Tag: blog schedule

 Future

A wise friend once told me not to make promises I can’t keep, not even to myself. I made some goals for myself at the beginning of the summer.  And, I did pretty good until August hit and then my life seemed to get caught in a tail spin.  Nothing tragic or anything, just out of my control.  I think I need to change my tactics.  So, here are my goals until my trip home on December 6th.

1. Write for 2 hours per day.  Win Campnano.
2. Sweat for 1 hour per day. Exercise in any form.
3. Post on my blog 4 times per week.  Quality post, no fluff.
4. Stop buying books until I read the ones I have.
5. Pay off my credit card (3,012.05 down from 10,000.00 at the beginning of the year). Which means stop spending money. Which means, when I am bored, see 1-4. (READ, WRITE or SWEAT).

What do you do when you feel your life is going off track?    

Present

The move to Shanghai is under way and I figured if I was going to be living in a new city, I should learn a little about it.  Five facts about my new home town:

1. There are 23 million people in Shanghai. That’s a lot of people.
2. 20,000 jews fled to Shanghai to escape the Nazis. I didn’t not know that.
3. Parents still gather at the Shanghai Market with the resume of their unwed children in the hope of finding them a spouse.  I need to tell my mother. 
4. KFC showed up in Shanghai 5 years before McDonalds.   I wonder if it’s real chicken. 
5. There are 2.5 female toilets for every 1 male toilet and about 80% of public toilets are ‘squatters’. If you have never had to squat to pee, count yourself lucky.  
    

   Bonus:  I think I mentioned it before, but it’s worth repeating.  My new home is a high rise apartment on top of a mall with a movie theater.  Sydney Quotes the Movies will get a boost in frequency.

Return to the Past – Blog Love Returns

Daddyknowsless.org – The adventures of a single father and his 8 year old son and other really funny/amusing/sad/sexy stuff.

torcivia.com – Author Phil Torcivia – “I’m one relationship disaster away from my third cat.” Another male blogger who writes about relationships and life and calls people on their stuff.  Really good writing.

Sevastian Winters – “Blue Print for Building a Better me” – Great lessons in this post.

Mikereverb.wordpress.com – “F-ck It” or A Treastise on Procrastination – I can procrastinate with the best of them, so Mike told me I needed to get to that point where I say “F-ck it” and get to writing.

Michaeljholley.com – Great post on “Why a Daily Routine is so important.”

Amschultz.com – I know you are probably thinking by now “Why does AM seem to have a mention every Sunday”, but what I can say, he writes quality.  I am all about quality.  ‘Wired Writers:  Why do Writers Drink so much Coffee?’ – No need to wonder any longer.  AM breaks it down.

Look at the guys representing.  

 

New Followers

Tammy Salyer

5 Things to do Today

jenniferlee.myrandf

Carlos Irwin

Arlee Bird

Book Endings

 

Next Week’s Schedule

Monday – Guest Post on Tossing it Out – super excited about this.

Tuesday – Tattoo Tuesday

Friday – Blog Post

Sunday – My Weekly Update