2016 – Progress on my goals
This is kind of a tough one. I am so far off my game it isn’t funny.
| 2016 – The Only Way Out Is Through | |||||||||||||
| Goals | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | Current Status |
| Live Blue or Die! | |||||||||||||
| Astronomy Moon Filters Photos | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Almost nothing for this year |
| Courses Video games Psychology | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Not much to date |
| Reading Kindle Unlimited Reading challenge | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | I might be a little unfair to myself on this one as I have finished a few books in there, mainly Stephanie Plum, a book about the music industry, some more CS Lewis, etc. but nothing that would go green, maybe just a few yellows in June or July perhaps |
| Writing Blogs HR Guide Non-fiction guide | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Not much happening as I had to move my blog and completely rebuild it on a new hoster |
| Photography Course Setup cards | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Crickets chirping, that’s what I hear |
| Reviews TV episodes Book reviews Season reviews Movie reviews | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | If it wasn’t for my reviews of TV premieres, it would have been red throughout |
| Organize New apps Redo bucket list Family passport | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Apps are working well, particularly for shopping, calendar, but not quite up to speed on personal to do yet. |
| Cyber Sort photos Scan photos Sort music Backup options | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Photo sites are up to date, and not bad on backups…nada for scanning or music |
| Honey do list Establish list One item per week | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Nada |
| Stick To The Knitting | |||||||||||||
| Andrea Date nights out Game nights Family trip | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Nada |
| Jacob Boys nights Video games Summer excursions Sports “practice” | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Not much, regular “busts” between trying to find something we can do together vs. just things he likes to do on his own,,,he’s been enjoying golf the last month, so I guess that’s something |
| Website support Briargreen PS Astropontiac | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Astropontiac has been fine, albeit limited, and I did a bunch of work on Briargreen for a resource library, but not much else (nor have they asked, I guess) |
| Focus Your Energy, Be Prolific | |||||||||||||
| Writing Fiction Posting Creativity challenge | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Very little, partly by the wipe-out of the website and the rebuild |
| Cooking Wings and sauces Mom’s recipes Dad’s baking Friend’s recipes | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Not much for the year, new baking attempts this month |
| Photobooks Year in review Targeted themes Astronomy | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Not sure what colour this one is as it is a mish-mash with the website which is fully up to date, some work on photos for Doug’s 90th birthday, etc. but not many actual books ordered |
| Be Bright, Be Bold, Be Direct | |||||||||||||
| Stretching Muscle groups Yoga Chiro and massage | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Nada |
| Exercise Walking at lunch Martial arts kata Weekend excursions | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Bits and pieces, mostly nada |
| Career Re-certify french Publish guides | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Made a decision about my future, that’s about it, not enough to take it off red |
Overall, well, I suck: 11 red, 5 yellow, and 2 green, albeit a bit generous. May through September was a wasteland of non-productivity, and it disgusts even me. I knew I was dropping, so I restarted seeing my counsellor. No clear answers as to what is going on with me, partly as the middle of September saw a sudden boost in approach, energy, etc. I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing. For a week. Then I got a flu bug, which is par for the course for me. I need to recommit, but I’m working on a new tracking list hoping that somehow I can hold myself more accountable.
Fingers crossed, as I have no confidence in my ability to re-commit without a lot of luck. We’ll see how far I get.
