Weekly Goals

I'm back from a week of vacation and no writing what so ever. Work and trying to plan life in general is already taking it's toll, and the rest of the week doesn't seem to get any easier. So, I've decided to start up slowly rather than trying to pick up where I left off.

Writing Goals

Write every day: Same no. 1 goal as always. Usually, I have a more specific writing goal for the week as well, but I'm keeping it broad this week. I have an idea for a Danish children's story I want to explore, writing exercises to get back into, and ideas for short stories that I want to work on, but I won't aim for any one of them and just let myself write whatever comes easiest first.

Do reading/analysis exercises for my DIY MFA-thingy: Whether I'll be doing writing exercises or not, there are also reading exercises for my DIY MFA that I want to get back into doing. Not sure this is realistic, though, with the week ahead of me. Still, this is one place

Do a review (for Codex or WYRM): I'll check in and see if there's anything up for review on Codex, but if not, there are also short stories in WYRM I want to read.

Read short stories: I started getting back into reading/listening to published short stories again, and I want to keep that going. Again, I'll keep the goal vague, but I'm aiming for 2-3 stories.


Writing Related (sort of) Goals

Get exercise: This is one area where I kept up doing my vacation, so I'm not lowering the bar here. Two exercise sessions / runs is the goal, while staying active in the in-between days.

Eat healthy: This is the goal I've failed continuously, and being on vacation and snacking way too much probably hasn't helped. So, yeah, the bar is definitely set low as to what "healthy" means, but if I can do better than last week, that's something at least.

Participate in Codex lunch: It's really nice to have this one social thing related to my writing, so I'm striving to keep that going.

Be active on Codex: Vague as always, but I need to at least check if there are any discussions I want to participate in.

Do vocal exercises: I put this habit on pause during the vacation, but I was doing really before that, so I should be able to jump right back in, doing 1-2 exercises a day.