Progress checker
Well, I was going to leave it till June, but two other people have done progress checks on their year plans thus far, so I guess I'd better do mine...
1. Drive
i) Pass driving test. Check - 1/30
ii) Drive on the motorway for the first time. Check - 2/30 Is awesome!
iii) Transport self to all events this year. Will be a Check - 3/30
2. Fitness
i) Re-start press up and sit up regime. 10 per day, plus 1 per day. Five days a week minimum. A touch ambitious because it would have gone into silly numbers by now. However, on average, I do 30 Press Ups, 50 Sit Ups and 50 of some Arm exercise about 5 days a week. I'm going to call it a Check - 4/30
ii) Start swimming/join the gym. Can't really claim this one in honesty. Joined the pool, haven't been. Negative - 4/30
iii) Go for a walk every weekend, unless away. Actually forgot this one. Whoops! Negative - 4/30
3. Health
i) Get help for 'problems'. Check - 5/30
ii) Start taking vitamins again. Multivitamins, Minerals and Ginseng, Glucosamine Sulphate, Vitamin C and Zinc and some Omega 3 fish oil thing. Check - 6/30
iii) Stay on 'two days off' routine for caffeine and booze. Easy peasey. Check - 7/30
4. Job
i) Pass GTP course. On target to do so by the end of June. Not counting it yet in case I jinx it. 7/30
ii) Get my QTS. As above really. 7/30
iii) Find a job on the mainland. Same again. Interview on Thursday! 7/30
5. Magic (skeptics can skip this one)
i) Do energy work (reiki/t'ai chi) twice a week minimum. Actually keeping this one. Can raise energy really easily just now, mine and external. Back up to being able to contraflow types and mix weaves. Check - 8/30
ii) Meditate for at least five minutes a day. Increase duration with time. Another one I forgot. Doing a lot of reflection, but not enough meditation. Target! 8/30
iii) Do one bit of Sigil work each week for reinforcement/experimentation. Weekly was an insane idea given the power involved. When needed and it's proven to be a massive boon. I'm going to call this one a Check - 9/30
6. Move
i) Investigate house prices around the South. Or indeed further afield! This one will start once the job is in place, but I have checked house prices in St. Albans already... Holding at 9/30
ii) Look for jobs teaching Citizenship, RE or Science. Turns out I'm not qualified for the first two, which want humanities subjects. Doing fine on the last one though. Check - 10/30
iii) Save as much money as possible into offshore account. Have managed to save a few grand, but nowhere near the target of 10K. Still, I do own my (second) car outright, so I'm going to call it a success. Check - 11/30
7. Partner Insert happy dance here!
i) Make an effort to talk to interesting women. I remain mostly rubbish at this, but have made the effort where able - and it has worked, so I'm going to call this one a success. Check - 12/30
ii) Register with online personals if single by 20/08/06. Thank whatever power you choose that this didn't become necessary. I'm not counting OKCupid because (sad though it is) I did really join for the quizzes and profiling! Since I'm not single, I'm going to call this one a success so as to not skew my results out of context. Check - 13/30
iii) Get friends to pimp me. Ahem. Thanks Ed and Kat. Check - 14/30
8. Socialise
i) Start a social hobby/group of some kind. Not with these course deadlines! Maybe in the summer. Negative - 14/30
ii) Go out when invited (money permitting). I've actually done this, including trips to many places. Check - 15/30
iii) Run at least three weekend RPGs. Have done one. Can't count it unless I do the other two as well. Pending! 15/30
9. Work
i) Spend at least 3 hours a night preparing. Nice idea. Not practical on an 80% timetable. Amended to 1 hour for the rest of the year! Negative - 15/30
ii) Plan all lessons at least one day beforehand. Am mostly on target with this so I'm calling it a Check - 16/30
iii) Do portfolio sessions weekly. On this, I'm shit - from space! Negative, but nearly complete anyway. Will class it a success once I've passed. 16/30
10.Writing
i) Write something every week, even if it's just a 'Weft' short. I'm poo. I haven't even written one Weft short - except the saga of Brighthammer and Silvertongue, but thats in my head so it doesn't count. Negative - 16/30
ii) Publish one piece of writing to LiveJournal every month. I remain poo. I think I'm only three months behind though... Negative - 16/30
iii) Write one thing for *book project* each month. Couldn't even decide which *book project* to work on. I could have tried for the Fifth Cuckoo Prince (Heroic Fantasy), the Waif Cycle (Space Opera) or the Saga of the Isles (Fantasy again, but would make a better LARP), so I didn't do any. The Fifth Cuckoo Prince has notes on the main characters and the setting is getting used at AmberCon, the Waif Cycle has all my Assembly (the setting) notes - only I don't know where they are. Gah. Don't even know what to do for NaNo either. Anyway, Negative - 16/30
So I'm more than half way, with about eight to clear by the end of June, which bodes well.
1. Drive
i) Pass driving test. Check - 1/30
ii) Drive on the motorway for the first time. Check - 2/30 Is awesome!
iii) Transport self to all events this year. Will be a Check - 3/30
2. Fitness
i) Re-start press up and sit up regime. 10 per day, plus 1 per day. Five days a week minimum. A touch ambitious because it would have gone into silly numbers by now. However, on average, I do 30 Press Ups, 50 Sit Ups and 50 of some Arm exercise about 5 days a week. I'm going to call it a Check - 4/30
ii) Start swimming/join the gym. Can't really claim this one in honesty. Joined the pool, haven't been. Negative - 4/30
iii) Go for a walk every weekend, unless away. Actually forgot this one. Whoops! Negative - 4/30
3. Health
i) Get help for 'problems'. Check - 5/30
ii) Start taking vitamins again. Multivitamins, Minerals and Ginseng, Glucosamine Sulphate, Vitamin C and Zinc and some Omega 3 fish oil thing. Check - 6/30
iii) Stay on 'two days off' routine for caffeine and booze. Easy peasey. Check - 7/30
4. Job
i) Pass GTP course. On target to do so by the end of June. Not counting it yet in case I jinx it. 7/30
ii) Get my QTS. As above really. 7/30
iii) Find a job on the mainland. Same again. Interview on Thursday! 7/30
5. Magic (skeptics can skip this one)
i) Do energy work (reiki/t'ai chi) twice a week minimum. Actually keeping this one. Can raise energy really easily just now, mine and external. Back up to being able to contraflow types and mix weaves. Check - 8/30
ii) Meditate for at least five minutes a day. Increase duration with time. Another one I forgot. Doing a lot of reflection, but not enough meditation. Target! 8/30
iii) Do one bit of Sigil work each week for reinforcement/experimentation. Weekly was an insane idea given the power involved. When needed and it's proven to be a massive boon. I'm going to call this one a Check - 9/30
6. Move
i) Investigate house prices around the South. Or indeed further afield! This one will start once the job is in place, but I have checked house prices in St. Albans already... Holding at 9/30
ii) Look for jobs teaching Citizenship, RE or Science. Turns out I'm not qualified for the first two, which want humanities subjects. Doing fine on the last one though. Check - 10/30
iii) Save as much money as possible into offshore account. Have managed to save a few grand, but nowhere near the target of 10K. Still, I do own my (second) car outright, so I'm going to call it a success. Check - 11/30
7. Partner Insert happy dance here!
i) Make an effort to talk to interesting women. I remain mostly rubbish at this, but have made the effort where able - and it has worked, so I'm going to call this one a success. Check - 12/30
ii) Register with online personals if single by 20/08/06. Thank whatever power you choose that this didn't become necessary. I'm not counting OKCupid because (sad though it is) I did really join for the quizzes and profiling! Since I'm not single, I'm going to call this one a success so as to not skew my results out of context. Check - 13/30
iii) Get friends to pimp me. Ahem. Thanks Ed and Kat. Check - 14/30
8. Socialise
i) Start a social hobby/group of some kind. Not with these course deadlines! Maybe in the summer. Negative - 14/30
ii) Go out when invited (money permitting). I've actually done this, including trips to many places. Check - 15/30
iii) Run at least three weekend RPGs. Have done one. Can't count it unless I do the other two as well. Pending! 15/30
9. Work
i) Spend at least 3 hours a night preparing. Nice idea. Not practical on an 80% timetable. Amended to 1 hour for the rest of the year! Negative - 15/30
ii) Plan all lessons at least one day beforehand. Am mostly on target with this so I'm calling it a Check - 16/30
iii) Do portfolio sessions weekly. On this, I'm shit - from space! Negative, but nearly complete anyway. Will class it a success once I've passed. 16/30
10.Writing
i) Write something every week, even if it's just a 'Weft' short. I'm poo. I haven't even written one Weft short - except the saga of Brighthammer and Silvertongue, but thats in my head so it doesn't count. Negative - 16/30
ii) Publish one piece of writing to LiveJournal every month. I remain poo. I think I'm only three months behind though... Negative - 16/30
iii) Write one thing for *book project* each month. Couldn't even decide which *book project* to work on. I could have tried for the Fifth Cuckoo Prince (Heroic Fantasy), the Waif Cycle (Space Opera) or the Saga of the Isles (Fantasy again, but would make a better LARP), so I didn't do any. The Fifth Cuckoo Prince has notes on the main characters and the setting is getting used at AmberCon, the Waif Cycle has all my Assembly (the setting) notes - only I don't know where they are. Gah. Don't even know what to do for NaNo either. Anyway, Negative - 16/30
So I'm more than half way, with about eight to clear by the end of June, which bodes well.