There’s a lot of things I need to reevaluate in my life. I sort of skipped the New Year’s Resolution/goal setting thing, and it’s time I take a real hard look at some of the areas in my life which have gotten out of balanced.

Some of it is the same old, same old…too much time on the computer. My skewed God, family, work priorities.

Some of it is new like I’ve been working out faithfully for 2 years and haven’t lost hardly anything. Obviously something has to change, and I need to step it up a notch or two.

Then there’s all the new responsibilities I’ve taken on this year. ACFW Chapter President, Homeroom mom at school, Communications committee at school, more ACFW stuff and my new venture with Writer…Interrupted and a book club a church. I need to set some sort of schedule to stay sane!

And then there’s my writing. I’ve totally lost my steam, and I’ve never felt that before. Maybe it’s a phase, but I’m getting pretty weary on this journey.

That’s all I’ve got today. A bunch of questions and not many answers. Nothing new here!

Categories: Getting Real , Goals , Things that Make me go Ouch |January 29th, 2008 | 2 Comments

2 Comments

1. Daan Van der Merwe
   

   Hi Gina

   As you probably know from Randy’s blog, I am rather a rookie when it comes to fiction writing. Since August last year I used most of my spare time on my second attempt to write a novel and to master the craft of fiction writing. In the mean time I was inspired to translate a novel (Christian fiction) from English in Afrikaans (my mother language). I never thought the translation would be easy but I never imagined that it could get so tough!

   During the past two months there were times when I felt exactly the same as you are feeling now. I am however happy two say that for the passed two weeks I have been “steamed up” again and both my writing projects are progressing fine.

   And somehow in between I do my day job, mow the lawn, clean the pool, cook my boy his dinner, do my work as an elder of our congregation and still enjoy life!

   Please forgive me if this sounds presumptious, but don’t lose faith in yourself.

   Be strong and God will bless you.

   January 29th, 2008 at 8:32 am
2. NYC
   

   I think it is normal, maybe even necessary, to go through periods when it seems like we have lost our steam. It is difficult to be “on target” 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I believe that God knows when we need time to recharge. Just think, you’ll come back recharged and roaring to go

   January 29th, 2008 at 8:34 pm

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