It's Still the New Year, Right?
Jan. 31st, 2024 06:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
crystalcazzieAfter not posting about my New Year's Resolutions at the beginning of the month I did consider just leaving it all until next year, but I feel like I actually accomplished a few things in 2023 that I want to celebrate so I'm going to do it now. It's still January after all!
So, let's see...
1. Post more 2019 photos. I'm not allowing myself to give up on this, even if it takes a decade. Ok, so first one out of the gate is still a fail. Maybe I should just set myself the target of posting them all by the end of 2029!
2. Finish at least one book. (Keeping the bar low here, I know.) Um, I'm not sure. I know I read more of a few books but I don't think I actually finished any of them.
3. POST YOUR FIC. Also, start reviewing other people's fics. Be more involved in the fandom and stop being a creepy lurker. Right! Here's my time to shine! I mean, technically I failed the first part cos I didn't post the fic I was talking about here, but I did get involved in the Rumbelle fandom. I participated in the Showdown and got far enough that I ended up writing three fics for it! I also wrote a Secret Santa fic. All my works were well received and have been nominated for the fandom awards that are currently being voted on. So I feel pretty good about myself for that. And I've been reviewing other people's fics too, which is important.
4. Score 1/6 on Wordle. I know this is more luck than skill, but I still want it to happen. Close, but no cigar. A few more 2/6s and one particularly annoying day where I was choosing between starter words and one of the ones I considered but didn't use was the answer.
5. Get your eyes tested. Stop putting it off cos you're anxious about the appointment. Done! I now know that I have astigmatism in both eyes and am the proud owner of a pair of glasses that I choose to believe make me look cool and sexy.
6. Declutter more. Do a bit every week and get into the habit of regularly clearing things out (thinking about my handbag stuffed with old shopping lists and bus tickets!) Still chugging away at this. I did slack off a bit during the year, which is a shame, but I'm trying to make up for that now. I've been throwing away or donating so much stuff and I really hope I can continue and that we can move with only the stuff we actually want and need.
And now, my resolutions for this year:
1. Post more 2019 photos. (I know I could give up on this. I refuse to.)
2. Finish at least one book. (Might as well carry this one over as well.)
3. Post a fic that's not part of a fandom event but just a fic you've written. (Maybe even the Mentalist fic you spent so long on...)
4. Score 1/6 on Wordle. (Hey, it could happen!)
5. Move house. (It's a big one, I know, but something I really want to happen this year.)
So, let's see...
1. Post more 2019 photos. I'm not allowing myself to give up on this, even if it takes a decade. Ok, so first one out of the gate is still a fail. Maybe I should just set myself the target of posting them all by the end of 2029!
2. Finish at least one book. (Keeping the bar low here, I know.) Um, I'm not sure. I know I read more of a few books but I don't think I actually finished any of them.
3. POST YOUR FIC. Also, start reviewing other people's fics. Be more involved in the fandom and stop being a creepy lurker. Right! Here's my time to shine! I mean, technically I failed the first part cos I didn't post the fic I was talking about here, but I did get involved in the Rumbelle fandom. I participated in the Showdown and got far enough that I ended up writing three fics for it! I also wrote a Secret Santa fic. All my works were well received and have been nominated for the fandom awards that are currently being voted on. So I feel pretty good about myself for that. And I've been reviewing other people's fics too, which is important.
4. Score 1/6 on Wordle. I know this is more luck than skill, but I still want it to happen. Close, but no cigar. A few more 2/6s and one particularly annoying day where I was choosing between starter words and one of the ones I considered but didn't use was the answer.
5. Get your eyes tested. Stop putting it off cos you're anxious about the appointment. Done! I now know that I have astigmatism in both eyes and am the proud owner of a pair of glasses that I choose to believe make me look cool and sexy.
6. Declutter more. Do a bit every week and get into the habit of regularly clearing things out (thinking about my handbag stuffed with old shopping lists and bus tickets!) Still chugging away at this. I did slack off a bit during the year, which is a shame, but I'm trying to make up for that now. I've been throwing away or donating so much stuff and I really hope I can continue and that we can move with only the stuff we actually want and need.
And now, my resolutions for this year:
1. Post more 2019 photos. (I know I could give up on this. I refuse to.)
2. Finish at least one book. (Might as well carry this one over as well.)
3. Post a fic that's not part of a fandom event but just a fic you've written. (Maybe even the Mentalist fic you spent so long on...)
4. Score 1/6 on Wordle. (Hey, it could happen!)
5. Move house. (It's a big one, I know, but something I really want to happen this year.)
