Wayyyyyyyyyyyyy back in April, I posted my list of goals I'd put together in January as part of Chris Baty's Year of Doing Big Fun Scary Things Together. It's now almost October, so I figure it's time for an assessment of where I stand, what progress I've made, and what still needs to be done.
1. Finish Ambigu (Nano2005)? Nope, not so much. But I've been trying to get back into the swing of it before Nano2007 rolls around. So, while not nearly finished at all, I've made some progress.
2. I decided that taking ceramics classes on Thursday evenings didn't really fit into my work schedule. Instead, we invested in an art table so I could do art at home.
3. www.thedrafthorse.com has been up and running (if largely under construction) for quite a while now. The Italian Stallion has been going to town on his webspace.
4. Finances are always a work in progress, but by and large, I'm making improvements.
5. I bought a scale. And I lost 10 lbs without trying too hard. (I'm down to around 147 lbs and have been for a while.) But I still drink too much Coca-Cola-Sweet-Nectar-Of-Life.
6. I haven't written the article yet, but I did write one heck of an impassioned pro-carriage/urban horse argument on phillyblog.com.
7. Facebook is my friend.
8. We love our new apartment. It's perfect.
9. While cleaning out stuff led to more than a few arguments between thedrafthorse and the Italian Stallion, it's been done, and we're all happy.
10. I'm planning on it, and counting down the days to Nov. 1! I even have an inkling of an idea...
11. I haven't been to the library, but I did find my OLD research while performing #9.
12. I've got some pretty pictures of my coworkers. I still want to take some more, though.
13. I haven't done much here, but my solution to #2 is a start, and I even did some networking on a carriage ride the other day!
14. Yes, I cook some, but I do live in Foodadelphia.
So, to refocus my goals:
1. Write. This includes Ambigu, Nano2007, the daily Haiku, etc.
2. Do art.
3. Watch less TV and drink fewer Cokes.
4. Pay off debt.
5. Keep organized. (I just had to clean out 2000 emails in my inbox.)
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13.4.07
The Inaugural Post
Well, I've set up a blog to go with my "new" website, www.thedrafthorse.com.
Back in January-ish, over on the National Novel Writing Month forums, Chris Baty started the Year of Doing Big, Fun, Scary Things Together (YoDBFSTT). One of my goals for 2007 was to set up my own website. It's still under construction (i.e. not started other than having a nifty "Under Construction" page.
For the sake of introduction, though, here's my original posting over on the NaNo boards for my goals for 2007.
Well, it turned out that 2006 was my year of doing Big, Scary, Fun things...For instance, since November 1, 2005, I have:
1. Won NaNo 2005, though I didn't FINISH my novel, I just wrote 50K words. Nonetheless, participating in the amazing experience of writing a novel in 30 days changed my life. Becase after that, I decided to do other Big Fun Scary things, rather than putting them off for that proverbial "Someday." Hence, I:
2. Decided I did NOT want to be a history professor, so I dropped out of graduate school--3.5 years in to graduate school and close to being ABD, but who cares if it's not what you want to do! Major life change. Now what?
3. Moved to eastern France to be with my husband, who was doing research, for 3 1/2 months .
4. Walked between my city in France and the town two towns over (about 13.5 miles). Just because.
5. Lost about 40 lbs.
6. Returned to U.S. and took a hourly wage job developing photos so we could afford to have:
7. Moved to Philadelphia.\
8. Decided to follow a lifelong dream and work with horses. Consequently, I found THE MOST AWESOME JOB IN THE WORLD. I drive a horse and carriage in downtown Philly for a living now. Full time. Year round. And I give the best d**n history tour in town. But this is all kinda scary because A) I'm naturally a shy person who now has to approach total strangers all day and talk to them...I'ma performer now, and B) it's a commission job, so income is very variable and let's not even talk about taxes, and C) I've spent my entire life thinking I couldn't do physically demanding things. This winter I'm mucking stalls and am in the best shape I've been in my life.
So, what are my goals now? Where do I go from here?
drumroll
NAPOLEONDANCE's 2007 ADVENTURE LOG (In no particular order):
1. Actually finish that first draft of a novel I started for NaNo 2005. It's at 60K, but wants to be twice that long.
2. Spend more time not only taking my ceramics classes but spending time outside of class during open studio on them. I need to not be so afraid of people seeing my work.
3. Finally set up my own website with my own domain name for me and my DH.
4. Stop dreading financial things so much. That way I can be more proactive about paying off debt and building savings.
5. Cut back on the ol' calorated beverages. I'd like to lose 10-15 lbs more to be at my goal weight (probably closer to 10 lbs... I've gained a good bit of muscle...). Just because I burn so many calories grooming my 2000 lb. horsie that I can drink seemingly gallons of Coca Cola doesn't mean that I should. (OK, so I suppose that this means I have to put batteries in the digital scale we have...)
6. Write that article about urban horses that my friend has been suggesting I do, Figure out what to do with it then.
7. Keep in better touch with my friends from college and grad school. Generally try to be a little more social.
8. Find a 2 bedroom apartment that is in our budget and in Center City to move into. Though I HATE the thought of packing up everythign AGAIN and hauling it around, my DH deserves a nice place to do his work (and get all the books out of the general living space).
9. To avoid having to haul so much around again, finish sorting through my old papers and notes and GET RID OF STUFF. Do I really need notes from PE 101 from college 8 years ago? NO!
10. Although I was too busy finesse-ing the finer points of standing down SEPTA buses and Jersey drivers from atop a carriage to participate in NaNoWriMo 2006, participate in NaNoWriMo 2007.
11. Start on the research I've been meaning to do. That means going to the library.
12. Take more artistic photos.
13. Figure out how to make money from my artistic stuff and then make it.
14. I love to cook. My husband loves my cooking. So I should do it more.That's about it for now... Stay tuned for updates.
Yes. Stay tuned for updates. And more.
Back in January-ish, over on the National Novel Writing Month forums, Chris Baty started the Year of Doing Big, Fun, Scary Things Together (YoDBFSTT). One of my goals for 2007 was to set up my own website. It's still under construction (i.e. not started other than having a nifty "Under Construction" page.
For the sake of introduction, though, here's my original posting over on the NaNo boards for my goals for 2007.
Well, it turned out that 2006 was my year of doing Big, Scary, Fun things...For instance, since November 1, 2005, I have:
1. Won NaNo 2005, though I didn't FINISH my novel, I just wrote 50K words. Nonetheless, participating in the amazing experience of writing a novel in 30 days changed my life. Becase after that, I decided to do other Big Fun Scary things, rather than putting them off for that proverbial "Someday." Hence, I:
2. Decided I did NOT want to be a history professor, so I dropped out of graduate school--3.5 years in to graduate school and close to being ABD, but who cares if it's not what you want to do! Major life change. Now what?
3. Moved to eastern France to be with my husband, who was doing research, for 3 1/2 months .
4. Walked between my city in France and the town two towns over (about 13.5 miles). Just because.
5. Lost about 40 lbs.
6. Returned to U.S. and took a hourly wage job developing photos so we could afford to have:
7. Moved to Philadelphia.\
8. Decided to follow a lifelong dream and work with horses. Consequently, I found THE MOST AWESOME JOB IN THE WORLD. I drive a horse and carriage in downtown Philly for a living now. Full time. Year round. And I give the best d**n history tour in town. But this is all kinda scary because A) I'm naturally a shy person who now has to approach total strangers all day and talk to them...I'm
So, what are my goals now? Where do I go from here?
drumroll
NAPOLEONDANCE's 2007 ADVENTURE LOG (In no particular order):
1. Actually finish that first draft of a novel I started for NaNo 2005. It's at 60K, but wants to be twice that long.
2. Spend more time not only taking my ceramics classes but spending time outside of class during open studio on them. I need to not be so afraid of people seeing my work.
3. Finally set up my own website with my own domain name for me and my DH.
4. Stop dreading financial things so much. That way I can be more proactive about paying off debt and building savings.
5. Cut back on the ol' calorated beverages. I'd like to lose 10-15 lbs more to be at my goal weight (probably closer to 10 lbs... I've gained a good bit of muscle...). Just because I burn so many calories grooming my 2000 lb. horsie that I can drink seemingly gallons of Coca Cola doesn't mean that I should. (OK, so I suppose that this means I have to put batteries in the digital scale we have...)
6. Write that article about urban horses that my friend has been suggesting I do, Figure out what to do with it then.
7. Keep in better touch with my friends from college and grad school. Generally try to be a little more social.
8. Find a 2 bedroom apartment that is in our budget and in Center City to move into. Though I HATE the thought of packing up everythign AGAIN and hauling it around, my DH deserves a nice place to do his work (and get all the books out of the general living space).
9. To avoid having to haul so much around again, finish sorting through my old papers and notes and GET RID OF STUFF. Do I really need notes from PE 101 from college 8 years ago? NO!
10. Although I was too busy finesse-ing the finer points of standing down SEPTA buses and Jersey drivers from atop a carriage to participate in NaNoWriMo 2006, participate in NaNoWriMo 2007.
11. Start on the research I've been meaning to do. That means going to the library.
12. Take more artistic photos.
13. Figure out how to make money from my artistic stuff and then make it.
14. I love to cook. My husband loves my cooking. So I should do it more.That's about it for now... Stay tuned for updates.
Yes. Stay tuned for updates. And more.
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