How did I do this week?
1. Work on my poetry (Poetry Journal) - year round
TINYPROGRESS - I wrote one new poem that I like. I should really make some time to go back and edit some old ones. I also have crazy scribbles all over some of my notebooks. I really should go back through those and see if I should make something real out of those.2. Lose weight - year long
No Progress - I haven't been able to make it back to the gym just because of some random scheduling issues.3. Learn rudimentary Spanish - year long
No progress.4. Make a video of some kind each month (outside of work) - year long
TINYPROGRESS - I have started outlining and actually storyboarding two projects, and discussed one with a friend and possible collaborator. I am not sure that I will be able to actually shoot something for several months because I am teaching and have other obligations for a while, but that means I should really start planning now so I am ready when my schedule and the weather clears!5. Actually do my blog post each month - year long
TINYPROGRESS - I have started planning two posts for this month.6. Do a really good job at my mentoring program! - year long
PROGRESS - I met with my mentor and had a really good discussion. She's actually going to look into something for me. It is also so fun to have someone to enthusiastically discuss film technique, style, process, and substance!7. Watch These Movies:
No progress.
The Butler (Sept)As Good As You (Oct)I Am Not Your Negro (Nov)Carol (Dec)Daughters of the Dust (Jan)Wild (Feb)- La Dolce Vita (Mar)
- Imitations of Life (April)
- Song of the Sea (May)
- Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (June)
- Spirited Away (July)
- Patti Cakes (Aug)
8. Read Books That I Own:
PROGRESS! I am trying to catch up! I'm about 100 pages into TFTSTL. I'm hoping to finish it within 1.5 weeks and get started on All the Single Ladies.Girl with a Gun (Sept)How to Not Be a Boy (Oct)Savage Grace (Nov)- Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud (Dec)
- All the Single Ladies (Jan)
- Women In Clothes (Feb)
- The Beauty Myth (April)
- We Were Feminist Once (June)
- Peter Pan (July)
- Swamplandia (Aug)
9. Finish my audiobooks
No progress.The Invention of Nature (Sept)Dear Fatty (Oct)Ghost, Edith Wharton short stories (Nov)Vile Bodies (Jan)The Forgotten Room (Dec)- The Feminine Mystique (Feb)
- Dancing in the Street (June)
10. Set up a scrapbook for the year - (Sept)
No Progress. I think I need to schedule a weekend or day in advance to focus on organizing stuff for a 2017 scrapbook.
11. Change a tire - (Nov) COMPLETE
12. Go see Spectacular Gems exhibit at Hillwood - (Nov) COMPLETE!
13. Get passport (By Dec) COMPLETE!!!
14. Send Christmas cards (Dec)
FAIL
15. Get new art framed (Dec) COMPLETE
16. Get something tailored (Jan)
No Progress
17. Have closet clear-out, get rid of stuff!!!! - (Jan)
No further progress.18. Learn two of the suits of the minor arcana (one set by Feb, one set by Aug)
TINYPROGRESS - I continue to practice. I feel I have forgotten a lot of what I learned. But I feel especially confused by swords.19. Get a new doctor (By Feb)
No Progress.20. Go to the dentist (By March)
No Progress.
21. Cook a roast or chicken/turkey (By May)
No Progress
22. Do a ghost tour in Baltimore (June)
No Progress
23. Finish Grandma’s poetry collection (July)
No Progress.
24. Sort out pension (By July)
No Progress
25. Learn the history of India
No Progress
26. Learn more about starting a business (proprietorships, LLCs, liability & taxes)
No progress.
27. Write a first draft of something creative (Aug)
No Progress
28. Go see Jim Henson exhibit at MoMI
No Progress
29. Go to the theatre 4 times. 2/4
No Progress. I actually found a new play I want to go see in NYC. Should get on getting a ticket.Bonus Goals:
- Get t-shirt quilt made
- Go on a Have You Met Newark? tour
- Plan a trip to Newport
- Visit Paterson, NJ
- See the Lion King
- Reread a classic like The Return of the Native or My Antonia
- Do a sewing project
Total:
Progress on 6/26 Goals and 0/7 Bonus Goals.
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