of a Month (Day 30)
It is September 30. Tomorrow is October 1. September has been a month full of growth, school, and introspection. I must admit, I’m usually introspective anyways, but this month I’ve had nothing to distract me from looking inwards. I’ve had nothing to influence my opinions and thoughts other than my…
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