Welcome to Clarenet's Corner! It's a cosy little nook surrounded by overflowing bookshelves and more craft supplies than I know what to do with. I've decided to try something a little different with my graphics this year - vertical banners! After last year's complete failure to create any banners for my progress updates in the later months, I've decided to challenge myself and have all twelve created by the end of January this year. Writing or Planning Goals  100k in any combination of the following:  The Doctor's Daughter Mistaken Identity Singing in the Dark Back to Xyrantia Editing or Redrafting Goals 200 hours on any combination of the following:  Up In Smoke No Going Back Reading Goals Finish 5 books on my 'Currently Reading' list Read 20 books on my 'To Read' list

Go you! Okay, but I super love the side banner!!!
You're so going to slay this 2021!

Ooooh side banner, very cool! Good luck with your goals

I love the side banner! Good luck with your goals.

Oooh, side banners! What a great idea. Good luck with your goals!

I love the banner, Clarenet! Gorgeous.

Great luck this year!

vertical banner is super cute!
it is very helpful to have them all made before the year even starts.
good luck this year!

Hooray for the vertical banner! And good luck this year!

Best of luck on your 2021!

Clarenet's Corner - January Update Lockdown 3.0 is starting to get to me, so I've made an earlier than usual start on the gardening (pulling up weeds helps with the restlessness).  Busy as always with the worship band, and not too fussed about getting a new job. I'm considering opening an Etsy shop though and making use of my crafting skills. Writing or Planning Goals  100k in any combination of the following:  The Doctor's Daughter Mistaken Identity - 7,375 words Singing in the Dark Back to Xyrantia Editing or Redrafting Goals 200 hours on any combination of the following:  Up In Smoke No Going Back Reading Goals Currently Reading 2 of 5 books finished: A Diary of a Private School Kid by Penn Brooks (12th Jan) Playing the Moldovans at Tennis by Tony Hawks (19th Jan) To Read Started 1 of 20 books: A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor (started 20th Jan - currently on page 204) WriYe Challenges Luddite - 9 pages on 6th January 31 OC Challenge - 10 of 10 completed - challenge won WriDay - target 2,500 words - wrote 2,634 words - challenge won

You're doing a great job with your goals.

Good luck with the gardening!

Clarenet's Corner - February Update A snowy start to the month impacted on the gardening, but the last week warmed up and it finally feels like spring, so gardening has resumed. I'm determined to make use of the dry weather while it lasts. Still busy with the worship band, and vaguely trying to get a new job (I applied for one and didn't get invited for an interview, but admin roles are very competitive right now, so I'm still happy to be patient). Still thinking about opening the Etsy shop (I can't decide on a name - I want it to be a play on 'stitching'), but the sewing is going well. Started the month 1,000 words behind, and slipped to nearly 4,000 words behind. Pulled it back with a combination of 5k Weekend and FMM. Writing or Planning Goals  100k in any combination of the following:  The Doctor's Daughter Mistaken Identity - added 7,251 words (total 15,019 words) Singing in the Dark Back to Xyrantia - 1,570 words Editing or Redrafting Goals 200 hours on any combination of the following:  Up In Smoke No Going Back Reading Goals Currently Reading 2 of 5 books finished: A Diary of a Private School Kid by Penn Brooks (12th Jan) Playing the Moldovans at Tennis by Tony Hawks (19th Jan) To Read Finished 1 of 20 books: A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor (20th Jan to 31st Jan) Started 1 book: The Locket by Ruth Saberton (started 10th Feb - currently around 13%) WriYe Challenges Luddite - 9 pages 5k Weekend - goal of 5,000 words - won with 5,101 words FMM - goal of 1,000 words - won with 1,075 words March Goals Planning to enter Edit Hike, but still deciding which goal bracket to aim for (I'm thinking somewhere in the region of 50,000 words). More reading time - I'm falling behind on my goal of 25 books for the year, and my 'to read' list is growing ever longer. More gardening (year goal for that is to get the ground levelled and the paths laid).

Great work getting back on track with those two challenges! I hope inspiration strikes for your Etsy shop name.

Love the banners! And yay, Etsy!
I hear you on the 'to read' list. I'm forever acquiring new books lol

Clarenet's Corner - March Update More gardening (avoiding the rainy days). The original goal for the garden was five years, but we might be able to do it in four (we're two and half years into the project). Comparing photos from March this year with the same dates from last year shows a lot of work has taken place. Worship band is keeping me occupied, haven't found a job (yet), and still can't decide on a name for my Etsy shop. Sewing has taken a bit of back seat to editing and gardening. Ending the month nearly 7.5k above where I need to be for my year's word target, but that means I can go easy on my writing over the summer, and some 40 hours behind on my editing target (but it's still early in the year, so I don't mind). Writing or Planning Goals  100k in any combination of the following:  The Doctor's Daughter Mistaken Identity - total 15,019 words Singing in the Dark Back to Xyrantia - 1,570 words Editing or Redrafting Goals 200 hours on any combination of the following:  Up In Smoke No Going Back - 15,516 words written (rewrote the last six chapters), approaching 8 hours of editing time. Reading Goals Currently Reading 2 of 5 books finished: A Diary of a Private School Kid by Penn Brooks (12th Jan) Playing the Moldovans at Tennis by Tony Hawks (19th Jan) To Read Finished 2 of 20 books: A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor (20th Jan to 31st Jan) The Locket by Ruth Saberton (10th Feb to 23rd Mar) - well worth reading, especially if you're into family history Started 2 books: Christmas by Candlelight (Polwenna 8) by Ruth Saberton - 18% (started 23rd March) Christmas: Tradition, Truth and Total Baubles by Nick Page - page 5 of 246 (started 10th March) WriYe Challenges Luddite - 9 pages Edit Hike - goal of 20,000 words - won on 29th March  WriDay - goal of 2,500 words - won with 2,985 FMM - goal of 1,000 words - won with 1,214 words April Goals Combining Res April and Camp with Mistaken Identity (determined to actually finish it one day). Goal is 25,000 words. More reading time - Still behind on my goal of reading/finishing 25 books this year. More gardening (I'd like to uncover the last paving slabs). Need to create the next few banners for my progress thread (I got as far as April's banner).