I made this journal separate from my regular one (Amaryllis) because I figured revised updates of my goals is pretty boring. Anyone who wants to see my monthly goal progress can follow this journal.
If you read this, please hold me accountable, because I always have lots of ideas but struggle to follow through with them. I am hoping that publicly updating on the 31st with my failures and successes will help motivate me to do more than hide in my room and be lazy. To /finish/ something. I would also love to hear your strategies for motivating yourselves. I am tired of not accomplishing any of my goals or finding any success and I really want to try my very best in 2018. I’ll be back January 31st to review that month’s progress. /flex
Lastly, my actual ‘work’ is not on here because immediate cash in hand is enough motivation for that, as it always has been. I will be taking costume dress commissions through Etsy almost full-time as I have been for the last 6 years.
Overall Plan for 2018
Finish first draft for the story I have been working on.
500 hours of Free Code Camp (FCC.)
Make at least one new item for my Etsy shop.
Go to at least 3 Meetups or social events with new people.
Replace front window, maybe others.
January
Fix hamburger project for FCC
- done on time!
Fix broken image links for FCC portfolio project
- done on time!
Finish first half of intermediate algorithm scripting for FCC
- failed, pushing back to February, pushing back all by one month.
Storyboard 100% complete
- done on time!
Re-evaluate schedule, send updated schedule to accountability partners
- done on time!
February
One Meetup
-failed, but mostly because of blizzards
Pipes cleaned
-failed, I thought this was a note to myself I could ignore, not a goal
Finish first half of intermediate algorithm scripting for FCC
-succeeded!
4545 words
-failed, not even close. Turns out I’m not a discovery writer; my vague outline is not enough.
March
Send Suzanne a silly cheer-up package
-failed; I was too stressed and sad this month to write a genuine and cheerful letter to cheer up someone else. I have all of the supplies and presents and stationary purchased, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it.
Finish second half of intermediate algorithm scripting for FCC
-succeeded!
9090 words
-failed. I am removing writing goals temporarily to double-up on coding, because coding has more of an immediate benefit and because I am too stressed and sad to generate happy creative energy.
Pipes-cleaned (carried over from February)
-succeeded!
Attend one Meet-Up (carried over from February)
-succeeded!
April
Send silly cheer-up package to Suzanne (carried over from March)
Finished advanced algorithm scripting for FCC (this is double previous monthly hours], since I removed writing)
Re-evaluate schedule, send updated schedule to accountability partners
May
Second Meetup
1 and 1/3 through advanced front end projects for FCC
June
2 and 2/3 through advanced front end projects for FCC
July
Pattern complete and supplies acquired for new shop item.
Finish advanced front end projects for FCC
August
Front windows complete (if I find a reasonable estimate)
1.25 React projects for FCC
Re-evaluate schedule, send updated schedule to accountability partners
September
Suzanne cheer-up package
2.5 React projects for FCC
October
Third Meetup
3.75 React projects for FCC
November
New shop item completed.
Finish React projects for FCC
End of year totals:
50,000 words - rough draft ready for editing, rewrites, and finishing in 2019 [Temporarily removed these monthly goals, but I still might make a push to finish by the end of the year if my situation improves, so I’m leaving it here for now.]
475 total hours of Free Code Camp, leaving 525 remaining for 2019
Attended three Meet-ups or other social events with new people
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