forestofglory

It's the Ides of March! It to check in on my March goals. The start of the month has not been great for me. I've had a lot of brain mush, a bad migraine and my kid has been home sick for a couple of days. So I haven't been as productive as I'd like.

1) Write fic on 20 days
So far I've written fic on 8 days which is bit behind where I'd like to be, but catching up is still possible. I've most been noodling with the one fic that I don't think I'm going to finish. I don't really know what happens after a certain point. But I think working on something is good for my mental health and I don't have any other projects calling to me.

2) Post essay about my research process
Posted this yesterday: "Fanfic Research Methods: A Case Study"

3)Work on Improv Rainbow quilt
I've been slowly working on this. I've been working on the orange part and its slowly taking shape.

4) Do lessons 8 and 9 in A New Practical Primer of Literary Chinese by Paul Router. Stretch goal: Also do lesson 10.
I'm a little behind where I want to be on this, but I've gotten most of the way through the exercises in lesson 8, and I've been studying the vocabulary using Skritter.

5) Hugo Nominations!
I did go nominate some 2021 works that I loved! I did not actually mange to read any new things in the last two weeks. Oh well.

6) Get medical attention for my wrist pain, and if given exercises to do at home do them regularly
I'm doing well on this. I had video visit with my doctor who referred me to a hand specialist, who I also had video visit with. She recommended several things to try -- not only exercise but wearing a brace at night. I've been following the recommendation and they seem to be helping!

Well I'm doing better than I thought. The goals that require a lot brain power are lagging a bit, but I'm doing well at my other goals. I hope the rest of the month is better for focusing!