Five for Five

On Saturday, I posted that I'd like to start blogging at least five times a week.  This post makes number 5 (with a whole day to spare).

As an aside, do you remember years ago when we were all convinced we had to post daily or our blog would die?  I'm glad we've found some balance and realized that life will go on.  For me, the reasons for making that goal were personal.  I looked back in my archives and an old post summed up exactly why I enjoy writing (and why my inspiration had dried up to an extent of late).

Check out I am a Writer! (from September 2006).

The more I discipline myself to write, the easier it is, the more creative I feel.  That's what I was looking for, and I'm delighted to feel that old surge.

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The other place that I'm five for five this week is cooking meals.  I had been approaching that in a haphazard way of late as well, which had also resulted in a lack of inspiration.  We also have been reveling in the abundance and low cost of restaurants and take-out in our area, which has resulted in us going out to eat more often.  Eating out is a source of enjoyment and quality time for the family, so it's always something that's going to be part of our weekly routine, but this week I have already cooked three meals from scratch, today's is underway and tomorrow's is planned and ready to go as well.

Part of this inspiration is a new cookbook.  I had already told myself that I should commit to trying one new recipe a week from either my Cooking Light or Everyday Food magazine, to which I recently re-subscribed.

But then I got a pitch for The Crabby Cook Cookbook: Recipes and Rants, and I wanted to try out some recipes before I reviewed it.  Monday's and Wednesday's dinners came from there as will Friday's (and one or two next week that I've already planned).

I've said it before and I'll say it again -- if you don't have a target, you are sure to miss it.  Setting a target in my mind in these two areas (not to mention another area I've been struggling spiritually) has made all the difference in the world.


Have you set some targets or personal goals lately and are you hitting them?