hey, 2015! you’re just around the corner! I’m going to be questing for some goals during you.

my “definitely gonna try to…” list:

• take at least 5-10 hours at driving school and get my driver’s license, once and for all. Look, I bought myself a nice-ass car, and I can’t really drive it. I’d like to fix that for a number of reasons. I’m planning to go pay for the retired coppers at 911 Driving School to kick my ass into gear on this so poor Jake doesn’t have to feel bad for having to yell at me when I almost curb Six.
• write at least one of my non-fiction books. I have three clanging around in my head, half-written, and I’d like to be done with a draft of at least one by the end of the year. all fun, light-hearted things, thankfully, so even if I pick a darker novel to inevitably start later in the year, I can keep things high-spirited.
• keep on pace for my health. My goals are to: exercise 3-4 times per week (including rock climbing, pole dancing, yoga, and Neila Rey workouts), take supplements regularly, continue recording my food intake and eat enough food/drink enough water.
• publish First Run. I’m planning to use Smashwords to publish on Amazon and other platforms, hopefully by the end of spring/beginning of summer. Yes, I’m holding back some excitement in how dry I’m making this paragraph. asdfghkjhl
• finish Daugment. I don’t have a ton left, and a modest 500 words per writing day gets me done in like three weeks.
• turn Pacemaker into a cool app! I’m so excited to be working with a local dev on this app concept. A writing productivity tool? I can barely think of something more meeee
• read another 35 books. This is how I refresh, and I just gotta. I want all of the fluff recommendations, too, because gods know I’m more likely to finish a book if I love the shit out of it.
• finish a song. I bought a piano that still has the songs I wrote when I was 13. It’s time I finished a damn song at 26*.

my “would be cool if could get around to…” list:

• preparing my short stories for publication. My dear friend Jill has promised to help me submit my stories to appropriate publications, since she’s looking for them for her own works anyway, and I really shouldn’t hold back on taking advantage of that offer.
• improving my tablet drawing. Using this thing has been a really fun way to get my brainpan swirled when I feel like doodling, so I’ll keep doing that to get better at, well, doodling.
• figuring out the Thai flavor profile. 2014 was the year of Indian flavors, 2015 is the year of Thai flavors. (I want to keep using coconut milk.)
• participating in a photoshoot. We spotted a good photoshoot idea the other day and I want Jake to try it with me. :3
• finishing our first draft of Return to Elgin.Speaking of Jill…we should probably return (ha) to our novel with our mutual friend Ron.
• planning, designing, and writing “Lazarus” (or whatever we call it). Brandon and I are gonna try to make a game this year, or at least start one. Ready, new set of skills? Go?

as usual, I’m not at all getting in over my head. U_U

*legit had to look up my age just then