See that pic? The one off to the left hand side?
That one 😀
Remember at the beginning- sign up for July even – I mentioned badges for #writemotivation?
Well, that’s the badge for July 2012.
Rules: If you’ve completed your goals for the month, feel free to save the image below, size it as needed, and pop it on your brag/award page. It’s an honour system of course! If you completed your goals it’s yours.
The whole idea is based on: collect all the colours 😀 So every time we do a #writemotivation month, there will be a new colour! Kind of like pokemon, except they’re cookies… 😀
And while you’re at it – thank Leigh_Caroline for making them. Now THESE are #writemotivation cookies. All the drooling and virtual tasting you want, without the calories 😉
And now, onto my goals.
1. Make Progress on TDP 2 second draft
2. Crit CP work if available (H)
3. Outline/Plot F
4. Begin writing F
5. Develop a good blog consistency
6. Be more active in comments/social networking
Okay, I haven’t finished AI 3 yet, but I did start it and finishing it wasn’t a goal, so I think that counts. I’m in the process of the critique. With my analytical brain on hiatus – this is a much slower process than usual. At is 1. I will have minor progress on that by tomorrow night – so still within July.
TADAAAAA Why, I will go and have some cookies thank you.
Now – one thing I’ve realized this month – I need to cut myself some slack and stop being so hard on myself. So my goals for August are going to be set accordingly so I don’t stress over not exceeding my goals. Let’s face it – baby brain is a real thing (something I thought was a myth until I, infact, got it). So here we go, Leigh, officially – I’m taking some of the pressure off myself.
August 2012 Goals
- Make some progress on TDP2 second draft
- Finish AI 3 (This isn’t as big as it looks. It’s about 5 days work…)
- Outline UD
- Make plot progress on UD
- Keep up the blog consistency
- Keep in contact with all my online friends/social networking
- Enjoy my vacation mid-month
Trust me, I need to put 7 on my list because I’m notoriously good at stressing through a vacation too… lol
TADAAAAA – those are my August goals, and while they might look like a lot, they’re minimal by my usual standards. Fingers crossed.
How was July for you? Did you get what you wanted done? Are the Olympics distracting you as much as they are me?
Yes, you need to not be so hard on yourself. You can’t be super-writer all the time. 😀 Take a breath and enjoy the cookies. 😀
The olympics ARE COMPLETELY DISTRACTING!
Good for you for not being so hard on yourself!
*laughs* GOOD KT!! <3 Less pressure is AWESOME. And you are required to enjoy that vacation. 😛 (Going somewhere? Or lounging?) <3 And much as I adore your stories, and would gladly say writewritewritewritewrite all day long, I prefer you have brain cells to do it with, and less stress is a VERY GOOD THING! (also, I think I might make a smaller, more square version and a larger version for your blog shiny object, how about that?)
Happy dancing at July successes! I got my goals accomplished, as well, but have not yet written my blog (I was at RWA in Anaheim all lat week.)
I like your August goals – especially number 7
Yay for goal completion. But no cookies for me.
Maybe next time. 🙂
YAY!!! for so much good stuff you’ve crossed off from your July goals and for great goals for August. Thanks for posting yours. Have to get mine up this week.
No stressing for you! Lots of great things. Agents and baby and wonderful things. 🙂
yay! cookies! i think we all need to learn to not be so hard on ourselves. no stressing on vacation for sure!
No cookies for me this time but that just means I’ll work harder next month! Great work and thank you for all the encouragement. Enjoy that vacation – Stephen Covey calls it Sharpening the Sword if I recall – it will make it easier to do great things. *mimics Ollivander* “I think it is clear that we can expect great things from you..” 😉
Love the badges and the cookies are most definitely drool-worthy 🙂
I didn’t reach all my goals this month but in a way I got more done than I expected, in other areas, so I’m hoping that the goals I set for myself in August are more practical and considered. With the goals for May and July I pretty much slapped what I thought I’d be thrilled to have done up on the screen without much thought. I kept track of what I needed to do on my calendar but it just didn’t cut it. Next time, Gadget!
Congrats on your July and you’ve got a vacation to look forward to this month!! That’s awesome – hope that helps take the pressure off as well 🙂