While I lowered the amount of goals reported on recently since this is the round wrap up I'll be responding to the master list I started with.
 
Big Goals:
1) 110% Huge success! The anthology got finished on time and the release itself was the biggest success we've had thus far!
 
2) 66% success. Got a step counter and tracked the 8k a day to the point that it changed the path I took to get places, to get more steps. I also did implement the meal plan and kept to it for the entire round. I did not really ever get to exercising properly, which is the reason this scored a bit low.
 
3) 33% success. I started off strong but really lost the momentum for learning Japanese after realizing I wasn't as fluent as I was hoping to be.
 
Small Goals:
1) Passing with a 75%. I finished the calendar and did watch a couple more episodes of GoT.
 
2) 120%. I read 12 books for fun. While not all of them were from the bookcase I'm not going to count that against me in this, as that's against the spirit of the goal.
 
3) 100%. Read three books with two of them being related to writing. None of them were 'Ask More' which I would like to get back to sooner rather than later.
 
4) 85% I managed a normal amount of yard work, though it needed some more effort than that to get it back to a tamed state. The back door is in the middle of getting replaced and the hot water heater was upgraded. The eBay sales were finished and the packaging taken out. The remaining items still need to find homes, but otherwise things are looking up.
 
5) 66% since i decided on one story and ended up with a good chunk of outline. Did not end up with anything in Aion, though that is still a good next step.
 
Total score is an 82%, which is a reasonable B. Considering the rest of life that has been happening this round that's a super win!

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.

It's been busy and it's about to get busier. As such I'm going to be proactive about giving myself the time I need to do my goals and start only doing Wednesday checkins for the rest of this round. I might do comment updates on FB for the rest, we'll see how things flow.


AFTER ACTION REVIEW:
1) Interacted with marketing as much as possible. It wasn't every day, but I needed some extra time to relax at home and catch up with myself after an action packed weekend. Caught up with email in the account, again this was delayed during the weekend but overall reasonable. 

2) Mostly hitting 8k, with a few days over that even! Did overdo it while eating out, not going to kid myself, but the foods were good and I think it was worth it,. Most of my decisions were carefully considered, which is really an important part, being mindful. 

3) The library event went quite well! There were five people there and the whole thing was interactive. It was the first time I've used a laptop for this particular presentation, and I think that helped everyone get a  better idea of what to do when NaNo comes. I think I'll continue to use that for all of our upcoming events.

4) It was tough to actually sit my butt down and make the call, but I did it and they'll be visiting the house on Friday. Finally getting this into motion is lovely indeed. 

5) Actually got a ton of planning done for my next NaNo novel! I was starting to do some character descriptions, particularly how the MC is motivated and how their character arc goes. After an hour of small notes and research I felt like I knew what was going on and wrote out a good 1,000 word outline. Surely it'll need to get fleshed out in some areas, but I've very excited that my brain was ready to throw the overarching deal on paper. That means I'm ready to start getting into the meaty details.


INTENTIONS/MINI-GOALS
1) Interacting online as much as possible to make the release as good as it can be. 

2) Hit 8k as much as possible. Pick up groceries today and try to keep to the meal plan as much as reasonable while out and about for the weekend.

3) Prepare for the weekend activities. Pack my car on Thursday so that i can hand off supplies on Friday. 

4) See what happens with the inspection Friday and go from there.

5) Really consider the ending more. As currently written it doesn't hit the note that I was originally intending and I'm not sure if that's good or not. I also need to do a character write up for at least two members of the side group, at least one of the children, and one grandchild. 

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.

It's been busy and it's about to get busier. As such I'm going to be proactive about giving myself the time I need to do my goals and start only doing Wednesday checkins for the rest of this round. I might do comment updates on FB for the rest, we'll see how things flow.


AFTER ACTION REVIEW:
Big Goals:
1) Success! We put together a major push on the marketing front. We have a dozen preorders which is exciting with the release still two weeks away. We have some more marketing ideas coming up that will hopefully make this number grow. If we could top 100 preorders I would be chuffed indeed. 

2) Success here! I've been putting an extra effort into getting my steps in again. The meal plan has been good, though a little offkilter from so much happening on my part plus veggies from the farmers market that weren't planned for. No worries, just gotta be flexible. I did not exercise, eventually I'll get to it again. 

3) Huge leap here. I found a Google Map that had all Mitchelin star restaurants listed on it. I overlayed it with the maps we had already made for our trip and was about to pick out the five that were particularly close to us. I also sent the map to the friend in charge of scheduling and she'll be adding on places that are easy to get to from where we are. With this resource at our fingertips I think I'm set on this.

On a different note, since this is the review of how the system is working as much as it's a review of how the goal went, this goal is going to be redefined. With how much is happening between now and then end of the round I need a goal that is focused on being ready for the next big activity and this is going to be it. It's now 'the travel' goal. 

In that regard, if I had updated over the weekend i would have put in a goal about making an itinerary for this upcoming weekend when I'll be in Boston. While I didn't write it down officially I did do it and it's already lowering my stress, which will absolutely allow me to enjoy the trip more as a whole. 

Small Goals:
1) This was passed and shall continue to be as such for the rest of the round. 

2) I did try out the new podcast app and don't love it. Might just give it a pass and see if I can't put together my previous app to better suit my needs. I did not read more of the physical book. It's not something I'm really drawn into, even though I do want to read it.

3) I did not finish 'Nine Lies' yet nor start the next book. I've been too busy, including skipping lunch at work. Not a habit I plan to get into, but when it's needed it's needed. I'll try again this round, as long as it's not forgotten it's ok. I've been focusing on the big goals, which is absolutely what I should be doing.

4) First off the final task I have for this goal for this year is actually a big goal, so I'll be moving this to the upper section for the next check in. That goal is to get a new hot water heater in the house. The current one is leaking, and getting worse. I've gotten some leads so far, but I've gotta make some major steps soon if I want this to get done in-between my trips. 

5) Done! While on the way to and from DnD I talked to the SO about this and figured out some more things about the world etc. Still not as character focused as I intended it to be, but I'm hoping that will evolve naturally out of conflict with the world and plot.


INTENTIONS/MINI-GOALS
Big Goals:
1) Interact with marketing daily when I'm home. Do what I can to support the others. Keep up with email. In the home stretch now!

2) 8k a day, even when traveling. Exercise once. Enjoy traveling, but try not to go overboard. I don't have to finish my meal!

3) Prepare for library event that I'm hosting tomorrow. Check over the schedule for the event that's happening next weekend and prepack car for both as possible. 

4) Call someone to get the hot water tank installed. At least get an estimate appointment scheduled. 

Small Goals:
1) Complete.

2) You know what, as I review everything for the round this goal is complete. I'm going to call that good enough for now.

3) Finish 'Nine Lies' and return to coworker. After that this goal is complete as well. Usually I take extra time to get started on the next goal, but I could use the time for just about anything else at the moment. 

4) Moved to big goal.

5) I almost want to call this complete as well, but I know it's not. If I continue to talk about it while going to DnD that would be splendid.