Goals for 2016 - Review

I love those Meryl Streep memes showing how ragged and tired people are after 2016. I made my own with a different actor.

Me at the beginning of 2016

Me at the end of 2016

I had some big goals for 2016. If you don't want to click on the link, here they are:

Writing

1. Finish Stalkers.
2. Finish a really good personal essay. Get it published.
3. Get an agent.
4. Get some new publication clips.
5. Complete NaNoWriMo 2016.
6. Have a new novel to pitch at conferences.
7. Sell/publish another children’s fiction piece.
8. Sell/publish children’s non-fiction piece.
9. Attend a new writing conference.

Assessment - To be really fair, I don't think I accomplished any of these! I didn't finish Stalkers or NaNoWriMo. I don't have a new novel yet. I didn't sell any new fiction pieces. I did get a Runner Up Award for a fiction piece, and I was chosen as the 2016 2017 Fellow for Pen Parentis. I am so proud of those achievements. No new conferences and no agent. 

Business

1. Increase school visits.
2. Get/keep two steady freelance clients.

Assessment - These didn't happen either, but not for lack of trying. My group marketing project didn't go anywhere to increasing school visits. I'm picking up some steam a little on the clients front. 

Reading

1. Read all the Newbery award books. 
2. Read 100 books (again).

Assessment - I didn't read all the Newbery books. That's a lot of books. And I didn't read 100 books, I read 57 I think. Not terrible. If I counted all of the picture books I read to kids, my total would be closer to 100.

Fitness

1. Run CUCB.
2. Run Pgh Marathon Relay.
3. Try some new races.
4. Run a sub 7:00 mile.

Assessment - I ran the CUCB despite the wind. I ran the relay. I completed the Presque Isle Triathlon that I had failed to do in 2014. And I completed the Glenwood Duathlon, a brand new race for me! That's a win.

Community Service 

1. Continue to work for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense.
2. Do a gleaning activity for GPCFB.

Assessment - I did some good work for Moms Demand Action. I did not do a gleaning for GPCFB, but I did start cleaning the NHCO pantry with the boys. 

What's on the list for 2017? I'm still working on it.