Guys, I'm doing things!!
Completed:
3. study daily routines, develop one that works for me, and keep it for at least 6 months
- I'm calling this one good - I've already given it an extra month to make up for our moving mayhem. I still haven't quite worked out how to work all day when there are fun things outside my door, but I have definitely learned that ultimately, for me, at least, routines can be flexible and accommodate for those things. I definitely have established a daily practice, and I have lots of tools in my box that I can use when I need to get back/stay on track. Novelty is actually a really great thing for me, too. Oh, and gamification. I've accepted how much I need to turn things into a reward/challenge based situation for me to actually care about it. And I'm really good at productive procrastination - AKA getting things done finally when I'm supposed to be doing something else. I'm gonna lean into it and harness all that last-minute energy. If there is a way I can create more deadlines for myself I might get a lot more done, hahaha.
38. recover last.fm songs
- Woof, this has taken a while, but it is done! I have yearly playlists of the top played/discoveries for each year, so let me know if you want me to send you the links (It's a lot of work to post them all here). I even went the extra mile and transferred some playlists from my old computer to Spotify. I am now fully committed to Spotify, so it better not get suddenly shut down some day! But if it does...
39. export playlists
- My playlists will be safe! Spotify doesn't let you export directly, but I was able to use a web app (for a fee) to download all of my playlists. I feel much better having that data elsewhere. Grooveshark, I hope you are happy I have trust issues! I'll probably do this on a yearly basis now.
Updates:
11. study 12 famous chefs and cook 5 of their recipes each (5/12)
- This month I cooked along with Carla Hall, who is just the most delightful person. It was great to see her origins on Top Chef and read one of her cookbooks. We especially enjoyed her johnnycakes (though we learned from her that they are Native American in origin!) and bacon and bean stew. Yum!
22. read 30 new Caldecott award or honor books (21/30)
- Hooray for the library being open again!! I read 12 books this month, hahaha, and I have a stack sitting here so I'm positive I'll finish it next month. These are just so delightful to read. My favorites this month were They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel, and Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora. Also Bear Came Along, but more for the art (LeUyen Pham) than the story.
40. knit a year-long line-a-day scarf
- A mid-year update! I'm going out of the house a lot more, so that's great. And eating more fries! Also great!
51. study artistic family tree
- I've done a good chunk of work on this one now (in my official notebook, haha), but I'd like to do a bit more before I call it. Dang past Sara for not making this goal something quantifiable! I've only gone 2 generations back at most, so I should go at least one more, I think, for a few artists, to be able to count it.
53. get all the Stardew Valley achievements (31/33)
- This month I got A Big Help (40 help wanted fetch quests) and Full House (married with two kids - Sara + Harvey with our children named after my business partner and true love of my Stardew life: Emilio and Emilia)! The last two are going to be a bit more tedious: Full Shipment and Craftmaster. We'll get there, hopefully!
72. complete 12 30-day projects (8/12)
- Making my way back to 30-days! This month I decided to commence my day with a commencement speech and it's been delightful. My favorites have probably been Jim Carrey, Neil Gaiman, John Green, Amy Poehler, and Dolly Parton. It's a great way to start your day!
91. play 20 games from Board Game Geek's top 200 (15/20)
- I honestly thought I would have to abandon or shorten this goal when the pandemic happened. I expanded it to the top 200, but we just didn't have people to play with or an easy way to get games without spending tons of money (until we discovered Tabletopia!). But then we moved to Bothell! Now we have some friends/board game acquaintances and Zulu's Board Game Cafe! Just this month we've played FIVE new games!! We played Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Root, Dune Imperium, Everdell, and Just One. Heck. I almost can't believe how exponentially this one is getting done. I'm now super confident I can finish it before the end of the list. And if I have to buy a few games to try them out, no problem because now we have people to play them with again!
96. wikipedia cooking challenge
- THREE dumplings this month because of how things worked out: Matzo ball soup, Nagasari (steamed banana coconut packets), and Orama (sort of the cinnamon roll of dumplings, but only in the way it's rolled - it's filled with meat and squash).
Look at that! I'm up to 45 goals completed! Heck heck heck. I've got some momentum going and I love it.
