2012 Goals

I have a lot of goals for 2012 and they are wildly varied.  I'll list my goals by category

Writing Goals:

• Write 500 words a day, using the #WIP500 challenge to keep me on track
• Participate in one additional challenge a month
• January: 31 Things in 31 Days
• February: Days of Grey
• March-October: Unknown
• November: National Novel Writing Month
• December: Novel Finishing Month
• Write the Second Draft of Hive Mind
• Finish the First Draft of Greased Gears
• Outline, Write, and Edit a Seasonal Steampunk Serial for December 2012
• Brainstorm, Outline and complete a novel for NaNoWriMo 2012
• Experiment with Short Fiction

Personal Goals:

• Dance to Live Music every chance that I get
• Try a different kind of social dance every month
• Lose 100 pounds
• Exercise Daily
• Go back to Phase One of the South Beach Diet
• Keep sugar and soda banished from my eating habit except for special occasions
• Maintain a certain level of Cleanliness around the house
• Find a volunteer position to gain advocacy experience
• Maintain A's in the classes I will be taking 
• Apply to Genetic Counseling Programs in the Fall
• Spend less money
• Pay off the credit card and start saving money

Knitting Goals:

• Finish the Christmas Knitting
• Weave ends in on all four hats
• Weave ends in a two scarves
• Finish knitting and complete a scarf
• Knit and complete a scarf
• Make a coffee cup sleeve
• Make a water bottle sleeve
• Practice Double Knitting
• Design (or find) a pattern for gears for a scarf (double knit)
• Finish the Monster Afghan
• Knit one hat for the homeless each month to be donated in December

Sewing Goals:

• Re-finish the corset that I made this October
• Make the bodice for the skirts that I already have made

Other Crafting Goals:

• Design a Steampunk Block Print
• Draw something once a week
• Paint something once a month

Reading and Blogging Goals:

• Make a dent in my To Read Shelf
• Only buy anticipated releases by favorite authors and books for school/book club until my pile of books to read is much smaller
• Have something read to review once a week
• Keep a consistent blogging schedule