With January officially over, I thought today would be a good time to check in and see how we're all doing on our resolutions.
One of my resolutions was to write every day. To that end, I printed off this calendar, with the idea being to mark off the days you accomplish your goal. You'll start to get a chain of days going as momentum builds, and a positive feedback loop develops--the more you do, the more you want to do.
Because I am an office supply nerd (and to keep things colorful) I decided to color in the squares with a highlighter. What you see at the top is my progress for January--all the squares have been colored in! I managed to write every day this month, even if only a sentence or two.
You'll notice there's a lot of white space left on this page, which means there is a lot of work left to do. But I'm pleased with my progress thus far, and I hope I can keep it up!
How are you doing with your resolutions?
Whoo Hooo, Lara! You're doing great.
ReplyDeleteI am, too. I wanted to work consistently and work toward getting a complete rough draft of my WIP by the end of the year. It's looking good. ; )
Keep going, Zan Marie! I think this is going to be your year! [g]
DeleteThat's a great way to keep track. Congrats on your progress!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Seeing it laid out like that really helps keep me on track, plus it feeds that office supply obsession I have...
DeleteThat's awesome, Lara! You should be so proud of yourself. I don't make resolutions anymore - they're just too easy to break and then I get into a disappointed funk. lol
ReplyDeleteThanks Lexa! You're right, it's hard not to feel bad when you break a resolution, but I generally get over it [g]
DeleteCongrats, Lara. Great job, keep up the good work. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jen! Here's hoping I can make it stick! [g]
DeleteCool idea, Lara. I began keeping a record of my writing days this year as well (okay I started back in November, but that was mostly a warmup for 2013. But my record keeping is not nearly as pretty and colorful as this.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Regina! I'm glad this is all on one page, so it doesn't take up too much storage space!
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