Have You Got Goals: Tests, Allies, and Enemies

The Got Goals bloghop is it is a lovely blog hop hosted by the Misha Gericke and Jen Garrett. Once a month writers post about their goals: what they are, what their approach is, how they are coming along. It's a beautiful opportunity to share with and encourage one another as we plunge down the long and winding road of writerdom together.

Check out THIS LINK if you are interested in joining.

My ultimate goal is to make a living off of my writing but I'm breaking that down into more bite sized pieces. I'm moving at a snail pace but at least I am moving. 

Unfortunately I missed Update Day for May but, for my own reference, I am still going to recap how I did on my goals and how I plan to proceed in June

• Reconnect with myself. Feed my soul. Find my drive

-----Meditate Daily
                   I did not do this BUT I did do yoga almost five days a week for the last three weeks of May. I feel like that is some good progress in steadying myself and gaining focus

----Go for walks on my break at work
                  I did go on quite a few walks but I didn't count them. It was maybe twice a weekish? 

---- Drink eight cups of water a day
                      I completely forgot about this goal

• Find True Love. Because it exists

--- Finish reading The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer.  
                   I did not finish this book

• Finish writing and publish NIGHT BRIARS

--- Carve out time to write. Sunday Morning Brunch and Write every week AND an hour of writing time with dinner every night after work.
                  I managed the Sunday morning brunch and write at any rate :-) 

---Memorize and practice performing my new poem  and one of my old ones

                 I completely forgot about this goal

---Spend on hour every night after work on social media. I have a check list for myself of what to do each day, but for simplicity's sake I'll only include the hour of concentrated social media focus in my goals. 
                I don't know how much I spent on social media. I just know that I am officially addicted to Instagram

--Attend one writing or literary event
                   I made it to a local Writer's Coffee House!

--Attend one Critique Group 

                Done!

--Post four blog posts
               Miraculous, I completed this goal! 





My goals for June will be:

• Reconnect with myself. Feed my soul. Find my drive

-----Yoga five days a week, first thing in the morning. No exceptions. 

----Go for walks on my break at work unless it is raining. 

---- Drink eight cups of water a day
----Cut sugar (including fruit), gluten, alcohol, and caffeine out of my diet. 

• Finish writing and publish NIGHT BRIARS

---  Sunday Morning Brunch and Write every week 
---Saturday Morning Brunch and Writing Business/social media

--Attend one Critique Group