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Post by galactic-pirates on Mar 10, 2024 11:56:52 GMT -5
New couch sounds cool. Hope it's comfy! Good luck with the Gaslamp. I remember you talking about that and I want to read it. In regards to staying on track, that depends how you normally set writing goals. Like if you normally target word counts, perhaps target hours spent instead? That's what I've been doing. Hope March goes well for you! *cheers*
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Post by Tracey on Mar 31, 2024 14:54:37 GMT -5
Q1 Goals Writing- Write: 00,000/50,000 words
- Gaslamp Fantasy Book1: Revise | Edit 1 (if possible)
- Gaslamp Fantasy Book2: Plan
- Project Chaos: Brainstorm/Worldbuild
- Improve writing: Descriptions, characters, editing skills, etc. I feel like my writing has gotten worse over the years.
- Luddite: Brainstorm
Work on war/spy strategies and tactics document (my own writing resource) ReadingRead: 38/25 books- Read Nonfiction: 1/2
- Classics: 0/2
Annotate books: 3/3 booksKeep up with reading journal PersonalBuild up savings (private goal)Journal at least once a week- Check blood sugar weekly
Try a new recipe or two Social- Post to Instagram and change to focus mostly on books since I have nothing else to post about
- Take pictures in bulk and schedule posts
- Look over website
Work- Talk to ECE advisor about getting CDA and take steps to getting it.
- Establish routines at work [In Progress]
Art- Take an art class to get back into art (I have many I can take)
- Practice digital art (as I do my art studies)
- Draw a map
Here is a Q1 update....not good but I did really well with my reading goals so there's that. I should figure out my Q2 goals. Q2 goalsWriting- Word Count: 00,000/100,000 words
- Project Chaos: Reread | Brainstorm | Outline | Draft 1
- Luddite: Figure out what I'm going to do for this
Reading- Read: 00/25 books
- Nonfiction: 0/2 books
- Classics: 0/2 books
- Keep up with reading journal
Personal- Savings goal (personal)
- Journal once a week
- Check blood sugar once a week
- Get rid of 10 things
- Use walking pad 3x a week
Work- Catch up: Portfolios | Lesson Plans (get ahead)
- Professional Development: 0/6 hours
- Organize classroom
Art- Finish Sketchbook
- Take art class
- Draw a map
So these are my goals. Some of them are the same as last quarter which is fine. My writing goals have changed a bit since I'm changing the structure of my gaslamp fantasy books. It's going to be a series of standalones. Still doesn't have a title which I need to figure out soon. I just recently took out my sketchbook and I only have a few spreads left before it's finished so I should be able to finish it...we'll see. My motivation to do art has been all over the place. I want to but I don't want to break out the paint. But I also want to use these new paints my sister got me for Christmas...it's been a strange struggle over here.
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Post by galactic-pirates on Apr 1, 2024 3:14:40 GMT -5
You read how much??!! WOW! I am super impressed *cheers* I feel you with that art struggle, it's like a barrier to entry thing and it requires so many spoons to even contemplate starting. It's ok once it's in progress but making it happen is a real struggle. I feel you *hugs*. Working out a plan of attack for the Gaslamp is half the battle sometimes I think, so don't underestimate how much real progress that is! Well done with everything and I am cheering for you *waves pom-poms*
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Post by Tracey on Apr 7, 2024 10:03:42 GMT -5
galactic-pirates : Thanks! Yeah, I've been really hitting my reading goals. I've already finished 43 books this year and I'm almost halfway to my reading goal for the year (100 books). I'm definitely an audiobook person and I get through a lot of books that way but I have a huge physical TBR pile that I'm working through. My goal is to have 75% of my physical TBR read through. I'm trying to get rid of books I won't reread or annotate in the future and I give those to my coworkers because I'm trying to encourage them to read. It's been successful so far lol. As for art and writing...I just want to make some kind of progress in them. I've been itching to do both so I'm going to push myself to do them. April 8th - 14th- Writing: Work on outline for Gaslamp Fantasy Book1 | Figure out a title for gaslamp fantasy
- Reading: Finish Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett | Finish some other books on my TBR for April | 12 hour readathon w/ sister | Start annotating The Adventures of Amina Al-Sarafi
- Art: Find an art tutorial online and follow it
- Personal: Use walking pad: 0/3hrs (working my way up) | Check blood sugar daily: 0/7 days | Call to get more testing strips | Make an appointment for car maintenance
- Social: Post my TBR for April
- Work: Portfolios | Get ahead in lesson plans | Update resume
- Chores: Meal prep | Laundry | Throw away 5 things: 0/5
I'm trying to get myself more motivated. I don't know if it's just because it's sunny and feels like spring today but I think I can handle all of this.
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Post by galactic-pirates on Apr 7, 2024 11:06:08 GMT -5
Good luck with everything this week! Rooting for you! *waves pom-poms*
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Post by Tracey on Apr 14, 2024 14:06:44 GMT -5
galactic-pirates : Thank you! April 8th - 14th- Writing:
Work on outline for Gaslamp Fantasy Book1 | Figure out a title for gaslamp fantasy - Reading:
Finish Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett | Finish some other books on my TBR for April | 12 hour readathon w/ sister | Start annotating The Adventures of Amina Al-Sarafi - Art: Find an art tutorial online and follow it |
Painted something - Personal: Use walking pad: 0/3hrs (working my way up) | Check blood sugar daily: 4/7 days | Call to get more testing strips | Make an appointment for car maintenance
- Social: Post my TBR for April
- Work:
Portfolios | Get ahead in lesson plans | Update resume - Chores:
Meal prep | Laundry | Throw away 5 things: 5/5
Not so great but also not too bad. It was a bit of a rough week. Work has been...an unpleasant experience these days. I didn't get on my walking pad at all which is fine. I'll try again later. I'm really hoping to do more this week but we'll see.
April 15th - 21st
- Writing: Work on gaslamp outline | Start rewriting/revising | Come up with a title
- Reading: Finish books on TBR for this month | Work on annotating The Adventures of Amina Al-Sarafi
- Art: One spread in sketchbook
- Personal: Use walking pad: 0/3 hours | Check blood sugar daily: 0/7 days | Refill prescription | Get car fixed
- Social: Do something - I'm really trying to get back into social media but I'm really lazy.
- Work: Survive | Portfolios | Lesson plans | Clean room
- Chores: Meal prep | Laundry | Reorganize room | Get rid of 20 things: 00/20 | Wash bedding | Clean bathroom
I have Friday off and I'm going to try to be productive...I'm not sure if that's going to happen but I want to get my room cleaned, dusted, and rearranged. I'm trying to downsize and not have so many things. I don't use half of the things I own anyway so I think it would be good for me to try to get rid of some of it. Even if that means just throwing it away. We don't have a lot of secondhand stores that will take anything at the moment so that's unfortunate.
Well back to working on this novel.
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Post by galactic-pirates on Apr 15, 2024 2:46:15 GMT -5
I'm sorry work is being awful *hugs*. Be kind to yourself. Good luck with everything! *waves pom-poms*
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Post by Tracey on Apr 21, 2024 8:02:57 GMT -5
April 15th - 21st- Writing:
Work on gaslamp outline | Start rewriting/revising | Come up with a title - Reading: Finish books on TBR for this month |
Work on annotating The Adventures of Amina Al-Sarafi - Art:
One spread in sketchbook - Personal: Use walking pad: 2/3 hours | Check blood sugar daily: 6/7 days |
Refill prescription | Get car fixed - Social:
Do something - I'm really trying to get back into social media but I'm really lazy. I have a post for later today - Work:
Survive | Portfolios | Lesson plans | Clean room - Chores:
Meal prep | Laundry | Reorganize room [In Progress] | Get rid of 20 things: ?/20 [Definitely more than 20 things]| Wash bedding | Clean bathroom I didn't do so well on the reading portion of my goals and I did okay on the writing portion though. I did a lot of brainstorming but then I decided to do some changes. So my sister and I reevaluated our goals and I made some changes. My gaslamp fantasy is going to the backburner for now. I'll pick it up again soon but I made some changes to my goals and that series is not going to happen. I'm bringing another project forward instead. It's a standalone and it's almost all planned out. I'm just refining some of the details.I would really like to publish something soon(ish) and writing a series that needs a lot of time and planning isn't going to work for my timeline. I'm hoping to finish those next year though. I'll still be working on that project when I can but for now, I'll be drafting something else. I should probably update my quarterly goals.April 22nd - 28th- Writing: Reread Project Chaos (zero draft)| Brainstorm | Start outlining
- Read: Finish TBR for the month | Read: The Wishing Game | A Fate Inked In Blood
- Art: Fill a sketchbook spread | Art study: Basics
- Personal: Check blood sugar: 0/7 | Use walking pad: 0/3
- Social Media: Just post something
- Work: Portfolios | Lesson Plans | CPR Training | Make brownies for potluck | Get through the week
- Chores: Meal Prep | Laundry | Clean Closet | Reorganize bookshelves | Get rid of 5 things: 0/5
Well...not sure how well I can get to all of these but I'm going to try.
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Post by galactic-pirates on Apr 22, 2024 3:03:43 GMT -5
Sometimes working out what feels right to target is half the battle. If it's not the right time for the Gaslamp then it's not the right time. It'll still be there in future. Good luck next week! Rooting for you *waves pom-poms*
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