1. Get a new job and move. No progress.
Haven't done any more applications this week. Haven't really found any more jobs that I'm interested. I'm torn between want to work in a job related to the environment and in media production. I think I'm subconsciously holding out for something that marries the two but I don't think that's the best approach if my goal is just to get out without taking a step backwards.
I also want to talk to my boss about getting some professional development so I can develop some more PR and marketing skills.
STEP 1 more job searching
STEP 2 crank out those applications
STEP 3 develop some more skills
STEP 4 Talk to my boss about professional development
2. Make my own postcards. No progress.
STEP 1: do some MORE research on the cost of ordering some cards.
STEP 2: identify 5 photos I would like to use on the cards
STEP 3: look into how to design my card (using Photoshop, using a online template from a print service etc.)
3. Write a script No progress.
I went to a brand new screenwriting group meeting last week. It was nice to meet a few other people that I might be interested in working with. It can also be inspiring just to be around other people who are producing. I kind of want to write and shoot a short film (like 1-3 mins) for submission to a tiny short film competition in the end of February, but I think it is really unlikely that I will do this.
STEP 3: Do a complete outline of the plot points.
STEP 4: identify my major problem areas
STEP 5: Get out my screenwriting books again with this story to help structure the story
STEP A: Come up with a concept for a short film that I can shoot and complete in a couple weeks.
STEP B: See if I can pull together the equipment/people I need to produce it.
4. Publish a poem No progress.
STEP 0: send poems to my friend for editing
STEP 1: do some research into common ways to get poetry published
STEP 2: identify some places where I would like to submit a poem and qualify
STEP 3: select some poems for submission and fine tune them
5. Track my spending/budget No progress
Now that it is January I want to start off on the right foot! I want to get may budget in order and figure out a way to keep track of my expenses.
STEP 2: Take stock of my current finances.
STEP 3: Set-up my budget for 2015.
STEP 4: Identify key rules/habits that will keep me on-top-of things and organized.
STEP 5: Identify financial goals (like major purchases, savings goals, loan payoffs etc.)
6. Apply for a passport No progress.
STEP 1: Figure out how one applies to get a passport.
STEP 2: Figure out how long it will take.
STEP 3: Figure out how much it will cost.
STEP 4: Decide when to begin the application process.
8. Visit Canada No progress.
STEP 1: Decide where I would like to visit (Nova Scotia).
STEP 2: Decide when I would like to visit and how long.
STEP 3: Decide who I would like to come with me.
STEP 4: See if it is possible to plan such a trip.
9. Alter two items of clothing for myself No progress.
I want to ask my mother to teach me how to use the sewing machine. I know once I get the hang of that I should be able to do some simple things. I have a dress that I want to hem that I think might be a good start.
STEP 1: Decide who can teach me.
STEP 2: Get advice as to what would be good starter items to alter.
10. Get something tailored. No progress.
STEP 1: Identify some local tailors and their contact info and advice from others as to the quality of the work.
STEP 2: Determine how much I am willing to spend.
STEP 3: Select 2-3 things I would like to attempt to get altered (in case 1-2 alterations are not possible)
11. Take a fitness class No progress.
There is a local ballet school that I think I might try to get a pass for to attend the adult classes. I have to call them to find out more.
STEP 5: Come up with fitness routine/solution for at-home during the winter.
STEP 6: Look into getting a gym pass for the spring.
STEP 7: Look into getting an adult pass for the ballet school.
12. Read at least 4 of these feminist books: **PROGRESS**
Lean In, Reverence to Rape, A Room of One's Own, The Second Sex, The Beauty Myth, MaddAddam, The Feminine Mystique, Bad Feminist, NEW ADDITION: Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Finished Year of the Flood, and am 60 pages into MaddAddam. Hurrah for fiction!
STEP 3: Read Year of the Flood
STEP 4: Read MaddAddam
STEP 5: Read The Beauty Myth
13. Organize something for Directed By Women--- a global viewing party happening in Sept 2015. No progress.
STEP 1: Review the guidelines
STEP 2: Brainstorm some ideas.
14. Write those think piece articles No progress.
STEP 1: Outline what I would like to say about one of my article ideas.
STEP 2: Do the relevant research.
STEP 3: Write a first draft.
15. Buy a new laptop No progress.
STEP 1: Identify the main things I will need my laptop to do.
STEP 2: Work out what the specifications are for what I want.
STEP 3: Investigate the price range available for what I want.
STEP 4: Modify expectations or price range.
STEP 5: Choose a vendor.
16. Keep to a blogging schedule No Progress
Another fail this week! I think I am struggling with what exactly this blog is and what sort of content I should put on it. It is easy to post stuff when I am making stuff (photos, cards, poems) but when I'm not, what should I put? Should it just be a dumping ground for my thoughts? Who would want to read that?
I also think managing the blog for work is giving me a little bit of burn-out. I haven't even kept up with my Instagramming which I usually love doing.
STEP 2: Try to stick to it.
STEP 3: Modify schedule as I figure out what works. (Don't just abandon it!)
17. Help a friend make her film a reality. No progress.
NO MORE EXCUSES
STEP 1: Read new script.
STEP 2: Follow up with my friend about how the project is progressing and my thoughts on the script.
STEP 3: Educate myself on ways to get funding for the script.
18. Start learning a little web design **PROGRESS**
I finished the 'Make a Website.'
STEP 2: Finish my Make a Website lesson on Code Academy.
STEP 3: Complete the HTML/CSS lesson on Code Academy.
19. Finish books I have already started: No progress.
Survival of the Prettiest,
STEP 4: Finish Survival of the Prettiest
STEP 5: Read Story of B
20. Organize a Clothing Swap or Yard Sale **PROGRESS*
Invites are out, so far I have about 5 people coming I think. My goal is 10 people. I have to make a plan for food and tidying the house. There is a bit of clutter that needs to get sorted and dealt with.
STEP 5: Figure out how it will run.
STEP 6: Make sure enough people are coming.
STEP 7: Organize food.
STEP 8: Deal with clutter
STEP 9: Clean house
21. Develop a financial plan for my loans No Progress
STEP 1: Revisit all my loan paperwork so I have a firm grasp of all the aspects.
STEP 2: Find some people I trust and who have expertise that can give me helpful advice.
STEP 3: Explore options for paying off loans faster than my current monthly installments.
23. Watch these 10 classic movies that I have never seen **PROGRESS**
Malcolm X,
I think I may have tracked down a copy of Young Frankenstein so that will be next I think.
STEP 6: Get Young Frankestein from the library and watch.
24. Update a YouTube channel at work **TINY PROGRESS**
We have made some more headway on getting rid of bad content. I still need to make a plan for when we will stop going through the bad content and move on to the next thing.
STEP 3: Develop timeline for eliminating bad content.
STEP 4: Send follow-up email with marketing department delineating responsibilities.
STEP 4: Follow up with partners on new playlist ideas I have.
25. ANNOUNCING: Complete some family projects: I want to help my sister make a scrapbook for our family reunion, help my mother create a wedding album for a cousin, and create an anthology of my grandmother's writing--- hopefully with some of her art and painting included.
STEP 1: Look through the wedding photos.
STEP 2: Do some research on what typically goes into a wedding album.
STEP 3: Talk to my mom about what she wants for the wedding album.
STEP 4: Talk to my sister about her ideas for the scrapbook.
STEP 5: Call my aunt about the writing that she has gathered from my grandmother.
26. Private health-related goal. No progress.
Score: Progress on 5 of 23 goals.
Yay goals! I can help with 25 if I can.
ReplyDeleteHow fascinating is Year of the Flood and Toby.