snowflake challenge #2

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Challenge #2

In your own space, set some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Fandom:

write more treats- I am hoping to budget my free time a little better and sign up for fewer exchanges so I can write a few treats, which I didn't have time for last year

finish my latest WIP

Make fic rec lists- I used to love to rec fics and I haven't done it lately

Non-fandom:

work out more consistently - I got into a better habit in latter half of the year but I need to keep it up

keep up with friends more consistently

start reading books again- aiming for one a month

learn new recipes, especially Indian ones from my mom, and start to cook more of a variety

Comments

[aphrodite_mine]

(here from Snowflake)

Write more treats is such a great goal! Timing them can be so tricky, especially if you're handling main assignments as well.

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Hi! *waves*

Thanks! I think since I end up having assignments with such close due dates that somehow, I miss out on writing treats, even though with every exchange, there is at least one or two other people that I would love to write for. So I figure if I sign up less (we'll see how that goes), maybe I can fit in some more treats. :D

[senmut]

You can so do these goals!

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Thank you! Fingers crossed. :D

[komadori]

These are some good goals. Good luck with all of them!

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Thank you! I tried to keep them realistic so I can hopefully accomplish them. :D

[lamiacalls]

I'm also aiming to get into a fitness habit this year! Good luck!!

What books do you have at the top of your TBR?

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Thank you! Good luck to you as well! :D

I want to reread Sense and Sensibility because I read it when I was pretty young and probably didn't give it a fair shot. For new to me books, I am still working on it. I am trying to figure out some new mystery authors that I would enjoy and maybe go back to some classics I haven't read yet. I was always more of a Poirot fan when it came to Agatha Christie so possibly the Miss Marple stories too.

[lamiacalls]

Oh nice! I haven't read S&S, though I have enjoyed other Austen books. Hell yes to Agatha Christie too! She's so great. I hope you enjoy dipping into Marple!

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Same! My favorites are P&P and Persuasion, and S&S has always been my least fave but I figured I would try again. Thanks! I need to get back to the library. I haven't gone there in years and it would be a good place to start.

[peaked]

Oooo, Indian recipes! I am completely biased because I find Indian food is the yummiest. Have fun cooking! I'll eat vicariously through you.

These are great goals!

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I'm biased too so it's totally good! XD Thanks! I figure since I have my mom as such a good resource and love her cooking, I should learn from her when I have the opportunity, instead of lamenting that mine won't be the same. :D

Thank you! I was aiming to set some realistic ones so I won't get overwhelmed and achieve them. :D

[brokenhighways]

I love the new layout and all of those goals sound good! Good luck with the working out (I've already given up on that for myself, lol).

What kind of books are you interested in reading?

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Thank you! I like you'rs too- I was going to tell you that and it totally slipped my mind as I was writing my last comment lol It is taken some getting used to but I do think it is pretty. :D And thanks! It was easier when I was going to the gym regularly but at least I've found some YouTube videos that work for me. I figure my time working remote is almost up so I need to keep on it because it will be harder once I add the commute time.

I tend to lean toward mysteries, especially the Agatha Christie/Sherlock Holmes style, and the Jane Austen type classics. I also like drama. I don't know where to start with fantasy and sci fi but I would love to try. Nothing too dark or gory because I can't handle it.

[brokenhighways]

I like the colours and that it's mobile friendly, like my one (and thanks! I liked the old one but it was giving me a lot of stress because it didn't list usernames or comms on the reading page!).

YouTube workouts are really great! There's a website called Darebee that has some really cool workout programs as well. I'm not sure if it's still up, but I found it useful way back when. Yeah, it's so hard to keep up with a routine when you're traveling back and forth to work. The last time I worked out seriously was before I went back to work after the first lockdown in 2020!

Mysteries are always fun, along with the classics! The only horror book I remember reading is Christine by Stephen King. For the most part I like those easy to read psychological thrillers but a lot of them are just Gone Girl 48.0 these days lol.

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The colors and the sidebar was what sold me on it. I'm so glad there is at least someone making pretty workable layouts. My LJ one had to go back to a generic layout because otherwise, it was just an unreadable mess. It is interesting- I knew my DW wasn't mobile friendly before but I never realize that it was just my layout. I thought it was the site for some reason but yeah, it is a lot more readable! Nice to know! :D And yeah, that would be annoying if you can't see who is commenting or what you are looking at.

Oh, I haven't heard of them. I was doing the walk at home ones which was more interesting than just going outside for walks, because I needed to do something that wasn't just yoga but I will have to check it out. There is so much extra time that is taken up- I would only get home by 6:45 and if you have to go to the gym, you won't get there till 7 and I'm not someone who can get up at 5 to work out. I don't have that motivation. I get what you mean! I think that was the last time I went to the gym.

They are fun! I don't think I've read any Stephen King, though my dad probably has. I can definitely imagine that the trend toward that type of story has picked up. Popular things do play a huge influence once they get, well, popular lol

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> learn new recipes, especially Indian ones from my mom, and start to cook more of a variety <<

Go for it!

We love Indian food. One of our favorite discoveries last year was a mushroom and black-eyed pea curry. The lentil and bacon one actually came out of a French cookbook, but really tastes like a curry.

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Nice! Some things are fairly straight forward and I could probably just watch YouTube or consult some recipes even if it won't be the same, but others, like making certain types of batter, and learning the technique would be better with some help. I figured since she is such a good resource, I might as well learn to make all my favorite foods when I can and since I have the opportunity. She's taught me a couple already but I need to really expand. :D

[scintilla10]

Love the idea of posting more recs! That's something I'd like to do this year, too. :D

Yay for learning new recipes, too! That sounds awesome.

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I hope you're able to do it too! I think signing up less will help me focus more and let me do stuff like recc'ing and treats, but then again, we'll see how that works with my lack of willpower. :D

I do love to cook (and bake) so I figure I might as well learn some new things! Or really in my case old favorites.

[reg_flint]

Great goals. All workable, it seems. Best of luck, and keep on doing the things you love, the really positive e ones like reading and working out. I find both very enjoyable to do alone because I lack social skills. ;)

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Thank you! I'm never someone who attempts New Year's resolutions but I figure if I set some goals, I was trying to make them sound manageable (not try, for say, like 5-10 books a month or something) so they would at least seem attainable. I will definitely try! I haven't been reading outside of fic which is why I want to get back into it and the workout is something I need to keep up consistently since it doesn't come naturally to me.

It is definitely good to have activities you can do alone! And I know what you mean. I am okay socially but I am never going to be the person who is comfortable in a crowd of strangers and can just go up to someone and start making conversation. I prefer smaller groups and one-on-one time and I definitely need to have a break to be alone too. :D