Setting 2023 Goals

Last year's goals were all about stretching myself in four different areas. This year, it will be a mix of continuing unfinished goals from last year and confronting things I have noticed myself shrinking back from.

2022 Goal Recap

At the beginning of this year, I laid out four goals in areas that I was somewhat familiar with, but I made them each large enough that it required me to stretch myself. I did not reach each goal, but I can say where I am with each, and I'm mostly pleased with this year's results.

Courageously, Headlong, and Heedless of the Consequences

Lately I have been struggling once again with the hydra that is my fears of composing original fiction. Cut one head off and another two sprout, each one screaming that I'll never be good enough to do what I've known I was supposed to do since I was a teenager.

2022 Eggnog Season Review

Every year on my blog, I spend a little time raving about my favorite flavor of the season. I'm no pumpkin spice gal, I'm an eggnog fanatic. I'm a nutmeggnogger, to be precise.

Therapy Games Vol. 1

In no particular order, here are the therapeutic games I've played so far. I recommend any of these for rough days or nights.

Christmas Socialization

This year, I've begun the process of confronting areas of my life where I know I still come up short. "I'm not good at socialization," I say. That isn't precise enough. I'm not good at socialization with large groups of people that I don't know. I found myself saying, "I should at least try."

Long Distance Flavor

I have a lot of friends that are too far off to visit often, and for a large portion of my life it was that way with family as well. I have had good and bad experiences trying to keep in touch with people in unique ways, but I want to start a running list of Flavor.

The Archives

I am establishing a new ongoing type of post--much like Recent Media Consumed--that logs lists of ideas I've had for future reference.

Tumblr Confessions: The Rest Of The Story

One of the things I initially intended to do on this blog was to explore each thing that bothered me about being on Tumblr, but that I had never said in public because I was too afraid. The more I think about it now, the less important it feels to me.

End-of-Saga Blues

This is it. The last chapter. I've been waiting for inspiration to hit me for this one because it's too important of a chapter to try to forge ahead without that critical sense of Flow. Now I'm two pages in and drumming up a steady stream of words.

Recent Media Consumed

Covers: Diving into Pratchett's Discworld series, The Laws of Human Nature, The Host, The Ocean at the end of the lane as well as a playthrough of Stray, thoughts on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and much more.

Learning To Be The Fool

I feel like I’m beginning to learn how to fail correctly. I’ve failed plenty of times before, but I don’t feel like I learned much from those times. I could only focus on how horrible it felt and how I had to keep myself from failing, even if that meant never trying again.

The Glorious Glitches of Skyrim

The glitches in this game are so funny it kills me, and I have to make a list of the best ones I've encountered.

Recent Media Consumed

Recent reads and watches, and a few thoughts on each.

Critical Thinking Gains

A moment to celebrate something that has not (and still does not) come easy to me: I just employed critical thinking in a conversation.