For those tuning into this round my master goals list is here. The list of everyone participating in this round is here. This busy half a week is almost to a close and I'll be able to concentrate on my goals in earnest again.


AFTER ACTION REVIEW:
Big Goals:
1) Completed, though a minor fail as I haven't been keeping to the to do list as much as I should be. Overall I'm not being a great example. (But on the other hand I haven't been home much and have been needing some time to relax and recharge where I'm not doing work stuff. So....)

2) Medium. I've been getting about 6k a day right now. I did get some fresh veg at the farmers market. I also have the grocery list ready to pick up tomorrow. Did not exercise due to the not much time at home deal.

3) Looked up two more restaurants. This is a lot of fun to do. 

Small Goals:
1) Passed.

2) Failed. In reflection I should have realized I wouldn't have the time to read the physical book. I did listen to the podcast and downloaded the new app.

3) Done. Read another section of 'Nine Lies' that really resonated with me. 

4) Looked into the tank. Got some feedback from coworkers and waiting until Friday to see if one of them comes up with a number. If they don't then I'll start researching a place/make some calls.

5) Success? It's been in the back of my mind, but nothing new or particularly exciting in the last week.


INTENTIONS/MINI-GOALS
Big Goals:
1) Put together major 'to do' for the weekend. Participate in the party and have a big push in marketing. 

2) 8k a day. Pick up groceries. Keep to meal plan. Exercise. 

3) Research and finalize more restaurants/plans for Japan and the upcoming weekends as a whole.

Small Goals:
1) Pass, though honestly might just be done with this one for the round as my time per week is going down quickly.

2) Read a chapter of physical book. Listen to podcasts. Try new podcast app.

3) Finish 'Nine Lies'. Start reading 'Ask More'. 

4) Make decision on who to install the tank and what tank to install.

5) Start thinking about side characters and how magic affects the economics of the world.

For those tuning into this round my master goals list is here. The list of everyone participating in this round is here. This busy half a week is almost to a close and I'll be able to concentrate on my goals in earnest again.


AFTER ACTION REVIEW:
Big Goals:
1) Kept up with marketing plan and new meeting scheduled. Communication has been open and things are going well.

2) Did not get 8k over the weekend. Every day before that though was 8k or higher. The meal plan has been kept to, I'll need to do shopping soon.

3) Progress made. Two reservations finalized and a number of other choices have been found. I didn't realize that we had as much flexibility as we do left in the schedule, so that will make things easier going forward. Stretch goal half complete, with one night of sleepover and Sunday's plans completed. 

Small Goals:
1) FINISHED! The order has been made, and it'll arrive right before the next trip.

2) Passed. Listening to podcast in the car. 

3) Finished the writing related self-improvement book. About 2/3rds through 'Nine Lies'. I didn't have the mental power to read a ton of it this weekend. I'd rather get more out of my reading, so I think that delaying the goal in order to get a better understanding was a good decision.

4) Secret stretch goal complete! My new, reordered because it arrived broken last time, bedside table arrived. It took three hours to unpack everything and put it together, but it's in it's new spot and I am loving it! The whole room feels better and the table is much more usable as it's taller/bigger than the previous. Plus it has three giant drawers instead of the previous tiny half drawer. For such a small piece of furniture this has been a drastic improvement to the house. 

5) Finished the writing related self-improvement book and applied what I could to this outline. I think that the first half was useful, but after that it petered off. I'll be looking at something new for the next stages of this planning.


INTENTIONS/MINI-GOALS
Big Goals:
1) Monday goal to finish my 'to do' list for 518 and then make this weeks list for everyone in Wunderlist. 

2) 8k a day. Get some delicious veggies at the farmers market tomorrow. Make a meal plan around said fresh food. Do some exercises! I gotta make this a priority, this is a big goal for a reason!

3) Do more research on restaurants. Ideally put two more on the 'high chances' list.

Small Goals:
1) After finally finishing the calendar I'm taking a pass on this for the week. I would start watching GoT again, but I just got a new video game (Fire Emblem) and I'd rather spend the time playing that.

2) Read a chapter of the physical book. Listen to podcasts. See about setting up new podcast listening app. (At least download it.) 

3) Read another section of 'Nine Lies'. 

4) Last major house renovation for this round; replacing the hot water tank. The current one is  leaking, which is better than pressure building. That has made this a bit more of a priority than before. For the next check in I'd like to do some research into what tank we want to install and who would be a good choice to install it. I have two friends already looking up some options so I don't want to rush this too much. Wishing for the right person/company to come my way.

5) For the next checkin just keep thinking about the plot and see what comes up. I should probably start thinking about side characters a bit more. 

AFTER ACTION REVIEW:
Big Goals:
1) The order is in and will be arriving earlier than I was hoping, which is super exciting. The marketing plan is starting, I'm sure it'll get more momentum over the weekend. The whole team forgot the online meeting on Tuesday, so we'll reschedule it.

2) Major success here, 7-8K everyday plus keeping to the meal plan/eating healthy.

3) Sent an email about restaurant reservation with one place. Overlayed the maps of recommended restaurants with where we'll be and found few were close. Will restart the research anew later.

Small Goals:
1) Overachieved and did three calendar pages. 

2) As expected did not read the physical book. Did listen to the podcast in the car most days, there was one rainstorm where I didn't want to be distracted, so no worries there either.

3) Read a little more of the writing self-improvement book, read the first third of the borrowed book "Nine Lies About Work" which is absolutely fascinating. 

4) The house is still clean. 

5) Didn't think about the newest novel directly, but I'm playing a DnD campaign with a lot of spirits with different powers, so that's pretty related.  

INTENTIONS/MINI-GOALS
Big Goals:
1) Keep up with marketing plan, schedule and attend new meeting. Continue to keep communication with the hens open, encouraging, flexible, and often. Right now is the best time for nurturing for growth. 

2) 8k a day, keep up with meal plan. Not sure if I'll be getting more food, as I feel like we still have a lot in the house right now.

3) Finalize at least a few more restaurants. Stretch goal to finalize plans for the first weekend in September.

Small Goals:
1) Finish calendar and put in purchase.

2) Pass on physical book, listen to podcast in car.

3) Finish both self-improvement books.

4) Pass. Just keep the house clean.

5) Apply more of the writing related self-improvement book to the newest NaNo novel drabbles. See about getting a real outline.

AFTER ACTION REVIEW:
Big Goals:
1)  Major done here! The anthology is simply waiting for approval before I can order! Now for the marketing plan.

2) Did not get 8k a day, spent too much time in my chair and I can feel it in my legs. I did stay on the meal plan and tried a new vegetarian recipe that went over well with everyone in the house. It's a keeper!

3) Failure. I spent a lot of time working on goal 1 and recovering from a pretty bad week. 

Small Goals:
1) Failure, again simply didn't get the time to work on this. 

2) Read another two chapters of the physical book and listened to podcasts in the car. 

3) Up to half on the self-improvement book. It's been much better than I was anticipating. 

4) Success! Cleaned the first floor of the house. It didn't take too long, maybe an hour and a half which included some once a year activities such as washing the windows. 

5) I tried out the first nine steps from "Jumpstart Your Novel". I do think that it's helping me figure out what's going on. It's not that complicated, basically structured free writes about different parts of the story. But I have the main character and the plot down. I'm reconsidering writing this in an epistolary format now though. Luckily there's still time before making the decision.

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INTENTIONS/MINI-GOALS
Big Goals:
1)  Monday, assign everyone parts of the market plan we put together. Attend the online meeting on Tuesday.

2) Reup the anti to get to 8k a day again. Keep to the meal plan.

3) Actually get around to finalizing at least some of the Japanese restaurants. Aiming for at least forward momentum. 

Small Goals:
1) Finish two pages of the calendar, I'll finish the rest over the weekend. 

2) Pass on the physical book, listen to podcast in the car.

3) Read more of self-improvement book and start to read borrowed self-improvement book. 

4) Pass. Just keep the house clean. 

5) Keep thinking it over, but nothing specific. 

For those tuning into this round my master goals list is here. The list of everyone participating in this round is here. This busy half a week is almost to a close and I'll be able to concentrate on my goals in earnest again.


AFTER ACTION REVIEW:
Big Goals:
1)  DONE! The rough draft was complete and sent out. There have already been a number of responses of little improvements to make. I'm glad that I put in the extra time to get this done early, the more that people look at it the better the final product will be and the happier everyone involved will be.
 
2) I got in 7k steps yesterday and a bit fewer than that the day before. I'm sure today will be pretty high since I'm scheduled to do a lot of moving and cleaning at work today. I've been keeping to the meal plan with a lot of salads with fresh veggies from the farmers markets. Considering how unhealthy I could have been eating on a high activity week like this it's a huge win.
 
3) Passed.
 
Small Goals:
1) Passed. (Did I mention how much less anxiety I had since I gave myself achievable goals for a busy week? It really helped.)
 
2) Read another two chapters of my physical book and have been listening to a variety of podcasts in the car.
 
3) Since I finished my digital book last checkin, and I had a little time to read something on my phone, I went into the archives and found an old writing related self-improvement book I've been meaning to read, "Jumpstart Your Novel" by Mark Teppo. It's quick so far, with an interesting premise around plotting a novel. This is fortuitous as I'm trying to plot a novel for small goal 5. I'll be trying this method out over the weekend and see how it goes!
 
4) The house is chored, the spices refilled, and the rest put away in a new organizational box.
 
5) I have mulled over my story some more. Mostly I think I need to understand the magic system more so that I can figure out how it's going to affect the world and the people in it.
 

INTENTIONS/MINI-GOALS
Big Goals:
1) Respond to all emails about the rough draft. Incorporate edits into the rough draft. Send a newsletter email. Respond to the email about a guest post finally. (It's been eating at me!) Prepare for the weekend meeting by doing research and posting a meeting agenda early.
 
2) 8k a day. Update the meal plan to be more accurate and include one new healthier recipe. Put in order for said meal plan and pick it up by Friday. Exercise once.
 
3) Finalize all the Japanese restaurants and make reservations as needed.
 
Small Goals:
1) Finish Grandma's calendar. It's about 1/2 done so far. So either I can do a page a day, or I can just sit my butt down and finish it in an hour. I've been in the mood to finish things, plus it's going to take some time to print and get delivered and I'd like it to arrive in time to be used.
 
2) Read more of physical book. Listen to something in car.
 
3) Read more of self-improvement book. Stretch goal to finish it.
 
4) Clean the first floor of the house, since we're having people over this weekend.
 
5) Try out the first three steps from "Jumpstart Your Novel" and assess if it's helping me understand more of the story.

For those tuning into this round my master goals list is here. The list of everyone participating in this round is here. 

AFTER ACTION REVIEW:
Big Goals:
1) Major success! All edits but one are in, and there's a known reason for that one being late. The cover is *finally* finished. I always underestimate just how long it takes to get the bookcover to look right. The insides of the anthology are started, but need some TLC before it's ready to be seen by the world. Soon!

2) Managed 8K a day during the week, but took a very slothful weekend where I didn't leave the house at all. It was great. I did do some exercise while I was inside though, so I did completed a different part of this goal. I also kept to the meal plan, while working through a couple old cans of food that wouldn't work with any of the recipes that we currently use. Overall a win!

3) I have a major list of Japanese restaurants, about 30, that look awesome. I want to add a couple from my Michelin Star list. Then I need to see which ones are in right areas and area available for the right days with our schedule next. Not as much progress as I originally anticipated since this simply took longer to put together than I expected. (And after that I was working on goal 1.) I'll continue to work on it this week as I can, and not worry about it taking too long. This is supposed to be a more fun goal, right?!

Small Goals:
1) I completely forgot about this goal. Probably because I didn't make a to do list at all this weekend. Thus no progress, though again no worries, I got done the important stuff.

2) I read more of the physical book. I also finished the book I've been reading on my phone. It was an interesting setting, but oddly paced. 

3) Stretch goal achieved! I finished reading diyMFA~ I don't think I've read more of the Japan travel book since finishing the food section, for fairly obvious reasons.

4) I decided that almost all of what was on the landing didn't need to be there. I already decided to get rid of a good fourth of it, and the rest went to the basement proper. Instead of being too preemptive with my decisions on what lives on the landing and labeling I'm going to see what I have to go down into the basement for and how often, and deem those things worth of a spot on the landing. (Sounds like a prestigious position!) In the end the goal I made last week wasn't well thought out and wasn't particularly relevant.

5) I didn't come up with events or character ideas much, but was thinking about the project as a whole while reading diyMFA. It gave me more to chew over, in directions that I wasn't planning on going to this week. Ah well, that's how stories go, right?


INTENTIONS/MINI-GOALS
Big Goals:
1) Finish the anthology draft 1 and send to authors for review.

2) Keep up with everything as best I can. It's going to be a packed first half of the week.

3) Honestly I'd like to make progress here, but I don't have the time until after Wednesday. So I'm going to preemptively give myself a pass. It's better to enjoy the activities that I will be doing instead of thinking about what I 'should' be doing.

Small Goals:
1) Also going to give this a pass. I'll be focusing on this soon, but not now.

2) Read more of the physical book (probably during lunch), and listen to something in the car.

3) Grab the next self improvement book and read a chapter. Pass on reading the Japan travel book until after the restaurants are finalized. 

4) Keep up with the house chores, refill spices, and put the rest away. Stretch goal to clean the front porch. 

5) Mull over my NaNo story more.

AFTER ACTION REVIEW:
Big Goals:
1)  Kept up with line edits. Only a handful left now! Followup emails sent to those who haven't turned in their story. Been working on the final product, currently having issues getting the cover to save in the right format at the right size. 

2) Major success! I hit 8k two of the days so far, and only by doing the last couple hundred steps by pacing my house, but I was determined! I also went to the farmers market and picked up my groceries. I didn't have time to make or modify my grocery list, but that was the point of making the grocery list/meal plan anyways right, to save time! It's nice to feel the results of ones labor. Did some exercise today as well, nothing crazy, but working towards the right direction.

3) It's less than 60 days until the trip! OMG! I'm not ready!!! I haven't been studying, because I'm not at the point of understanding that I was hoping I would be at by this time. I need to accept the current reality, make a new goal, and then aim for that goal. That's going to be a part of this upcoming weekend.

Small Goals:
1) Finalized another month on Grandma's calendar. Got the final birthdays that I was looking for, and will add them to the calendar this upcoming checkin. 

2) Did read another two chapters of the physical book. (They're short, but hard to read due to the font/size.) I successfully found my headset and have been catching up on a Podcast in the car this week.

3) Read some of diyMFA and a whole chapter about traveling Japan. (it was the food chapter.) 

4) Major progress here! Completely cleared off anything that was unneeded from the landing area. A lot of it is going to get donated, though a good portion also went into the basement properly. I also cleaned off the shelving units and swept the landing proper. This will absolutely be able to be completed this upcoming checkin. (Also the SO was both surprised and impressed with this progress!) 

5) Did the worksheet. Had some major realizations when I was at DnD this week, making me very excited for this story. Started an Aeon timeline for this story, but have to start thinking a lot more about the world and it's history before I start to fill it in.

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INTENTIONS/MINI-GOALS
Big Goals:
1) Continue to keep up on edits. Finish my edits and send them in. Get the bookcover squared away. 

2) 8k a day. More HP. Keep up with the meal plan. Exercise once.

3) Changing the focus here this checkin. I need to do some major research on which restaurants we're going to in Japan and make reservations for the ones that need it. This is going to take a lot of time. (Worth it!) I'm hoping that taking this time away from studying will help give me more energy to do the studying again afterwords. Plus it needs to get done anyways, and I'm looking forward to it! (A scientist who loves her research!) 

Small Goals:
1) Either watch an episode of GoT or finalize a page of Gradma's calendar every day this checkin. Stretch goal to finish the calendar completely. Reminder to self to add the two birthdays to the events section.

2) Read more of physical book. Listen to something in the car while driving to/from work. Help the SO get audiobooks on his phone. 

3) Read more of diyMFA. (Stretch goal to finish it. It's within reach and I'm a week behind on this goal currently.) Read more of traveling Japn book. 

4) Decide what goes on the basement landing shelves. Put up labels so that they keep to the things that they're supposed to. 

5) Think up a couple events and work on character ideas. 

After a looooong week and a thankful weekend at home. I was forced to relax Saturday as I was not feeling at all well. (Not sure what it was specifically, but man did my brain not want to work.) Still taking it lightly today. Keeping to more physical activities, instead of brain related ones.
 
AFTER ACTION REVIEW:
Big Goals:
1)  Up to date with line edits and emails. I tried to get vastly ahead in this by doing all of the story formatting. While I didn't finish the major stretch goal I did get a lot done which will make things a lot easier later in the month.
 
2) I haven't been doing my 8K a day because I was too busy. Since I was in training all week I couldn't get in extra steps at work either. Hopefully amping things back up to normal this week. (Hopefully the weather is cooler so I want to go out during lunch.) I have been keeping up with the meal plan and have been slowly going through the backlog of stuff in my house, which is lovely~
 
3) I tried out at least six apps for learning Japanese travel phrases specifically. I ended up choosing two of them for long term use.
 
Small Goals:
1) Watched the first five episodes of GoT S4. (One of the accomplishments while being sick, lol.) Also watched the borrowed Deadpool 2 with the SO. Now I can return it, and cross that off the list.
 
2) Been reading more of my physical book. Going to start a new something to listen to soon, gotta figure out where my headset ended up while traveling.
 
3) Read more of diyMFA and the travel book.
 
4) Major over accomplishment here. At the start of the week I flung closer to 40 things while cleaning off one of the shelves of the bookcase in the living room. There was a lot of stuff that we haven't used since we moved into the house 4 years ago, so it was good to go through it again and put the space to better use.
 
Then on Sunday I was hit with the spring cleaning bug. (Yes it's the middle of summer, and the bug didn't care.) I took everything in the kitchen cabinets out of the cabinets. Washed the cabinets. Tossed old  food and ratty towels etc. Decided to donate about 30 more things. Took out two huge boxes of recycling. Reorganized everything that was left and put it all away. It doesn't look that much different on the outside, but everything is much more organized, easier to get to, and easier to find. For a day when brain function was low anyways it's a lovely way to improve overall living for a long time to come.
 
INTENTIONS/MINI-GOALS
Big Goals:
1) Keep up with line edits. Send follow-up emails on Monday. Work towards final product.
 
2) 8k a day by playing more HP. Put in an order for more meal plan food and pick it up. Make a trip to at least one of the farmers markets to get local veggies for the meal plan this week. (I've been craving veggies, and I will not deny this craving!) Exercise once.
 
3) Play one of the new Japanese phrase apps for 15 minutes a day. Particularly if I'm not feeling 100% see about catching up on an anime or two, without subtitles.
 
Small Goals:
1) Either or: watch an episode of GoT or finalize a page of grandma's calendar. Either way check in to get the birthdates for two new family members to add them to the calendar.
 
2) Read more of this week's physical book. Find headset. Start to listen to something in the car. (Podcast or book is fine.)
 
3) Read more of diyMFA. Read more of traveling Japan book.
 
4) I've got another big organizational project in mind, and I'm sure that if I don't get to it I'll get annoyed, thus I'm making it a minigoal. The project is to completely clear out, clean, go through, organize, and put back in place the coat room and top of the basement stairs. This area should be a mini closet, but instead of storing things that are used semi-commonly it holds things that I don't want to take down to the basement right away, and then never end up going down there at all. I don't suspect that I'll get the whole thing done for this checkin, but if I could start working on it, by taking a couple loads of stuff into the basement and otherwise working on the clear out phase of things that would make things that much better this weekend when I go through it intensely.
 
5) Do the printed worksheet. Consider a character sheet/interview, or starting a timeline using Aeon.