September Goals, and I’m Already Behind

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I had big plans for September, and they were supposed to start today, on the first. I’m kicking myself for not pushing harder the last week of August. I could have started off on the right foot.

But, I have two options:

1. Drown in guilt for failing
2. Readjust and move forward, one step at a time

I started a new job two days ago, and when I got home from work, I knew there was no way I was going to be able to publish the first episode I have on Kindle Vella.

I was so disappointed in myself, all I wanted to do was crawl into bed with a good book and read until I fell asleep.

I thought about staying up and doing what I could to hit that publish button, but the logical part of me stopped myself. I don’t want to rush the process.

This is all brand new to me, and I want to do it right. It won’t be perfect, but it also doesn’t need to be a disaster. So, I’m readjusting, and resetting my goals. My goals are not going to change, but my timeline will. One week will not kill me.

So, moving forward, last night I climbed into bed and wrote 1,100 on my short story. I’m so close to the end I can taste it. I only need about 500 more words and I can write The End. With this short story, my aim was 2,500 words. Right now…