2019 Word Count, Goals, Update

2019 will have some major challenges. 

I am working while raising three kids as a single mom. I am trying hard to finish a terminal degree that will allow for more opportunities at work (ei, more money, health insurance, stability). My porch needs some repair as well and there is a deadline on this. 

Fine, those are the musts. 

But what about my dreamings? What visions of success can I lay out to keep me focused? And with that I present to you the 2019 Goal List and Theme Word: 

Word: Publish
Going beyond writing and sending out work every day. 

Quote of the year: 

“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” 
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship


Goals: 
​Finish poetry manuscript revision and send out. 
Write and publish eight essays. 
Finish degree. 
Rebuild porch corner
Sand porch
Paint porch
Plant eight trees
Kitchen counters addressed
HVAC system figured out
Write a poem a day
Workout 3-4 times a week
10,000 steps every day
Make bed every morning
Paint welcome sign
Hang porch lights
Love
Let love. 
Travel to two new places
Write thank you cards
Invent a world

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