Monthly Archives: September 2017

September Goals Post

Doing my best. Honestly. It feels as though there’s been no progress… However, I am blogging this a little early (the 24th) so there might be some progress that doesn’t get recorded until next month. If I forget to update between now and the 30th.

    • Edit SG — At least 90/138 as of 9-24-17, but I have a goal to get it done and back to the author by the end of the month. 
    • Complete Short Stories:
      • TTOBT
      • WOW
      • CN
      • ZJ
      • GG
    • Complete Novels:
      • K&N — I have done a few chapters on this
      • TBM — The end is in sight. So is the sequel. (I have a feeling that will be Nano this year.)
      • TCC
      • ADM
      • PR
      • TAG
    • Sell 72 items this year (6/month):  1 frame (Total count: 14)
    • Post 12 Pc of Artwork on Etsy <– not yet
    • Finish stuffed cupcake <– Found this project, but did nothing on it. 
    • Blog daily on Bittersuites <– So, I’m trying this for an October goal. 
    • Write 12 flash stories on Wedschild’s Wanderings <– only 11 to go. 
  • Podcast flash stories 
  • Create audiobook for CBE
  • Let go of 1000 things: 500 
  • Get conversion therapy banned in my county and state. 
  • Edit C.J. short story <– Still a horrible friend who hasn’t done this.
  • Stop drinking sodaFAIl. Utter FAIL. I will try starting this again. I did find a caffeinated selzer I like though. 
  • NEW GOAL: Exercise 5X a week  — Actually joined a gym. Started going 3X a week to start. (Current avg 1.4)
  • Update Patreon 
  • Create IGB Videos
  • Quarterly newsletters for IGB&GFP 
  • Finish 4 crafts:

Pie in the Sky Goals

  • Start a hyper-local paper for BG. — Go door to door gathering info 
  • Develop an AI assistant
  • Start a gentlewoman’s club — like an old-fashioned men’s club. A dining room, a bar, reading/lounge rooms, library, gaming room, media room, rentable area for weddings and like, rooms that members can sleep in for the night. Yearly membership, plus food and such. <– so, um, yeah, have the LLC registered.

Actual Bucket Goals

  • Adapt forensic sniffer as a blood sugar detector
  • Sail on a clipper ship
  • Visit Paris (Esp. Disney Paris)
  • Visit London and take the Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper tours
  • Go back to Germany and visit all the places I missed and what was East Germany
  • Develop a method for cleaning up space junk. Possibly using electromagnets. 

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So, it’s a Sunday

And I feel like I got nothing done really.

However, on the other hand, I got through quite a bit of my to do list this weekend.

I’ve been fighting through cleaning up my bathroom, including throwing out a few things that I’ve had for ages, but just haven’t used. And I have discovered the absolutely best way to motivate me to clean — give me a hard deadline for something else. In fact, the idea that I have something due in a week? That means I’ll happily wash the baseboards and vacuum the house.

I have no idea why that is, but I know it’s true. I have to be careful to make myself focus on the real things.

What I did get done:

  • Took books to the local bookstore so that as we ramp up into Christmas shopping time, there’s plenty of books at the shop.
  • Picked up the items I won at the local estate auction. Heck, Dr. Ruth’s Game of Good Sex looks hilarious.
  • Stopped at the storage unit to retrieve my friend’s camp chair for her to take with her camping.
  • Provided wholesale costs to a bakery client.
  • Made arrangements to discuss budget and timeline for a new app my business partner and I want to develop.
  • Picked up some apples and selzer at the grocery.
  • Edited part of GS.

That’s a little better than what I thought I’d gotten done.
Well, that’s all for this little check-in.

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Sunday Night Music: Iron Horse

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September 24, 2017 · 10:03 am

Sunday Night Music: Tetris Ragtime

This is the soundtrack of my childhood. Hours of my life were spent playing Tetris. This is why I can pack a car.

 

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September 10, 2017 · 12:13 am

Sunday Night Music: Sound of Silence

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September 3, 2017 · 1:13 am

August Goals Post

Oops… I think I missed a couple of months. Let’s see if anything else got done.

    • Edit SG — At least 1/3 of the way through as of 8-27-17
    • Complete Short Stories:
      • TTOBT
      • WOW
      • CN
      • ZJ
      • GG — updated this one
    • Complete Novels:
      • K&N — I have done a few chapters on this
      • TBM — I have updated this one. 
      • TCC
      • ADM
      • PR
      • TAG
    • Sell 72 items this year (6/month):  1 tee-shirt (Total count: 13)
    • Post 12 Pc of Artwork on Etsy <– not yet
    • Finish stuffed cupcake <– I have no idea where this project is right now. 
    • Blog daily on Bittersuites <– *snickers* This goal is getting more ridiculous every time I look at it. But I did manage to post more and comment more this month than the last six. 
    • Write 12 flash stories on Wedschild’s Wanderings <–One posted!
  • Podcast flash stories <– I put this on here as a goal? What was I smoking?
  • Create audiobook for CBE
  • Let go of 1000 things: 450 (From a yard sale that didn’t actually happen, I’ve divested a *lot*)
  • Get conversion therapy banned in my county and state. 
  • Edit C.J. short story <– Still a horrible friend who hasn’t done this.
  • Stop drinking sodaFAIl. Utter FAIL. I will try starting this again.
  • NEW GOAL: Exercise 5X a week  — Actually joined a gym. Started going 3X a week to start. (Current avg 1.4)
  • Update Patreon – Um, I am not a patron for five people. Shall we count that?
  • Create IGB Videos
  • Quarterly newsletters for IGB&GFP 
  • Finish 4 crafts:

Pie in the Sky Goals

  • Start a hyper-local paper for BG. — Go door to door gathering info 
  • Develop an AI assistant
  • Start a gentlewoman’s club — like an old-fashioned men’s club. A dining room, a bar, reading/lounge rooms, library, gaming room, media room, rentable area for weddings and like, rooms that members can sleep in for the night. Yearly membership, plus food and such. <– so, um, yeah, have the LLC registered.

Actual Bucket Goals

  • Adapt forensic sniffer as a blood sugar detector
  • Sail on a clipper ship
  • Visit Paris (Esp. Disney Paris)
  • Visit London and take the Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper tours
  • Go back to Germany and visit all the places I missed and what was East Germany
  • Develop a method for cleaning up space junk. Possibly using electromagnets. 

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