It really feels good to get things done.

I've really been on top of things since the New Year. I think this will be a good year for me. I know that only I can make that happen. All that means is that there is a lot of work ahead.

ESO really consumed a lot of my life these last 2 years. Like, seriously. I was very invested in the game that I wasn’t really doing too much of anything else (in terms of personal development). Of course, I did what needed to be done, but that was it, the rest of the time was spent playing ESO.

I did the transcription test today and I feel very confident about it, but I have to wait until the 24th to receive my results.

I got my ID in the mail today. I can officially pick up packages from the post office and buy beer. Lol. Now I just need to get a social security card replacement. More than likely, I can just print and mail in some items.

We also got the insurance cards in the mail a little bit ago. I want make an appointment with an OBGYN next week. First I have to find one...I will probably mess around with that this weekend.

I only had that ONE period and tbh I don't even think I ovulated during my fertile window. Sigh* There is also the possibility that my pregnancy and ovulation strips are just not responding...I should test with a name brand every 2-3 months. I should really be logging into my Ovia app daily but I always forget!

It really DOES feel good to get things done. Seeing small progress really keeps me motivated. I would really love to find some stable, decent/good income. Not even a lot, I just want to meet my financial needs. That's really it.

I've been doing a lot of writing lately. I've been making decent progress on my screen play. I haven't written a new scene in a while but I developed a plot and character sheet. Just story and character building -- thinking maybe if I had a better idea of who these characters are and where I want the story to go, I will know what to write next. Obviously, I've been trying to write a journal entry/progress report a few times a week on LJ. (Oh! I tagged the last few months of posts! I also deleted a few...)

Here are a few personal projects I plan to begin more or less immediately.

• Take a poetry class on Udemy and start writing poetry.




• Begin a bullet journal. Very organized. I've been looking at a lot of pinterest articles on this. And, am very excited to start it.




• (These won't happen until the items arrive in the mail and they may not be here until next month -- from China.) Keep a written planner for more specific notes (take with). That planner I ordered a week+ ago is very small and petite. Perfect for grocery lists. The other small journal, I would like to write something in every night before I go to bed. Very casual minimal effort journaling.




• Start a food/eating/recipe group on Facebook. This is where I will share cooking triumphs and failures. Talk about food, clean eating, ect.
  
  I just want to do a lot of different things this year. I want to develop myself. I want to work on me and my future (our future -- the future of my family)...and prioritize that.

Pat yourself on the back and be on your way.

There are 2 folks in my friends list who constantly write FB posts like this. Funny how she tags it as not boasting. It is boasting. I mean it's licking your own asshole. Tooting your own horn.

I have profound experiences that I do not share. Some in which I still think about on a regular/daily basis, and really influence the way I look at the world, how I exist in it, ect. More importantly,  I don't seek or need praise for it, you know? The experience was valuable in itself.

People post things like this to make themselves look good, because it is only opinions of others that make them feel good. The act didn't make them feel good, sharing does. Praise does.

Heck, if you want to share, why not share statistics of homelessness, youth homelessness, ect. Why not post locations to soup kitchens to volenteer at? I mean, if your heart is TRUELY with these people...why not act as a vessel towards change?

These are real people, you know? Humanize them. Don't just post a vague story about how you helped a homeless dude today. Pat yourself on the back and be on your way.