This week's goals (13th January)

[grumle]

Hey guys! I'm grumle and I'll be your guest host this week. I've a couple of discussion post planned for later, but for now let's get a foothold on the week while it's shiny and new.

It's challenge time!

Comment with a goal you have for the coming week.

Feel free to share more than one thing if you feel like it.

Optional: Do you have a plan of attack? Will you be rushing head on or subtly approach it from the back? Is there carrots and/or whips involved?

Extra credit: find someone in the comments and cheer them on, find out more, or ask if they'd like some help or support.

Nothing is too big, too small, too strange, or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.

Go!

Comments

[grumle]

♠ Test out coursera. Are the courses I've chosen something worth continuing? Am I having fun? Do I have enough energy/time etc? Will this knowledge be useful? For now poke my nose around and feel it out. Watch all the videos, read the material and take whatever quizzes there is. About one hour each dayish. I manage to get through this week and there'll be a new book at the end. Decide if I'll continue to week 2. (I'm doing How Things Work 1, and How to Think, if anyone else is there:))

♠ Go through notes from driving lessons. Is there something I can do when I'm not driving that'll help me get the last pieces in place and get my licence soon?

♠Keep up with awesomeers posting.

[inkstone]

Good luck with Coursera! I signed up for a class myself but it's not slated to start for another 2 months.

[grumle]

Thanks. Good luck with your's as well when the time comes around:D

[kaberett]

Lots of luck with Coursera! I enjoyed it heaps.

[grumle]

Great to hear. I hope it'll be fun (and that my greedy little self won't end up signing up for more courses than there's hours in the week:P)

[pretty_panther]

Good luck with the courses! It looks super fun.

Oh and your username is amazing ♥__♥

[grumle]

Thanks x2 ♥

[ashkitty]

Ooh, good luck!

[grumle]

Thank you:D

[inkstone]

- write the first draft of the short story I want to submit to Lightspeed's special "Women Destroy SF!" issue

- make a revision plan for the second draft of my novel

- keep up with my daily mantra meditation

[grumle]

Sounds like you have enough to do, good luck:D

[kaberett]

Get my new Freedom pass application sent off.

[grumle]

Important stuff. Good luck:)

[redsixwing]

FINISH THE THING.

Seriously I am SO CLOSE. And then I got bogged down in details yesterday (or thought I did) but when I was done, it looked so much better...

The Thing has a show-off scheduled on Wednesday. I have at least one more round of details that I want to do. Tonight is spoken for, for another project.

This gives me precisely Tuesday night to finish the thing.

[grumle]

Yesss.... conquer The Thing!

[pretty_panther]

I need to set up this year's medical suspension from university. Means printing and filling out forms and getting medical certificates from doctors and braving the post office and generally the outside world without being able to take my dog with me. My plan is to try do a little each day and not overwhelm myself

[ashkitty]

That stuff can be SO overwhelming. I think the trying to do a little each day is a good way to go about it, best of luck! (And a lot of the time I convince myself to do hard things by repeating how it will then be over and I will never have to do it again; I don't know if this will help you or not.)

[forestofglory]

Goal: Make plan for revising my thesis

Goal: Thesis related reading, at least one chapter a day

Goal: finish reading short fiction for 2013 that I have bookmarked. (Extra credit, write a post about my favorite short fiction in 2013.)

[ashkitty]

You are so ahead of me. I'm not even thinking about those things until NEXT week.

[cadenzamuse]

I am going to try a new plan of attack this week for the things I've been putting off doing--plan to do one Big Thing per day.

Today: email vice-provost with evidence about study abroad case
Tuesday: finish reading for EFM, attend, participate
One day out of Wed/Thurs/Fri:
-make stole for Jason, send package to S&J
-find evidence about medical insurance, initiate another complaint, fax
-"free day"--do another job application

In addition to each Big Thing, I'd like to apply for one job per day.

And even if I don't manage to get all of the days completed, there are four things I've been putting off on that list, so at least a couple of big stressful things that have been hanging over my head will be done.

[redsixwing]

You have an excellent plan. You can do it!

[cadenzamuse]

Update: VICE-PROVOST FUCKING EMAILED LIKE A BADASS. Including enumerated list of problems and all of Spouse's email correspondence with Problem Study Abroad People. Also used to initiate another grievance regarding Spouse's Failtastic Lab Situation.

(If anyone reading this wonders why I am doing this: 1--study abroad situation affected me too, 2--I am an alumna of Spouse's University, and 3--I am waaaaaay more assertive than Spouse, so Aggressive Customer Service Complaints fall under my spousal job description.)

And now I am going to treat myself by trying on sports bras (difficult proposition when you're a 32FF). Fuck yeah!

[randomling]

Three sessions at the gym (current plan: Tues/Thurs/Sat). Do at least some exercise on the off days.

Apply for eight jobs (two a day from tomorrow).

Sort out budget, including increase in phone bill and money to spend on my writing date next week.

Look at the next month socially, with a view to getting one social event a week.

I think that'll do for now.

[grumle]

Good luck with the job hunting, hope you'll find something you like:D

Also,love the icon. Spike ♥

[randomling]

Spiiiiiike! ♥

And thanks! :D

[alexseanchai]

* Leah Far-Sighted chapter five NO REALLY I MEAN IT. Plan of attack: tonight the minute I get home I am rereading chapters one through partial-chapter-five. I know what happens next, or I did know. I just need to remind myself where to start on what happens next and then put my fingers on the keyboard for a while.

* Survive week two of classes. Plan of attack: uh, actually I'm supposed to be reading my textbook right now.

* Moar for project what I'm not sure I can talk about so I won't. Plan of attack: apply hands to project, tonight after [attempting to do] writing.

* Mom's crocheted wire beaded necklace. Hopefully the new design for the ends will not result in poky scratchy aggravation? Plan of attack: Wait till weekend, hope for free time.

[grumle]

You can do it! Sharpen those pencils... uh keyboard.