Writing to Get Published

I've changed my attitude about a lot of things lately. It's not if I lose weight, it's when. It's not if I get published, it's when. Noticing a trend? I don't know what happened or when it happened, but I now know that I am capable of doing whatever I put my mind to. How empowering is that knowledge? I mean, it's like a light bulb clicked on in my head.

I have this desire to be published one day. I don't know what kind of publication I want to be published in I just know that I want to see my name in black and white. This article, story, or whatever I write won't be a dissertation either. It needs to be in addition to my dissertation. I want to have fun writing the things that might get published.

I've got a book or article idea that I want to focus on. It's rough and definitely needs refining, but there is a seed of possibility that it could be great. I mean, even if no book publishers wanted to pick it up, I could always publish it myself. The internet is absolutely fabulous because what I write could be total crap but I could still put in book form! I really wouldn't do that because I would always know that I didn't achieve my ultimate goal.

More to come on goals later! Have a wonderful day readers who may or may not exist!

The Beginning of Changing

I don't know exactly what the purpose of this blog is going to be. I think I need an outlet for venting frustrations but I also need a place for writing practice. You see, with all the great things about Facebook and Twitter, I just don't seem to have a space online where I can just write whatever. There are too many family members on Facebook for me to complain about a fight I might have had with my husband. Twitter isn't necessarily the most appropriate venue for complaining either. I mean, how effectively can a person complain in 140 characters anyway?

The nice thing about a blog is that the likelihood of someone actually coming across this blog and reading my thoughts are slim to none. I highly doubt that I am going to become the next The Girl Who or Mamapundit. I know that I definitely won't have any type of following that would get me a book deal like they featured in the movie Julie & Julia. Anyway, what I'm here for is to become better. A better trainer, a better woman, a better wife, better all around. Maybe the loneliness of the Internet is just what I need to express myself freely and openly. I just need to try and remember that it is still possible that someone might actually read this. And if someone does read this blog, please accept my apologies in advance. You might not get anything from it. You might get bored of reading about my trips to the gym, what I may or may not have cooked for dinner, whether I actually read that professional development book that I've been meaning to read for 3 months, and whether or not I'm succeeding at my job.

But maybe, just maybe I'll find out a thing or two about myself through this whole blog-o-sphere. I've learned a lot about myself from Twitter, so maybe I can learn about myself through my random postings. Either way - here I am world. Help me understand you so I might be able to better understand me.