new year, new checkin!

[kellan_the_tabby]

All right, how many of y'all made really serious resolutions about getting more stuff done this year?

How many of y'all have fallen off the wagon already?

You'd think they'd make the things with seatbelts.

ANYWAY who's getting stuff done this weekend? Who's staring at the calendar making distressed sounds? Who's given up & taking a nap?

Comments

[kellan_the_tabby]

I'm getting over a cold, so step the first for me was 'do all the dishes & then take a damn nap'. I managed to haul myself outside & apply some caulk & paint, but that may be it for the day.

[seerofrage]

Naps are great! They're good for getting better so then you can do all the things!!

[kellan_the_tabby]

naps are the BEST IDEA EVER & i am probably about to take another one

[seerofrage]

Yes!! Rest and get well! :D

[kellan_the_tabby]

*extremely dramatic flopping* *immediately coated in cats*

[jtthomas]

My seatbelt is called Habitica. My wagon's a big fluffy white wolf. Currently? Little bit of writing a day, no skipping Duolingo, songwriting as much as possible, record album next week, get better with crochet.

I /need/ a nap, I just haven't taken one yet.

[kellan_the_tabby]

TAKE A NAP

[jtthomas]

I SHOULD'VE POINTED OUT I'M AT WORK

[kellan_the_tabby]

YOU NEED A NEW JOB, THEY SHOULD LET YOU NAP IF YOU NEED TO

[jtthomas]

TO BE FAIR I COULD NAP, BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE DUTY PHONE WOULD WAKE ME UP. WHICH IS UNPLEASANT. SO NOPESIES.

[kellan_the_tabby]

I MEAN FAIR ENOUGH, I HAVE TO WAKE UP WHEN PEOPLE WALK IN TO THE BOOTH, GENERALLY

[silvercat17]

Yay for Habitica! I need to find a party, but I'm trying to get through some simple quests first (since I have 10 of the Basi-list quest...)

[silvercat17]

I've poked at the organizing and gotten the backups from my laptop onto my PC so I can send that thumbdrive back to Backblaze (backup service). DnD starts pretty soon and tomorrow I'm weeding.

[kellan_the_tabby]

these are all Good

[silvercat17]

I've paid my bills and paid off one of my credit cards!

[kellan_the_tabby]

AWW YEAH

[ryl]

*throws confetti*

Paying off credit cards is one of the best feelings in the world.

[alexseanchai]

Me: I am going to have firelight done and posted with the first chapter going up a week from Monday!

Also Me: *writes the first chunk of not!Marrow 'cause soc_puppet said I shouldn't*

Also Me: *starts on the second chapter of a long-stemmed rose*

Also Me: Psychic Wolves for Lupercalia!

Me: ...

(and no I haven't started on that art for the impending-birthday friend either)

[kellan_the_tabby]

WHY ARE SO MANY THING, WORLD NEEDS LESS THING

[alexseanchai]

World needs all these thing!

…I want firelight done soon?

[kellan_the_tabby]

but maybe world could present fewer thing at a time, make easier to focus?

[alexseanchai]

that would be nice

[kellan_the_tabby]

SO MUCH SIMPLER *stares around desk, wild-eyed*

[gehayi]

I resolved to write a novel this year, but reviews for Patreon have already shoved that aside four times. I think I should just give up. I'm never going to get a book done; earning money always ends up taking precedence.

[kellan_the_tabby]

This is why we need a universal basic income. By which I mean: FEELS

[silvercat17]

Ohhhh boy, do I empathize

[seerofrage]

Working on an art thing and am Determined to get it finished this weekend! Naps are very good tho;;

[kellan_the_tabby]

YOU ARE MIGHTY, YOU CAN DO THE THING

& THEN, YOU CAN TAKE A NAP

[seerofrage]

Yes, that is a good idea, it will be done!!

[lilacsigil]

Made some bat wraps for wildlife rescue! Quite apart from the massive bushfires, much of Australia is having a major drought, and our local bats tend to drop their young when they get too hot and dry. So bat rescuers are in need of bat wraps for the baby bats.

[kellan_the_tabby]

The concept of 'bat wraps' has cleared my acne & cleaned every litterbox in my house.

Seriously, I wish it weren't so badly needed, but you are doing a good thing & I salute you.

[lilacsigil]

Obviously money is better, but I've already donated and now I need things to do!

Here's a picture of some bats in wraps!

[kellan_the_tabby]

SO CUTE

Yeah, I think most of us have more time to make things than money to donate. We've all gotta do what we can. :/

[ryl]

OMG! That is the best thing ever since rhino blankets!

MORE ANIMALS IN CUDDLY COATS. THE WORLD NEEDS IT.

[wolfy_writing]

I just flew back from vacation today. For that reason, all my resolutions are starting tomorrow.

I want to learn botanical drawing this year. There are some good resources in town and I have some good ebooks on the topic, I just need to do it.

[kellan_the_tabby]

Ooh, that sounds fun!

[ryl]

I'm trying to get my crocheted hip wallet done before I go to DC in a couple of weeks. I've gotten to the sewing stage, so I should be done by the end of the week. Possibly maybe hopefully.

[kellan_the_tabby]

YOU can DOO eet!

[cafeshree]

I just want to keep making progress on my 6 shawls I'm knitting, getting at least 1 done this month.

[kellan_the_tabby]

I would pull my hair out if I tried having that many sewing projects going at once, congrats on being able to keep track of all that. o.0

[althea_valara]

I've gotten off to a good start this year! I'm making this crocheted Gansey sweater with this yarn.

I also started these gauntlets with this yarn. This was my second time doing an I-cord cast on, and first time doing the pattern stitch. It's very slow going, but it's turning out lovely!

...except for the stitch I dropped in the cast on, boo. I'm thinking I'll just see it firmly rather than frog and redo.

[kellan_the_tabby]

SWASH SWASH BUCKLE BUCKLE

Those are gonna come out REALLY cool.

[flowerfuck]

My resolution is "make something every day, even if it sucks." I'm aiming to get better at dealing with my perfectionism by just doing things, and striving to finish them. I haven't exactly been hitting every day but I've made more stuff since the start of the year than I have in a long while.

[kellan_the_tabby]

I like this idea, & it sounds like you're sticking to it pretty well, yay!

[flowerfuck]

I'm glad I set myself a flexible sort of rule. I have a few sewing projects I'm working on, and if I don't get around to them in a day I try to make up for it by doing something smaller, like a new makeup look or doodling in my journal. Sometimes I even count a new recipe as my "making something" for the day.

[kellan_the_tabby]

Yeah, I suspect flexible rules like that work better for a lot of people -- they definitely do for me. When I've tried more rigid rules like 'every day!!!' the first time I miss I just give up.

I would totally count both doodling & a new makeup look as making something -- especially the makeup, that is High & Arcane Art from my perspective.