Here we are already, somehow. Halfway through the year. That crept up on me. Before I do the usual halfway breakdown of how this year's goals are going, I will say that I've done some readjusting, which isn't something I usually do but due to circumstances it makes the most sense! So, without further delay, the update!
1.) The Halfway House first draft completed – So, as hinted at above and despite what I said at the start of the year, this is being deprioritised and replaced with Through the Black! The Halfway House was written as a private passion project and, considering how a certain other goal is going, it makes more sense to bump this up the priority list as to be sensible towards my endgame of actually publishing some books. Work on that Through the Black is… early, but good. Feeling very pleased with the changes I'm making, which is probably for the best.
2.) The Fairy Godfather with betas – This was going very well at the start of the year! As I say, I've had a big slump though, so I need to get back on track. I can feel the haze lifting, so hoping to get back on the horse this week.
3.) Self-publishing fund – In a surprising turn of events, this has been going really well! I've managed to avoid buying myself random stuff and have been getting a good bit of overtime in at work, which means the fund broke 4 digits this week! So as you may have guessed, this success is the reason I'm re-prioritising Twyned Earth; I might actually be able to get things rolling a fair bit earlier than I had originally anticipated.
4.) Website overhaul – Getting there! I've done the slow and boring bit of removing and assessing old posts, and done an overhaul of some of the pages. Still got a decent amount to go but since I've already done the worst, I'm confident I can get this all finished. All I need to do is decide if I want to change things up layout and theme wise. It's been a long time coming but, at the same time, I do hate change. I should probably change it though.
5.) Turn my Twyned Earth encyclopaedia digital – This is another one that's got good progress! Over halfway transferring everything over. Woo hoo!
General Life Goals:
6.) Consistent Duolingo – This one has gone terribly. I think I did okay the first three months then went kersplat. Will definitely need to pick it up again shortly.
7.) Health targets – Had a couple of setbacks thanks to big work events and a period of sickness, but overall going well! Plus I'm able to do more push ups than I've ever been able to do in my life, which is not an impressive number, but is very encouraging.
8.) Talk on Discord again (again) – Okay so, I actually did this! Woo hoo! Granted, it was last night, but still. The little thing is that kinda did it on the hoof because there was a low number of people about. So I still haven't actually done any voice therapy, which was the whole point of this target. Whoops. I'll get there, promise.
And that's that for the big update! I'm annoyed that I didn't make a reading goal this year because I've read more this year already than I have in absolutely ages. Still, good things are happening! And don't forget, you can check out my Trello for a live snapshot of how progress is going overall! July's goals are all laid out and ready to be tackled. I just need to avoid burning myself out again.
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