30 day challenge – day 2 – 10 years from now.

Where would I like to be in 10 years time? That’s an easy one. I can honestly say I know exactly where I want to be and what I would like to achieve in life. This is something I have thought of for a long time now. My plans, goals and ambitions haven’t changed much over the years, but, as I have got older and as I am ever nearing the tender age of thirty-teen *ahem* I have become even more determined to achieve these goals and dreams. I want to make them a reality.

Career wise I WANT to be an established, professional writer whose work people know and enjoy. I would love more than anything to become famous and write best sellers but if I have just a few fans who buy my books and love reading my work then as far as I am concerned I have made it. Ultimately I want to be able to say “yes I am a writer and no matter how small I get paid I am making money doing something that I love.”  I would also love to be a rock star but I can’t sing for shiz so that plan ain’t going anywhere *sighs*.

In regards to family life I want to be the best mother I could possibly be to my girls (and maybe one more if I can earn enough money to persuade my partner David that we could cope financially with another bambino 😉  ) I would love to be married – preferably to David but if Channing Tatum or Ryan Reynolds are interested… well… I would be more than tempted to say yes haha! On a serious note though I want to still have David in my life, as my husband, in 10 years time. I want us to last. I want us to be a family for all the evers as I would say to him. I see us growing old together in our own home that is filled with love, laughter and way too many animals as well as children!

And finally… my personal goals. So far after struggling with my weight for years I have managed to lose 2.5 stone. I still have a long way to go before I feel good about myself,but I plan on working hard over the next year to achieve the body that will make me happy and comfortable with myself. For once I want to be able to be happy and at peace with who I am – both mentally as well as physically. I want to be a confident person who no longer struggles with self -image  or depression.

That is exactly where I want to be in 10 years time. I hope that some of these things will become reality in the next couple of years but over all if I reach these goals and maintain them then it’s all good. I know where I want to go and I wont stop until I get there.

shameless self promotion

As scary as this is for me I thought it was about time that I shared some of my work with you. I mean like my actual real writing stuff not the random spur of the moment casual things I write about on my blog. Since I started my blog page I have had some success with my poetry and short stories. I started off with only ever being published into two anthologies when I was 11 years old and I wanted to get established as a real writer / author as it has been a dream of mine for a very long time. When I was young it was my dream to have a book of my poetry published by the time I was 21. well I’m 7 years too late (or 3 years early if you wanna back me up on being only 18 years old) life got in the way but now I am ready to get this goal back on track. Perhaps change it to by the time I am 30…? Any ways here is where I am at right now. I have had one of my poems ‘Belonging’ published into the ‘Romantic Morsels’ anthology by Zimbell House Publishing,

( my pretty picture seemed to be a fail so here it is:

Belonging

As we lay in sweet ecstasy, I was lost in the serene blue of his eyes,
Drifting into a soulful meditation from the calm that radiated around us.
Strong arms encased me as I rested my head upon his firm chest, 
Comfortably reassuring me that I was safe.
The warmth of love spread through his cherub lips as they touched my hair,
Our hearts raced in unison with the rain that pounded the window pane,
And the tap tapping of blinds being pushed aside by the breeze in its rush to cool our perspirated
Skin.
Cocooned in the sated aftermath of passion, sleep weaved its spell upon us as we drifted in to a
Blissful belonging. )

my short story ‘Why Doesn’t it happen’ has been published by Alfie Dog Fiction to their website where it can be purchased for 39p (woooo paid work for me!) www.alfiedog.com/fiction/stories/leanne-cooper/why-doesnt-it-happen-leanne-cooper/ and I have just started working for Hype My Hair writing articles for their website, which I hope will lead to more paid work as I am incredibly poor 😥

http://www.hypemyhair.com/product/the-more-colourful-direction/#UToQuHeRZLMTPWtu.01

http://www.hypemyhair.com/tip/a-patch-test-could-save-your-life/#ywkeJVKhXIttVKWQ.01

So Please take a look at some of my stuff; let me know what you think (please be nice I’m a very sensitive person 😛 ) Thanks for reading and taking a look at my work. I am really grateful to everyone who follows my blog page or reads and likes my posts. You guys are awesome!

(If you are on Facebook I would love to hear from you. Add my page at www.facebook.com/leannecooper.author)

10 day you challenge. Day 4: 7 wants.

Continuing with the 10 day you challenge. I had to really think about what it was that I wanted the most out of life. I’m sure that a lot of people would have said that they wanted money or material things but, even though having a huge house and loads of money in the bank would be pretty awesome and not something I would ever refuse if offered to me, all I really want in life is for myself and the people who I love to be happy and comfortable.

Day 4: 7 wants.

1. To be happy and comfortable in life.

2. To become a successful writer. I really want people to enjoy my work and want to read it.

3. I really want my daughter to be happy and have a good life. I want her to achieve great things, to go places, and to have amazing experiences.

4. I want my mom to be happy. She has suffered with anxiety and depression for a while and I hate seeing her upset. I want her to know how truly amazing she is and for her to be confident with herself. I don’t want her to ever have to feel bad.

5. I want to spend the rest of my life with my partner (all the evas baba lol) I want us to build a future together doing things that make us happy and to be a real family with our children.

6. I want to be the best mom that I can be. I want my daughter to look back on her childhood with happy memories, knowing how much I love her and how much I sacrificed for her. I want her to say confidently, without hesitation that I was a good mother.

7.I want to be happy. Completely and utterly happy with no depression and bad thoughts, and no niggling voices telling me how shit I am at everything. I want to love and accept myself with complete peace of mind.