Destination: Goal Zone 2020

May Goals

My Three Goals for the year are:

#1 Complete a contest a week for the I Write in 2020 Challenge.
Week #18 - April 27 to May 3 - "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest"  - "We Must Have Faith" 
Week #19 - May 4 to 10 - "Building Sensuality"  - "Taking the Leap"  Currently a week ahead.
Week #20 - May 11 to 17 - "The Bard's Hall Contest"  - "Great and Sudden Change" 
Week #21 - May 18 to 24 - "The Prompt Me Contest"  - "Problematic Pandemic " 
Week #22 - May 25 to 31 - {item: } - {entry: } - whoops!

#2 Write 750 words a day (for a weekly total of 5250 words a week).
Week #1 word total = 8097
Week #2 word total = 6564
Week #3 word total = 5250 (done by Thursday)
Week #4 word total = 6562 (not including the Sunday yet)


#3 Continue to work on my NaNoWriMo novel - Arlynn's Way.
May's mini goal is to add 2000 words this month.
Week #1 - I have gotten to 50% of the 2000 words this week.
Week #2 - I have gotten to 69%
Week #3 - I got to 75%, then reset my goal to 8000.
Week #4 - I got to 100% of my 8000 words.



Extra Goals:
Books: Goals for Monthly Reading Challenge for May/June is 5 books.
A Duke By Any Other Name by Grace Burrows - finished May 16, 2020
It Must Be Your Love by Bella Andre - finished May 22, 2020{.


30 Day Blogging Challenge - Official Month - I was late 3 days but have made them up.
"A bit of Positiveness" 
"Talking to Fictional Characters" 
"Values and Movie Quotes" 
"I Used To Believe..." 
"Priceless Items " 
"Some Good News - SGN" 
"Ideal Relaxation" 
"Cooking and Baking" 
"Events Remembered Differently & Clocks in Fiction " 
"Happy Mother's Day 2020" 
"Pictures & Mother's Lies Are Meant to Protect" 
"What If?" 
"Ten minutes GO & A New Normal" 
"Acceptance to University" 
"Acting Selflessly - My Gramzie" 
"Supernatural & What Makes Happiness" 

I did complete this I will add in later.

This a sample of my weekly goals: This is purely for my benefit so I have a record of it.
Goals for the week of May 18 to 24, 2020
Writing
Work on entries and reviews for Week # 21 of the I Write in 2020 Challenge. I can do up to Week #23.
Work on my novel - Arlynn's Way.
My writing goal is 750 words a day. (5250 words per week)
Virtual writing meetings for this week:
Monday 1 - 2:30 pm (Remote Write! London UK) & 7 - 9 pm (KW Alliance);
Wednesday 8 - 11 am (Paris Shut Up and Write)& 2 - 4 pm Shut Up and Write - Edinburgh & 7 - 9:30 (GWN);
Thursday 6 - 8 am (Remote Write! London - XL)
Friday 1 - 3 (KW Alliance);
Saturday 4 - 7 am (Paris Shut Up and Write);
Sunday 5 - 8 am (Paris Shut Up and Write).

Reading:
I signed up to read 5 books for May / June on the Monthly reading Challenge. I have rad 1.
Yearly Reading Challenge on WDC = 15 books for this year. I have done 10
Product Reviews to date = 5; Goodreads Reviews = 5.

Work:
I have an LTO at Smithson now - 50%
Learn how to do this job by home learning due to Covid-19. Stay on top of work projects.
Check ECNO to make sure I am being paid accurately.

Health
I will walk 10,000 steps at least 4 days this week. My low goal for this week is 2 days.
Complete 1 - 3 yoga sessions.
Complete 1 - 3 meditation sessions.
I am trying to refocus on the the Cinderella Solutions diet or at least manage not to gain weight as we move through the #stayathome phase of this pandemic.

Other
I will dust the basement living areas.
I finish cleaning off my dresser and dusting it.
Work at cleaning up and organizing my workspace.
Keep my clutter down to a minimum, particularly in the main living areas of the house.
Clean out the inside of my car.