Curious Incidents of a Flailing Mermaid

2015: Things I'd like to do

This post is not, I repeat not, about my New Years resolutions. I’m not making any resolutions. I’m not going to pledge to give up anything, get healthier or lose weight. I could probably do with doing all those things but I’m hoping I’ll just do it as we go through the year. In fact, I’m not actually pledging to do anything at all this year. Rather, this is merely a list of things I would like to do in 2015.

Indeed, I’m getting ready to write my Dear Me letter for 2015. Therefore, I want to work out what I would like to do to make myself happy, develop and move forward.

I will probably miss lots of things off this list: if I do it can’t be that important.

Work and home things I’d like to do:
• Change the outlook of as many people as I can – it is, after all, my job.
• Stop putting off things I think will take loads of time. They usually get done faster than I think.
• Stop beating myself for not getting everything done straight away.
• Get better at prioritising.
• Get a real job. Perhaps. Maybe. One day.
• Make sure I give my best effort to every work related thing I do.
• Teach Chris to pick up his socks. They end up everywhere. Why?
• Spend more time with Chris.
• Work on making the house nicer. This is more of an on going project. I like my house but there is always room for improvement.
• Make the bed in my office into a sofa type thing: full of cushions. A place just for reading.
• Do more for the charities I work with.
• Smile everyday.
• Try and improve my brainpower by using Lumosity  everyday. My mother encouraged me to try this for a year. Mind you, for now, I’m giving it three months!
• Find time to learn new things. Maybe a language, or even take a random evening class
• Save for my tax bill as the year goes on, rather than worrying about it as January comes along. The joys of being self-employed!

Writing things I’d like to do:
• Write using as many poetry forms as I can (as per: "2015: My Year Long Poetry Journey - Info" )
• Finish my 2014 NaNo novel – I got to 50,000 words then just stopped.
• Edit my 2014 NaNo novel – it needs it!
• Do something with my 2014 NaNo novel – I can dream of publication, right?
• Take part in NaNo 2015 – this may not be possible as I will be in Cuba for the first week of November. However, I at least want to work on any ideas for novels I have. I’ve proved I can do it once; there is no reason why I can’t keep trying to write more novels.
• Complete the 30-day blogging challenge at least three times.
• Enter more writing contests – I managed to get confidence in this area towards the end of 2014. I wont let this go.
• Write at least 100 reviews for items on WDC. I’ve done 364 so far, so I’d like to get up to 464, at least.
• Review at least half of the books I read in 2015.
• Start planning (and writing if the mood takes me) my autobiography.
• Spend time every few days working on my following on Twitter[/x-link} and {x-link:https://frannywhit.wordpress.com/}Wordpress  . If I ever get published, this will definitely help.