Goals for 2018/19

[smallhobbit]

 Time to set my goals for the coming year:

Goal No 1 - Write all the things

No surprise here.  Nevertheless, I will be trying to write some different things again this year, rather than continuing with just the same old challenges.  Which isn't to say I won't still be writing for many of the things I've done before, but it doesn't hurt to do new things to help keep the writing fresh.


Goal No 2 - Continue with the art and craft work

I've really enjoyed trying out some different things this year and rather than try more new crafts I'm going to concentrate on some I started with.

Firstly, I've got my lovely pastels which SM gave me for Christmas and I need to do more drawing with them.  I'm going to aim to do something for every fan_flashworks  amnesty challenge, which means something every two months.  No great pressure, but a reasonable goal.

Also, I have my new cross stitch kit, which will take me months to complete:



And I have a little sewing kit SM bought me last year (the one which also had the Christmas stocking).

And anything else which takes my fancy.


Goal No 3 - Do something new each month

Slightly different from last year, in that I'm not looking to do anything long term (a number of the crafts took a couple of months to complete).  My plan is that each thing should take me slightly out of my comfort zone, and be of the 'I've never tried this before, but I'll give it a go' idea.  It could be visiting somewhere new, or reading a book outside my regular fare, or doing an activity for a day, or even maybe writing something new.  I have a few suggestions left from last year which I may include.

If anyone has anything they'd like to suggest, place (I'm in London for a few days in August again), book, writing challenge then please let me know.

Comments

[vix_spes]

Good luck with your goals ... I have no doubt you'll be successful! <3

[smallhobbit]

Thank you again!

[mafief]

The cross stitch looks pretty, I look forward to seeing your progress. Best of luck with your writing goals.

Hmmm... Suggestions... I can make those. ;)
art: Make stained glassed art, try magazine collage art (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzpOildnDHA),

vising: UK sites where Neanderthal artifacts were discovered, a cat show, a botanical garden with a Amorphophallus titanum (Corpse flower) blooming, see a unique astrological event with/with out help of an astronomy club (comet around Dec 12, meteor shower, or a planet if you haven't seen one).

Books: Based on your goodread's list, I don't think you read much sci-fi outside of Terry Pratchett. Have you tried Michael Crichton (Andromedea Strain, Sphere, Jurassic Park, Congo, etc.)? Another good one to try would be Ender's Game.
An approachable science book would be Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you for all those suggestions - there are some very interesting ideas. One day I will visit Kew Gardens - it's on my list, but requires a full day to justify the cost. I have seen a planet - a good few years ago I did a basic astronomy course run at our then local library, and on the last night one of the other attendees brought in his telescope and we got to see some really fascinating astrological sights.

I've added a couple of your book suggestions to my library 'to read' list, and will reserve one of them when I get back from holiday.

[mafief]

Not sure if you were looking for those suggestions, but hey, it's something. :)
Wasn't sure about your experience with astronomy - some people are exposed to it while others aren't. I'm glad you got to see a planet. If the telescope was good enough, you might have been able to see the red spot on Jupiter.

I'm putting Kew Gardens on my list of placed I need to go. They have a Mycology section!!! One of my plant groups was advertising a seminar being held there. It seems like a very cool place.

[smallhobbit]

Suggestions are always welcome - how else am I going to find out about new things. I don't always take ideas up, but there may be a number of reasons for that - it certainly doesn't mean I don't like them.

[moth2fic]

You are very organised! Good luck with it all!

[smallhobbit]

Not sure about the organised - more a case if I don't record these things I'm much more likely to ignore them. And for me, having written goals is much more of an encouragement. As for example, last month when I stopped doing the hardanger for a couple of weeks but knew I should do a post on how it was going and therefore made an effort to do something. I'm not going to beat myself up if things happen and I'm not able to do something, but 'this is a tad more difficult than I'd expected, I'm not going to bother' is a bit against the spirit of the thing.