For a lot of people, summer is about having fun, relaxing and traveling. For me, this summer is about putting my head down and keeping it down. I really need to focus. Need to. Want to. Have to. My emotional, mental, physical health demands it. My writing demands it. My home and weird . . . uh, unique . . . little family demands it. (Mrs. Larry does not care for the word "weird" in reference to her, thank you very much.)
Some of what I plan to accomplish:
* Get at least one draft of my novella done.
* Write and submit at least two stories to markets.
* Finish the 202.2 miles challenge. Maybe start one of the 100 miles challenges.
* Do some cleaning up, de-cluttering and organizing inside and outside the house.
I will have some fun, including lots of reading, TV show binge-watching and movie marathon-ing.
In the recent free version of Austin Kleon's newsletter, he mentions some advice by poet Jane Kenyon that explains exactly what my hope is for the summer –
"Be a good steward of your gifts.
Protect your time.
Feed your inner life.
Avoid too much noise.
Read good books,
have good sentences in your ears.
Be yourself as often as you can.
Walk.
Take the phone off the hook.
Work regular hours."
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Do you have any fun summer plans? Any "productive" projects? Looking forward to any summer books, TV shows, movies?
