A Rapid, Last-Minute Reset and Replication: My Fourth-Quarter 2021 Goals Check-In

As the famous saying goes, it ain’t over till it’s over.

After my mediocre showing in Q3, with its debilitating heat during both the Pacific Northwest Heat Dome and the hot-hot east coast where I later fled home expecting cooler climes, I was determined to finish the year on a positive note.

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Starting the Year Off Right When So Much in the World is Still So Wrong: My First-Quarter 2021 Goals Check-In

Engine start-stop

The first quarter of the first full year of the Covid-19 global pandemic is now over.

Setting and achieving your goals during a pandemic is a delicate balance. Always with goal-setting you want to find the sweet spot between ambitious and realistic, between things that will challenge you but you’ll still actually be able to do.

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I Made My First Ever Aesthetic! (With No Help From My Mind’s Eye Whatsoever)

I always wanted to make an aesthetic for my WIP, though I wasn’t sure that I could.

Originally, this was due to my not understanding them as an artform.  I knew they were collages of evocative photos that represents one’s story, and that they’re a common way for writers to discuss and promote their work on social media, particularly Twitter.

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More Soothing Music for a Stressful Time: The New Age Artist I Never Talk About

Medwyn Goodall is my favourite musician to relax to that I strangely never talk about.

I’ve written the above sentence once before in a blog post, thereby now rendering it rather inaccurate.  But these two mentions are in no way commensurate with how much I actually listen to him.

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Inside My Earbuds: Soothing Music for a Stressful Time

Once upon a time I used to review music albums and concerts on my blog.

I always enjoyed doing this because music is such an important part of my life.  I only allow myself to watch TV/Netflix on weekends, but I listen to music all day every day.

I got away from blogging about music the further I progressed in my writing journey, centering most posts on that instead.  This was especially the case after I reduced my blogging schedule from once a week to twice a month.

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