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Goals for Week of 5/26 Writing- Work on an article for @aiig.bsky.social Other- Tackle some of the TBR

Ahh, life.

Goals for Week of 5/19 Writing- Finish Part 3 revisions Other- Make progress on crochet shirt. [Really, just survive the week's chaos, but choosing to sit down and let my brain decompress while crocheting feels like a more helpful (and less desperate) way to frame it.]

Goals for Week of 5/12 Writing- Get Workshop application submitted Other- Start new crochet project.

Goals for Week of 5/5 Writing- Finish current revisions section (very new and creative) Other- Make progress on garden prep.

Baby bluebirds in the yard nestbox are getting bigger!

Acquired several clarinets in need of repadding and minor repairs for super cheap on FB marketplace this week so that I can work on my instrument repair skills. As if I needed any new hobbies or side hustles.

April break means family visits and mornings in Maine

Goals for Week of 4/28 Writing- So. Close. To finishing this revision draft Other- Find somewhere to store the clarinets I acquired from FB marketplace to improve my instrument repair skills. Get at least one of them repadded and ready to go to a new home (or ready to swap out with my old one)

Goals for Week of 4/21 Writing- Revising. So much revising. Other- Get the house in some sort of order before the in-laws' visit next week. Figure out my next crochet project.

After a stressful week last week, it was a pleasant surprise to find eggs in the bluebird nestbox yesterday. Goals for Week of 4/14 Writing-Finish Incorporating edit notes. Other-Rest a bit to recover from last week's chaos.

Goals for the Week of 4/7 Writing: Finish manuscript readthrough and edit notes. Other: Get through chaos-week, which includes the first competition of the spring coaching season and a two-day workshop to run.

Goals for the Week of 3/31 Writing: Finish Part 2 readthrough. And Part 3 as well, ideally Other: Put together the outline for the workshop I'm supposed to be running next week 😬