2014 saw a lifelong dream of mine come true! I became a published author. Not one book, but TWO this year through Grand Central Publishing, one of New York’s Biggies. When I signed my contract, there was a part of me that felt like I had made it, and a part of me that felt like I had only just begun.
You can guess which part was right!
Sometimes when you’ve waited so long for something, it feels fragile once you have it. That’s how it kind of felt. Like I could lose it if I didn’t work hard enough or do enough. Like it was my one shot and I couldn’t blow it. So I threw everything into it. My house got messier. Home cooked meals became fewer and farther between. Some days my husband and son got a lot less attention than Twitter. For awhile there, my life was a blur. A chaos I allowed for the sake of fulfilling my dream.
Life is actually more than just my dream.
In many ways, I was living my dream and neglecting my life. I resolve in 2015 not to do that. Not to live in that space where I feel like if I’m not focused on it 24/7, it might just go away. Or like I could be blowing my one shot. I have one shot at being a wife. I have one shot at being a mother to my son. Those are the things I can’t blow. I’ll work hard, but I’ll rest more. I’ll play closer attention to those things I can’t afford to miss.
Watch and see.
Having said that, I’m really excited about the writing I’ll do this year. BE MINE FOREVER releases Feb 3, completing the BENNETT series, and I’ve got other things in the works I’ll be talking about soon.
I hope in 2015, you focus on the things you can’t afford to blow. That your path and priorities will be clear, and the rewards will be great! I’ve loved connecting with so many of you this year and can’t wait to meet more of you in the months to come! YOU are the best part of this dream!
#PinchMe
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