snowflake challenge #2

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Challenge #2:
In your own space, set yourself some goals for the coming year.

I'm going to list a few fandom goals and non-fandom ones and to be honest, a lot of them are repeats from last year.

Fandom:

Finish my current long standing WIP, my Clark/Lois role reversal fic. I would ideally like to post a chapter every month, and worst, every other month

Write more for myself rather than just go from exchange to exchange. I've been saying this for a while but I still want to try again. I have a lot of ideas in my head and I'd like to see how they play out

Read and comment on more non exchange fanfic. Again, if I wasn't jumping from exchange to exchange, I would have time to do this.

Do more with comment_bingo; I want to make it a little more interactive - maybe a couple in round posts

Try to watch one new series or movie every month. It will be easier once the NFL season is over :)

Non-Fandom:

Get more organized - my space is a bit of a mess and I need to go through my closet and get rid of what I don't wear, to say the least

Read at least three books a month - I've finally gotten back into reading this past year and I want to be consistent

Travel. I said this last year too, and I managed to get out of the state at least (for a wedding but it counts). One of my closest friends lives in Tokyo and this is the year I would finally like to go visit her

Try to bake at least six things I've never done before. I'm not very good at leaving my comfort zone but I would like to give a shot

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Thank you! WIPS that linger just haunt me. I have a couple more that are even older but this is the one I feel is most doable to get done so I want to focus on it. :D

Thanks! The next round should be starting sometime this month, when I decide I have the time to make the cards, if you're interested in signing up.

Thanks for asking! I usually like to bake cakes, cupcakes, muffins, tiramisu, etc. I would love to get into pastries - I'm not the strongest with dough, which is why I don't make cookies outside of chocolate chip, but I would love to try making chocolate croissants, eclairs, and the like. Also I want to try a lava cake too. I am sure there are more but those are off the top of my head.

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The next round should be starting sometime this month, when I decide I have the time to make the cards, if you're interested in signing up.

I am seriously considering it. Especially since it looks like it's a do what you can manage kind of thing. I'm leery that my desire to sign up to DO ALL THE THINGS! is greater than my ability to follow through, so things that are optional make me happy.

I would love to get into pastries

Mmm, Croissants! Classic French pastry is so tasty but SO much work.I fully admit I am far too lazy for that. Choux pastry, that's not so bad. Don't be intimidated by it - my eldest actually made a Croquembouche when they were 15 and it turned out awesome! I am sure that you will nail making eclairs!

While they aren't exactly pastry, we made these Mile High Bacon Cheese biscuits a few years ago - you laminate the dough to create they layers and it makes them puff up in a similar way as croissants do. I highly recommend it if such a thing appeals to you.

I read a recipe on making lava cakes once, but have never done it. I'd like to give that a try as well.

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It is! My goal with the comm was just to encourage commenting and I wanted to make it as low pressure as possible, which is why, even though there are a set list of prompts, I'm happy to let people exclude as many prompts as they would like and swap them out on their own once they get their card. If people don't get a bingo, there aren't any consequences and you can always sign up for the next round. And I'm with you! I have had to work on my fandom FOMO when it comes to signing up for stuff. :D

They are so good, which is why I wanted to try it but it is very intimidating. The layers to get the flakiness and the pastry cream are definitely the scariest parts. Thank you for the encouragement!

I'm vegetarian but I will see if the pastry dough recipe and tips work and see what I can substitute if I give a shot. Thank you! :D

Maybe we can both get it done this year! Good luck!