Review on the 10th delayed as I seek coalition

These posts, where I review how I’m doing with things, are purely for myself. Firstly, I get to see how I am progressing and tick off what I have achieved and secondly, I am at least somewhat accountable.

The downside to that is that I quite often let the 10th slip past. This month is yet another example of that. But here I am and it’s time to review where I am with everything.

Well the book is finished. I am currently reading the proofs to confirm that I am happy with all the changes, and then it is off to the printers. So I can finally tick off the first project of 2010.

The next on the list is the music and getting that back on track. This is all about finding some quality time to sit down with the digital studio and literally make music. This is easier said than done and may need to organised with some time blocked off; five minutes here and there isn’t really an option.

I think the take a photo each day has been left behind. I may get going on it later on in the year, perhaps do something for a month or so, or express the goal through my photoblog. I’ll make a decision on this by the next review.

The theme is still here and still being developed. I have been focusing on the functionality side rather than the aesthetic (can you tell?)

As for the other things on my 10 in 2010 I can now try and get my head around them. I suppose I underestimated how much time the book manuscript would take. When I was told at college to multiply how long you thought it would take by three I didn’t believe them. Now I do.

This next month I’ll be looking at developing my blogs and networking. There will be a new series of blog posts detailing how that will happen too. I am hoping that by detailing my progress and actions it will help others as they take steps into social media and blogging. There may well be one or two changes on how this site and blog presents itself. So, until we meet again…

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What happened to the 10th of Feb?

That’s a rhetorical question. The 10th happened and it was last week. The thing is I was intending to post about a review and re-focus on my goals. The first follow up post concerning the powers of 10.

The reason I am a little late in posting is that I have been busy writing. And I have finished, well the first draft and the big hurdle for me, the manuscript for The Sky Will Fall. While doing this I have suffered from a big dose of writer’s block and missed several deadlines. But now I am done.

I have also been taking a photo each day, however, I have lost track of what photo goes with each day – not helped by my date not being set correct on the camera.

So, the review is late, this post is a little rushed, but I have been getting somewhere. Let’s see where we are on the 1oth March.

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No place in the sun

Well, no sooner had I left Durham it flooded. And that theme seems to have followed me this week. Not the flooding but the sunshine and showers:  I said theme, not literal reality. I seem to be going through a weird time at the moment, with the positives struggling with the negatives and neither really taking the lead.

One major positive was the release of the new WordLive version. In-house we’ve been calling this 1.5 but that doesn’t really do justice to all the hard work that has been put into it. So if you’d like to see more then head over to a new, more visually appealing WordLive.

The negatives are a lot more personal and one that keeps rearing its head is a lack of focus. There are a lot of things I want to be getting on with but I can’t seem to get myself motivated. The ideas come along, but the ‘get off your backside and do them’ side of things always seems to get ‘rained off’ – that’s the weather theme again.

Still there is much to be thankful for, and in no particular order:

Next week is going to be a very busy one as I try and finish a whole pile of stuff. But all being well I can then kick back a little and implement some of that focus.

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