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kol 1. Resuming Operation Defat! Naturally, I have not gone to the gym yet. Fully intended to start up today but... am sick and working out in this weather is just a recipe for the lungs to try and make a break for it. Yet instead of ignoring this goal, I've been working hard on changing the eating habits and as a result I've actually dropped two pounds. My pressing goal is to drop to 165 pounds by January 25th, which should make Vegas even more of a reward. Eventual goal is 155 by Fanime (end of May) and 145 by next January. I've done almost 50 pounds in a year before, so working down 30 shouldn't be as difficult as long as I maintain and stop making bad decisions.
2. Drawing! It has been bothering me quite a bit lately how my art has not progressed, and the answer is I just have to draw more. I'm almost entirely self taught, and Pixie is a fabulous example of how setting goals for yourself can help dramatically improve your art. Plus, I keep forgetting how to draw my characters X3.
3. Drabbles! I barely wrote any this last year and I'm very depressed over this. I adore writing drabbles and getting comments and feedback on them, so why I don't I do more? Not having much free time cannot be an excuse any more because this is important to me and people find ways to write books with even less free time than I have.
4. RP! Neve needs her intro, and Kingdom desperately needs updating and a better management system for tracking posts. And for me to, you know, post in gym log and clover log and... okay, I just need to post more. So, I've decided to do weekly updates just so I can hold myself accountable. It worked for Operation: Defat the first time *___*
5. Cooking!I love the challenge my limited cooking tools and space presents. Need to get my gadget on and tinker hat on and make up some good cuisine, especially if I'm limiting how much prepared food I'm getting. This should help improve my quality of life in obvious ways as well as giving me a fun hobby to keep my spirits going.
6. Reading! I haven't read a book in ages. While I don't think I'll manage very many books this month, I will try and read at least one book a week, even if it is just a re-read. I think it will help tremendously with my writing and will help with the sagging inspiration as well as calm me down at work :D
7. Finishing up the Apartment! Okay, I will not be able to finish EVERYTHING, but I need to make a budget and figure out precisely the next stages. I know at some point this year I'll be getting an actual bed, rugs, a new mini fridge (with a separate freezer compartment OH JOY), and new blinds. But these projects tend to multiply once I get going... I have some fix ups to do as well, including putting down laminated contact paper on all my shelves and figure out how to put shelves in the cabinet above my table. And now that I think about it, I need new bedding as well. Must ponder color scheme <3.
8. Entertaining! I want to have people over for potential game nights. I miss playing Uno Attacks and Scrabble and hosting people at the apartment. I know I'm going to have my aunt #3 and her husband over at least once, but I'd love to have other people come out <33.
9. Vegas & Fanime prep!I still have to buy my plane ticket for Vegas and purchase my tickets for Fanime. I know I'm going to need new shoes before Vegas and a haircut, and should probably obtain a few new wardrobe items as well. I'm not sure if I should bring the monster suitcase or the tiny suitcase; might have to snare one of Aunt #3s just to be able to have room for the return trip, as I fully intend to purchase stuff <3.
10. The Car! While it is still not feasible for me to actually obtain sad car at the moment, I need to create a plan and a budget and start narrowing down more. It is unlikely I will manage to find an auction with my number one car choice (Kol wants a Green Prius named Kermit because in my heart I am really Miss Piggy), so I need to open up my options and figure out realistically what I want and how I can go about obtaining it.
2. Drawing! It has been bothering me quite a bit lately how my art has not progressed, and the answer is I just have to draw more. I'm almost entirely self taught, and Pixie is a fabulous example of how setting goals for yourself can help dramatically improve your art. Plus, I keep forgetting how to draw my characters X3.
3. Drabbles! I barely wrote any this last year and I'm very depressed over this. I adore writing drabbles and getting comments and feedback on them, so why I don't I do more? Not having much free time cannot be an excuse any more because this is important to me and people find ways to write books with even less free time than I have.
4. RP! Neve needs her intro, and Kingdom desperately needs updating and a better management system for tracking posts. And for me to, you know, post in gym log and clover log and... okay, I just need to post more. So, I've decided to do weekly updates just so I can hold myself accountable. It worked for Operation: Defat the first time *___*
5. Cooking!I love the challenge my limited cooking tools and space presents. Need to get my gadget on and tinker hat on and make up some good cuisine, especially if I'm limiting how much prepared food I'm getting. This should help improve my quality of life in obvious ways as well as giving me a fun hobby to keep my spirits going.
6. Reading! I haven't read a book in ages. While I don't think I'll manage very many books this month, I will try and read at least one book a week, even if it is just a re-read. I think it will help tremendously with my writing and will help with the sagging inspiration as well as calm me down at work :D
7. Finishing up the Apartment! Okay, I will not be able to finish EVERYTHING, but I need to make a budget and figure out precisely the next stages. I know at some point this year I'll be getting an actual bed, rugs, a new mini fridge (with a separate freezer compartment OH JOY), and new blinds. But these projects tend to multiply once I get going... I have some fix ups to do as well, including putting down laminated contact paper on all my shelves and figure out how to put shelves in the cabinet above my table. And now that I think about it, I need new bedding as well. Must ponder color scheme <3.
8. Entertaining! I want to have people over for potential game nights. I miss playing Uno Attacks and Scrabble and hosting people at the apartment. I know I'm going to have my aunt #3 and her husband over at least once, but I'd love to have other people come out <33.
9. Vegas & Fanime prep!I still have to buy my plane ticket for Vegas and purchase my tickets for Fanime. I know I'm going to need new shoes before Vegas and a haircut, and should probably obtain a few new wardrobe items as well. I'm not sure if I should bring the monster suitcase or the tiny suitcase; might have to snare one of Aunt #3s just to be able to have room for the return trip, as I fully intend to purchase stuff <3.
10. The Car! While it is still not feasible for me to actually obtain sad car at the moment, I need to create a plan and a budget and start narrowing down more. It is unlikely I will manage to find an auction with my number one car choice (Kol wants a Green Prius named Kermit because in my heart I am really Miss Piggy), so I need to open up my options and figure out realistically what I want and how I can go about obtaining it.
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Date: 2009-12-07 07:14 pm (UTC)