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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Stepping things up

The last few weeks, since I've started on the list, I haven't been accomplishing everything that I set out to do.  These are the things I've done and need to do.  I'd love any ideas, suggestions or volunteers.

What I have been doing:
  • I've been working my way slowly towards getting into a schedule, a routine of sorts, with the physical side of it, because to throw myself full-force in there would have ended up doing all sorts of damage, given my chronic injury and current state.  I've also been eating much better.
  • I've been studying for my next Praxis and writing more often, as well as setting up and getting this page going.
  • I've finished reading one book and am nearly done with another, both of which will be reviewed soon.
  • I've been writing regularly, which has been great.  I've finished one poem, started a second, and done the same with essays.
  • I've begun volunteer training to be work at the local sexual abuse response center, Hearts of Hope, thanks to a great friend who wouldn't let me not.
What I need to work in in the next couple of weeks:
  • I need to begin my silent contemplation.  I've been edgy lately and I know it's something that will help.
  • I need to find a pen pal, though that's something that's not exactly easy to do these days, it seems.
  • I need to make a list of skills that I want to pick up and begin working on them.
  • I need to start practicing my French, which is the language in which I'm seeking proficiency, since I've already got a decent foundation in it.
  • I have to decide what I'm going to study and set down time to do so every week, outside of my Praxis preparation.
  • I need to start daily practice with my sight-reading book and begin playing and singing every day, in general.
  • I've already got two new artists, Cary Brothers and Rosie Thomas, to write about.  
  • I've decided to adapt one of my short stories, "Walking Home," into a dramatic piece.
  • I need to find some contests to enter and polish some things to enter into them.
  • I need to find some new dishes to cook and start on whittling.
  • I need to find some people or things to set up for next month's photo shoot.
  • And finally, I need to find some poems to memorize.

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