Monday, January 8, 2018

29 Things: Week 19

First week of January! Big snow storm!  I felt like I was really focused at times and completely not focused at others. And I wasted my Sunday evening watching the very boring Golden Globes, even if Oprah was awesome.

1. Work on my poetry (Poetry Journal) - year round

TINYPROGRESS - I kept revising and writing some new stuff (which was mostly drivel).

2. Lose weight - year long

No Progress.  Again, I feel like I lost weight but according to scale so far I haven't.

3. Learn rudimentary Spanish - year long

No progress.

4. Make a video of some kind each month (outside of work) - year long

No progress. I actually started trying to do this but the battery on my camera died!  I was thwarted!  I actually have something I HAVE to do this week so I better do this.

5. Actually do my blog post each month - year long

No progress.

6. Do a really good job at my mentoring program! - year long

PROGRESS - I started watching some of the material recommended to me by my mentor.  I have to remember to book those workshops I want to attend.

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:

No Progress.
  • 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

TINYPROGRESS - I continued listening to The Feminine Mystique a little.
  • 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

11. Change a tire - (Nov) COMPLETE


12. Go see Spectacular Gems exhibit at Hillwood - (Nov) COMPLETE!


13. Get passport (By Dec)

No progress.  Basically waiting for the next 3-4 week and watching the mailbox.

14. Send Christmas cards (Dec)

No Progress.  Still gotta sort this out.

15. Get new art framed (Dec)

TINY PROGRESS - I got 1 out of 3 remaining things.  Fingers crossed for this week.  The longer this drags on the less satisfied I am with what I decided to do with my diplomas.  >:[  But the artwork I got framed is actually turning out pretty good . . . which is why it is so frustrating they keep denting the frames!

16. Get something tailored (Jan)

No Progress

17. Have closet clear-out, get rid of stuff!!!! - (Jan)

TINYPROGRESS - I've gathered some things to donate to the local high school.

18. Learn two of the suits of the minor arcana (one set by Feb, one set by Aug)

TINYPROGRESS - I've been reading more!  One of the recent spreads I did was very puzzling; guess I got to keep working.

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)

TINYPROGRESS - I made myself relocated and dig out my papers on this project.

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)

TINYPROGRESS - I've been trying to work on something each day for a small amount of time.  Right now I'm just brain dumping, but I might be getting to a stage where I can start outlining and drafting some scenes.

28. Go see Jim Henson exhibit at MoMI

No Progress

29. Go to the theatre 4 times. 1/4

No Progress.

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 8/27 Goals and 0/7 Bonus Goals.

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