I realize it is not the 6th. But, I am having Epiphany one day early this year, and my epiphany is that I’m done with my break. I’m so glad I did it, and didn’t miss the o’sphere much at all. I mean, I missed YOU, of course.
Now, where were we? Oh yeah, in 2009! So long, sucka.
Before I forget, I added some items to my calendar while I was away, such as the Montgomery County Teen Book Festival (TX) this month, Much Ado about Books Festival in Jacksonville, FL next month, a local library appearance, and the Calvin Festival of Faith and Writing coming in April. The details, insofar as I know them, are here. More exciting stuff to come, too.
What else did I do while I was gone? I deleted my Goodreads account. I de-pimped my Facebook page. (Actually, my finger hovered awfully close to total deletion of Facebook, but I restrained myself. For now). I culled my Google Reader feeds by about 50%. And, of course, I worked. I worked and worked! Yet there is more, ever more, to do.
My major goal in 2010? Accept my limitations. I truly and sincerely want to do IT ALL. My annual to-do list more or less boils down to “Be Perfect and Prolific and Unimpeachable in 62 Areas of Skill, Interest, and Human Relations.” Not going to happen. It’s just not! So, letting go.
It’s good to be back. I hope you all are off to a roaring (but peaceful) start.
8 comments for this post
Nice to have you back. I enjoyed my blog/facebook break, too — sometimes you just have to be absent from some things to allow yourself to be fully present to other things.
Sara Reply:
January 6th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
@Shari, So true.
I hope you had a productive month writing. And, I hope you have a productive 2010. Happy New Year to you!
Sara Reply:
January 6th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
@Paul Greci, Thanks, Paul. You too!
It’s nice to see you back, Sara.
Sara Reply:
January 6th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
@Elle Strauss, Thank you – it is nice to be back.
Pauses are good.
Why did you delete the goodreads account, though? I do spend way too much time on facebook.
Nice finally meeting you, twice. I wish it had not been so brief.
Sara Reply:
January 6th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
@Dave Cullen, I generally avoid participating in conversations about my book, and it’s too easy to stumble on stuff I don’t want to know there. I think it’s different with nonfiction, when there are actual facts to discuss? Anyway, I’ve always hated the layout, too, whereas I love Librarything.
SO great to meet you, too. I will never forget Blake Baily for horning in on our conversation in the mansion bathroom and stealing you away from me. :)