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Posted by Jenny

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Remember Working Wednesday?  That was one grim title and the topic didn’t have much dimension.  So I thought about what I needed (because it’s all about me me me), and thought, “Intent.”  Maybe if I had a plan, I’d get something done.

And then I remembered I hated deadlines and resolutions and promises.  Still focus is good.  So this is Working Wednesday revamped for the start of the week.  You know, when we still think we’ll accomplish something.  Two parts: (1) Talk about what you did last week and then (2) Post a Maybe, something you need to do and maybe might get to.  Then next week, you start off saying “I did this Maybe” or “I didn’t get to that Maybe and I don’t care” and then talk about what you worked on this week.

It’s Working Wednesday with Intent.

So last week my Maybes were:

1. I have to finish Anna’s rewrite but now that’s back with Bob, so I’m working on Nadine.
2. I have to get this place unpacked and put away and make mega donations to the local thrift.
3. Taxes

Next time there will be ONE Maybe.  I worked on Nadine and Bob and I did a lot of brainstorming on the series in general, but yeah, nothing is finished and I don’t care.  I got the kitchen completely unpacked and organized, the counters cleared off, I know where everything is, and the local thrift store has a lot of kitchen stuff from me, so SUCCESS for the kitchen.  More to come. (Note: Keep your Maybe small, not the whole place, just one room, for example.  See?  We’re already learning to set reasonable goals.)  And then the taxes. Uh, not so much.

So this week, ONE Maybe: I have to get those freaking taxes done.

Your turn . . .

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Posted by Jenny

https://arghink.com/2026/03/so-argh/

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I have no intentions of stopping this blog.  Let’s face it, I don’t do much here, you all do all the work in the comments, and I like it in here.  It’s a well-worn blog, we did a little remodeling but not much, and it’s comfy.  I’ll probably be typing GBT with my last breath.  The blog is not going anywhere.

But I do think it needs refreshing as far as content, and definitely reorganizing behind the scenes.  I asked Mollie to fix the things you asked for–list of recent posts, sign up for e-mails, show the last ten replies, the calendar, etc.–and she’ll get to those eventually.

But we need a content review.

I don’t want to promise what I can’t deliver, but there are things I’d like to do for me (it’s all about me, folks) that you might find good, too.  And I think if I keep recurring posts to the same days although not necessarily every week, that’ll build in enough safeguards that I won’t get crazy trying to provide content here.   I do promise that Good Book Thursday will always be on Thursdays every Thursday (when I remember that it’s Thursday).   Everything else has its own day, but probably not every week.

Okay, Happiness Sundays every week, too, but that needs a revamp.  That started back on the old ReFab blog, but I think “happiness” is not a good description of that.  The NYT is doing a newsletter called The Good List which is just about the things we found that were good that week (I don’t have a link, but searching for “NYT The Good List” will probably get you a sign-up link).  Like a good cup of coffee, a great quote from somebody, something your good dog did, something that happened in daily life that was just good. The problem with “happy,” especially right now, is that happiness is a lousy goal and it wasn’t what that blog topic was about anyway.  That was about taking the time in the midst of swirling angst to see the spots of sunlight, that even just a dog leaping into your lap could be a moment of real joy, a Good Thing (channeling Martha Stewart).  So Happiness Sunday is now Good Sunday (that’s a much better title, too) and you don’t have to be happy to post there.  Just tell us a good thing (or more than one), a good moment on its own.  A good thing shared.  I do think that’s important, that we recognize those moments and dwell on them. Bask in them, even.

And then posts about writing, which I do love to do.  Let me think on that so I can get it straight in my head and I’ll get back to you.  But yes, we need writing posts back.  I liked watching TV shows and talking about some writing topic, too; I did that with the Person of Interest posts, and that was good for me, made me stretch my thinking.  And this would be a good place to try out things that I’d want in that writing book eventually.  You’re good guinea pigs, and God knows you pull no punches.  Good critique partners.

So I’m thinking about new post series, thinking that (except for Thursdays and Sundays) they wouldn’t show up every week, but they’ll always show up on the same days, so we can have dog/pet post day, and writing day. and whatever. Basically stuff I’d enjoy that would be optional to post.  Must think.

What do you think?

Edited to Add: I am WAY behind on Argh Author, like by months.  I apologize.  Life happened.  If you have a book, e-mail me and let me know AGAIN.  Please.

Edited to Add AGAIN: Working Wednesdays are now on Mondays and labeled Good Intentions Mondays. I think Wednesdays might be better for the occasional dog post.  Or any pet.  Haven’t worked that out yet, but Hump Day seems like it needs something easy to get us through the Oh-God-It’s-Only-Wedneday blues.  Also making Hump Day about dogs makes me laugh.  No, I’m not going to call it that, this is a classy blog.  But I’ll think it.

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