{"id":70,"date":"2021-01-16T15:46:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T15:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chadboyer.me\/?p=70"},"modified":"2021-01-16T15:46:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T15:46:03","slug":"january-sure-wasnt-what-we-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chadboyer.me\/?p=70","title":{"rendered":"January sure wasn&#8217;t what we expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"m_-529249585556279971mlContentTable\" border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"m_-529249585556279971mlContentTable\" border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"m_-529249585556279971mlContentTable\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_-529249585556279971mlContentOuter\" align=\"center\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"m_-529249585556279971bodyText-6\">Goals for 2021.\u00a0 I like many people have a thousand goals rushing through my head during December to kickstart my year and make it the best year ever.\u00a0 I have learned that I need to tone it back a bit.<\/p>\n<p>So I am keeping it simple this year.\u00a0 Exercise 15 minutes every day.\u00a0 Even if it is just stretching for those 15 minutes.\u00a0 Write everyday.\u00a0 Goal is 500 words but just make sure it isn&#8217;t zero.\u00a0 Finally, work on getting better at my day job.\u00a0 Currently it is bringing in the main amount of money.\u00a0 So the better I do at that, then the more I have to get an editor and covers and write more.<\/p>\n<p>So for fun, I have been playing Summoner&#8217;s War using bluestacks.\u00a0 It is fun and a nice diversion.\u00a0\u00a0They have almost got it to be 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