Regardless of my ponderings of 2023 being a year that seems to beg for futuristic technology, I feel like I spent the year fighting the most basic of battles. It was all I could do to keep my head above water in nearly every endeavor; the undercurrents were strong. This is reflected in my success on various goals. In some ways, it looks (and feels) like I didn’t do a darn thing this year. But I did. And some of those items are on this list.
Area 1: Health and Fitness
- Weight Watchers (sometimes)
- Eat breakfast (yes)
- Prep food (yes)
- Track (no)
- Hit 10,000 daily (sometimes)
Area 2: Mental Health
- Remember that alone time is an important part of my mental health. (yes)
- Do NOT overextend yourself (be on boards, volunteer too much.) (yes)
Area 3: Painting
- Convert to the “Amok at the Easel” marketing format – no. Went back to simple Tara Choate.
- Art on the Edge Studio Tour (June 2023) – yes
- Enter these shows:
- WSO Spring – yes, not accepted
- WSO Fall – yes, not accepted
- Equine Art Show (Emerald Downs) – no
- AAEA – yes, not accepted
- NWWS Spring – yes, not accepted
- NWWS Fall – yes (signature status!)
- Western Fed – no
- ISEA – International – yes, not accepted
- ISEA – member – yes (fourth place)
- Bonus: The Keizer Cows went up
- Blog: Write at least 52 posts – no (42 including this one)
- Newslettter: Put out 12 newsletters in 2023 – no (not even one)
Area 4: Everything Else
- Stay employed – yes (and this took everything I had)
- Reading: Goodreads 2023 Book Challenge – 75 books – yes (86)
- Nosework with Key
- Practice once a week, outside of class – no
- Work toward:
- NW3 – 2 down, 1 to go
- L2C – no (no show)
- L3C – no (no show)
- L3I – no (no show)
- L3V – yes
- Participate in the 2023 NaNoWriMo; consider doing some editing on past projects – no
- Apply for Alaska AIR – no (due to Paris)
- Go to Paris – yes (and this is my excuse for everything that wasn’t a work-related delay)
- Unexpected thing: Took up bonsai as a hobby and started a YouTube channel about it.
Reading over this list, in spite of my preamble, I did reasonably well. In tomorrow’s post (2024 goal) I hope to talk about how I want to change things up in the new year.