Hey, hey, there, December. I guess I gotta tell the world how November went as far as my goals.
1. Health Goals: I resolved to continue drinking an appropriate amount of water (around 4 glasses a day), eat 3 servings of fruits and veggies a day and keep my nutrition balanced, and walk at least 10,000 steps a day plus add in an aerobic activity every other day.
2. Personal Project Goals: I resolved to keep working on getting photos sorted as the first stop on a website rebuild; resolved to work on writing three days a week and submissions when I can; resolved to relearn ukulele songs I've forgotten and learn new ones, keep creating my regular webcomic and video content, and get some small voice acting gigs.
3. Reading Goals: I resolved to read at least twice a week.
4. Relationship and Communication Goals: I resolved to document daily life stuff more, keep up with e-mails and online communication, and make time for friends and family.
5. Other Goals: Get rid of some things in my garage, paint the pillar, keep the house clean, watch some backed up TV shows, and avoid biting my nails.
Progress Update:
HEALTH GOALS:
Summary: I didn't have specific weight goals and have mostly not visited the scale, but this month I got back on it a few times just to see where I am, and ya know. It'd be nice if that number was something else. I'm also not overly concerned about it. I'm still hitting the three-fruits-and-veggies-a-day goal most days, but still kinda struggling with the protein goals a lot. I may need to investigate some additional sources that I like eating. Water goals have been okay this month, though I missed my four-glass goal a few times, and I've continued with exercise (still mostly aerobics, but I did get in some DDR too) and taking vitamins. Here is my Health calendar of progress:
(Click these calendars and they will expand so you can actually read them!)
PERSONAL PROJECT GOALS:
Summary:
EDITING: The book has completed its second edit. It's at 140,000 words and change. I built an outline as I read and have now spent a couple days digging through it from a bird's-eye view, and have identified a few things to cut, a few things to summarize/fold into other chapters, and quite a few things to shorten. Third edit proper will start soon.
SUBMISSIONS:
No new news about agents or short story sales; if I don't have another sale in December, I'll be at only one sale this year, which is kinda sucky. I did also enjoy the cover reveal that came out last month for the book I wrote an introduction to.
Writing Progress:
PHOTO PROJECT: I buckled down and got a ton done on the photo project, but I'm still not done. I have completed back to 2002, with the help of journals (which is why it takes so long), but the journals end at the beginning of the year 2000, so after that it will be a lot of guesswork. Hopefully I can get this done before the end of the year.
UKULELE PRACTICE: I don't have an active goal with this right now since I met my goal earlier this year learning all the songs I assigned myself. I pick it up and noodle sometimes but I am not really practicing anything.
VOICE ACTING: Last month's multi-tier audition ended in success: I got the lead role in an upcoming audio thriller. I have completed my recording under a pretty tight deadline and we'll see how it sounds when it comes out. I also landed another role immediately after I got this one (also the lead role!), but I'm not sure if anything will happen because the creator of the project has not contacted me with any instructions. And the first project I recorded lines for at the beginning of this year finally released its first episode. My contribution to two roles is in the first episode. Others are cooking and coming out soon; the second episode of a fantasy show coming out shortly should have my voice in it during one scene, and a couple other shows are coming up on my parts or releasing this month.
Here's the Projects Calendar:
READING GOALS:
Summary: This has really been my worst goal this year--trying to read twice a week ended up being twice a month this time. I always say something's gotta give, but I do wish I was making time for this more consistently. The issue is that I don't schedule it, so it happens whenever, and sometimes that's never.
Progress:
RELATIONSHIP AND COMMUNICATION GOALS:
Summary: Besides Jeaux Day and Game Night, my social life included a movie hangout, a Thanksgiving dinner at my dad's, and three band practices! Plus some doctor's appointments and company interviews which aren't social but do have to go on the calendar. I don't owe anyone any e-mails, so that's nice. I haven't improved on the documentation goals I've had. Still just as disappointing.
Progress:
OTHER GOALS:
Summary: My eBay sales are going pretty well and clearing out some junk in my garage. I still need to sand and paint the plaster pillar that is sitting outside and need to sell some garage items. I now have three TV shows I want to watch, with two being in progress. I need to catch up on photographing the updated Steven Universe collection.
