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It’s the end of 2018! Wow!!
Here’s the link to my December Goals post:
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Ready?
Here we go!
- Finally reach at least 50,000 words for my 2012 WIP. — Accomplished!
- Finally send my 2012 WIP to my best friend for the first round of editing. — Did not accomplish.
- Make an outline for the remainder of my 2013 WIP. — Did not accomplish.
- Start planning next steps for my 2014 and 2018 WIPs. — Accomplished!
- Decorate for Christmas. — Did not accomplish.
- Read at least three books. — Did not accomplish.
- Enjoy Al’s company holiday party. — Accomplished!
- Seriously send some snail mail! — Did not accomplish.
- Be a Secret Santa! — Accomplished!
- Take donations to the library and thrift store. — Did not accomplish.
- Make an “essentials only” spending list for 2019. — Accomplished!
- Enjoy Christmas and New Year’s! — Accomplished!
Here’s the breakdown:
Finally reach at least 50,000 words for my 2012 WIP. — Accomplished!
- December 8th: 606 new words
- December 9th: 217 new words
- December 30th: 620 new words
- December 31st: 2,372 new words
- Current word count: 50,461 words
- I’M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!
- I DID IT!!!!!
Finally send my 2012 WIP to my best friend for the first round of editing. — Did not accomplish.
- I haven’t finished the story yet.
Make an outline for the remainder of my 2013 WIP. — Did not accomplish.
- This was put on the back burner.
Start planning next steps for my 2014 and 2018 WIPs. — Accomplished!
- I have a timeline established for these two. I want to use Camp NaNoWriMo in April to work on the 2014 WIP, and then the July session to focus on the 2018 WIP.
Decorate for Christmas. — Did not accomplish.
- Since we didn’t celebrate at home this year, we decided that the tree wasn’t necessary.
- I wanted to put up the wreath on our front door with battery-operated Christmas lights and Christmas ribbon, but that didn’t happen.
Read at least three books. — Did not accomplish.
- I just barely managed to finish one.
- Book Review #67: “Small Town”
Enjoy Al’s company holiday party. — Accomplished!
- We had ourselves a good time!
Seriously send some snail mail! — Did not accomplish.
- No effort at all.
Be a Secret Santa! — Accomplished!
- See the photos below!
Take donations to the library and thrift store. — Did not accomplish.
- The boxes are stacked and ready, but they didn’t make it to their destinations this month.
Make an “essentials only” spending list for 2019. — Accomplished!
- Here’s my list: A new pair of glasses, a new pair of prescription sunglasses, my first pair of Rothy’s shoes, continuing Rodan and Fields skincare, and a new business suit.
- A good chunk of the rest of my money will be squirreled away!
Enjoy Christmas and New Year’s! — Accomplished!
- We had a wonderful time at Al’s parents for Christmas. We took almost a week off of work, and it was great. Al had nearly two weeks off altogether.
- No New Year’s parties for us – Just a quiet night at home with our dogs, a delicious dinner, and watching movies until midnight, with Martinelli’s sparkling cider.
Final Thoughts
- I was able to put Accomplished next to six out of 12 goals. I’ll take 50 percent. Not bad for the end of the year!
- The six goals that I did not accomplish: A lot of these were due to time constraints, and lack of motivation and effort.
What about you? Did you have any goals for the month of December?
Come back tomorrow to see my January Goals!
Happy New Year!!
Until the next headline, Laura Beth 🙂
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