- Make a delicious yeast bread (for context, read about my battle with yeast breads here)
- Actually finish crocheting an adult-sized blanket
- Go to at least 2 of the 11 states I haven't yet visited
- Read 20 books
- Lose 18 more lbs, in line with the 18 I lost in both 2011 and 2012
- Redefine what "being a writer" means to me to mean having my stuff read instead of the nebulous idea of "making it"
- Finish writing my third novel
- Relax more
- Learn to celebrate my accomplishments as readily as I do my failures
In line with number 9, I feel the need to remind myself in a very public way of the good things I did in 2012. The highlights (again, in ascending order) are things I gloss over too readily, but really should focus more on:
- I crocheted blankets for five new babies
- I got bread to rise
- I lost 18 lbs and made taking care of my body a priority in my life in a way it has never been before
- I went to five states I've never visited before
- I republished my first novel after my publishers closed shop
- I got over the hurt of some well-intended but very poorly worded criticism about my writing from someone I trusted. It shook me for weeks, but learning to let it go will serve me well.
- I published my second novel
- I finished my Master's degree
- I wrote 50,000 words of my third book
Wow, you got lots of awesome stuff done in 2012! You should definitely celebrate. Good luck in 2013 as well!
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