A Piece Of My Heart

February Victories, March Goals

Discuss some victories you’ve had this month, no matter how big or small. What are some goals you have going into March?

From the "Invalid Item" 

What a perfect prompt! The last two months I’ve done a bit of a blog post about goals for the next month, and it has worked fairly well for me, so I might as well tie it in to this prompt and do it again!

Victories, let’s see. February was a solid month for me, nothing too crazy stressful which was nice. I felt underproductive at work, but then a coworker I disliked got fired, so that was a breath of fresh air. Writing wise, I kept at it with 26 reviews, 3 new poems, and 1 new non-fiction essay. I also created two new fun games I’ve never done before on this site, even after all these years: 1 crossword and 1 word search. It was also my first time challenging myself to do the "Invalid Item"  tasks, and (after this entry) I’ll have done 20! Woohoo! I consider that an accomplishment From the task prompts, I wrote 6 blog posts which I am quite proud of and might work to expand in the future (especially the one about public speaking and the one that is currently secured behind a passcode about crimes committed by the mentally ill). I liked the feeling of blogging to prompts again. I get so stressed having to give the prompts for the "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS"  that I don’t like also writing for them The prompts for the "Invalid Item"  though were really thought-provoking. I read 6 books and wrote reviews for them, kept up with my "WdC SuperPower Reviewers Group"  guardian duties, and my sleep tracking over at the "Habit Heroes "  as well.

Writings:

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Vestiges of Life  (13+) The unexpected vibrancy of color in winter - Includes Reading #2182074 by Emily

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Kona Coffee  (E) Coffee begins not in the bag, but in the belly of the earth #2182207 by Emily

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The Symptoms of Repression  (ASR) How do repressed emotions affect the emergence of mental health symptoms? #2182897 by Emily

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Follow Me to the Horizon  (ASR) Follow me through the curtain, to the place where water cascades over the edge. #2182980 by Emily

Fun Stuff:

CROSSWORD

Kona Coffee Crossword  (E) Take a sip and relax with some warm coffee from my home to yours #2182171 by Emily

SEARCH

It's a Journey  (18+) Sometimes you find yourself desperately searching for the right words #2183567 by Emily

As for goals, pretty similar to last month. I’m going to try to get more MHWA tasks done and go a little easier on the contests:

Review:
15 for "Anniversary Reviews" :
         
12 for "SuperTower Review Room MB Rewards" :
         

Read:
For "CLOSED!The Monthly Reading Challenge"  and "Little Mouse Loves to Read" 
"The Nature Principle” by Richard Louv
          Product Review: "The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age"  
"The Universe in a Nutshell" by Stephen Hawking
          Product Review: "The Universe in a Nutshell"  
"The Fact of a Body" by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
          Product Review: "The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir"  
"Why is the Penis Shaped Like That?" by Jesse Bering
          Product Review: "Why Is the Penis Shaped Like That?: And Other Reflections on Being Human by Jesse Bering (2012-07-03)"  
"She has her Mother's Laugh" by Carl Zimmer
          Product Review: "She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity"  

Mental Health Writer’s Alliance Challenge: (do at least 20 Tasks)
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Enter Contests:
"Verdant Poetry Contest"  for "The Contest Challenge" 
"Invalid Item" 
March "a very Wodehouse challenge" 
          Research and write blog or static <1000 words about "The Age of Enlightenment."
          Select one figure from each of the following eras: Pre-Socratic, Medieval, Renaissance, Modern, and Contemporary. Give summaries (<500 words each) on their contributions to Enlightenment.
          Write a story (<1000 words) or poem (<21 lines) that deals with enlightenment of some kind.
"The Prompt Me Contest/CLOSED till Spring" 
"SugarCube's Monthly Random Contest!!" 
"Invalid Item" 
"Haiku Hunt Contest" 

Continue Regular Commitments:
Normal review crediting for "WdC SuperPower Reviewers Group" 
Sleep and update "Habit Heroes "  every morning
General administration, prompting, and judging for the "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" 

See you in March! Take care,
Emily