Boy do American politics make it tough to get anything done! It seems like every couple days there is something crazy going on that requires time to read up on and decide how to react--- laugh, cry, scream, organize. I'm trying to stay focused on my goals when I can, but it is hard with so many important things demanding my attention in addition to the usual--- work, school, doggie.
1. Finish #52FilmsByWomen challenge (goes until end of 2016)
PROGRESS: I drew up a fab plan to get the remaining 7 films watched, but I fell behind last week. Instead of 4 films I only watched two. I finally watched Double Happiness (yes, internal library loans!) and I also watched After the Wedding after I heard Hugh Laurie praise the director at the Golden Globes.
2. Collect the rest of the state quarters I am missing (I am missing Hawaii, Nebraska, Michigan, and Iowa) - COMPLETED
3. Watch these 12 films : The Darjeeling Limited, Wild, Trainspotting, Equity, Carol, Absolutely Fabulous The Movie, A Little Chaos, Songs My Brothers Taught Me, Diary of a Teenage Girl, Imitation of Life, The Fits, Brief Encounter
No Progress
4. Read these 3 feminist reads: To the Lighthouse, The Feminine Mystique, The Beauty Myth, Americanah, We Were Feminist Once
No Progress
5. Read 3 of these books that I own or have started reading: Shrill, Growing Pains (Billie Piper's autobiography), Savage Grace, Anna Karenina
TINY PROGRESS: I found my copy of Growing Pains. I can't seem to find my copy of Savage Grace! It must be around here some where
6. Visit Lambert Castle in Paterson, NJ
No Progress - I am probably going to try to do this later in the spring when the weather might be nicer.
7. Get my passport
No Progress
8. Make some awesome posters for the Women's March --- COMPLETED
PROGRESS/COMPLETED - This goal helped me keep my head in the game and commit to going to the Women's March in DC. I procrastinated a little on this, but I knew I would be so disappointed in myself if I didn't make some signs that I believed in the for match. I made 3 so that I could share with others in my party:
- Feminism is for everyone.
- Mni Wiconi, Water is Life, Rezpect Native Women
- This is what patriotism looks like
9. Finish off another student loan COMPLETED
10. Start to learn to play the drums
No Progress
11. Draft an outline for a narrative film (short or feature)
No Progress
12. Write a song
No Progress
13. Move COMPLETE
14. Put together an anthology of my Grandmother's poems
No Progress
15. Lose a bit of weight
TINY PROGRESS: I am not sure if I actually lost weight because the scale is not working, but I feel like I might have. I feel better. Initially, within a week or so of cutting out soda and buying junk food, I gained back the 3-4 lbs I had lost somehow. This was a bit dismaying, but I told myself to calm down because it really wasn't that big a deal and it was only the first week.
16. Put together a collection of poems (~30 poems, approx 2 new poems each month)
TINY PROGRSS: I wrote a new poem and editing a few old ones yet more! Art is never finished, only abandoned.
17. Learn to use a sewing machine
No Progress
18. Go to see the Lion King on Broadway
No Progress
19. Get a new doctor
No Progress
20. Keep blogging & try to write for a new blog
No Progress
21. Produce a short film (either my own film or for someone else)
No Progress
22. Go on a date
No Progress
23. Get something tailored
No Progress
24. Start a short, daily journal
No Progress - I fell behind on this over the weekend and I have too swamped to catch up. Must do that ASAP!
25. Write one of the articles/think pieces I've been contemplating (Snow White & the Huntsman, Bones, Pretty Little Liars, loud women)
No Progress
26. Learn either InDesign or Photoshop from Adobe Creative Suite
No Progress
27. Begin research & development for documentary project at work
No Progress
28. Write fan letters to writers Fraser McAlpine and Brian Jay Jones
No Progress
Bonus Goals:
- Practice changing a tire - No Progress
- Establish a hair styling routine - No Progress
- Create postcards from friends' art or photos - No Progress
- Write a draft of my practicum paper (not due until Sept 2017) - No Progress
Totals: Progress on 5/26 goals, 0/4 Bonus goals.
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