Goals list of 2014

Goals list of 2015

Goals list of 2016

Goals list of 2017:

1. Publish Seize the Donut (for the Love of Donuts Book 2) on National Donut Day – June 2nd, 2017
   1. Nailed it! 
2. Edit my short stories – Celebrity Dreamscapes, Smart Fraud, The Man Who Never Slept
   1. I submitted these stories to Norwescon’s Fairwood Writer’s Workshops and then only actually edited one of them…
3. Send out my short stories for publication!
   1. Nope. Not at all
4. Version 2 of At One’s Beast (edit, revise, re-release)
   1. Didn’t even look at this
5. Find an agent for Flora’s Last Chance for Magic
   1. I sent Flora out to three agents… And all of them said no.
6. Find a publisher or artist for my children’s picture book
   1. Nope.
7. Write and art for children’s picture book about pole dance
   1. This was an idea I had?
8. Write a children’s picture book about dad catch phrases or dad puns
   1. You can see where this is going… Nope.
9. Revise Aster & Tilde
   1. I want to collaborate with someone on this (hey sister!)
10. Write Aster & Tilde book 2 and plan out the series
    1. Nope.
11. Review 1 Indie book a week
    1. Almost! I reviewed 49 books this year 🙂
12. Go to Emerald City Writer’s Conference again
    1. I decided to save my money for a vacation outside the country instead.
13. Start editing Dollars to Donuts (for the Love of Donuts book 3)
    1. I decided that I might not even publish this book and focus on my romance series instead
14. Publish Nichole’s Book of Awesome Things (for the Love of Donuts accompaniment 2) for release with Seize the Donut
    1. Yes! And it was done. Practically Done.
15. Create a coloring book of donuts (for the Love of Donuts accompaniment 3) for release in the winter
    1. Woohoo I did this too!
16. Create an audio book of my poetry book
    1. Nope. Didn’t even try.
17. YouTube video 1x/month
    1. Yeah… I don’t care for video editing – but I am posting on social media more.
18. Get 500 Instagram followers
    1. Nope.
19. Reach 250 Facebook likes on author page
    1. I’m at 189 likes
20. Reach 250 Facebook friends
    1. I did this!
21. Mile in 10 minutes
    1. Fastest mile time was 9:26
22. 50 push-ups in one go
    1. Yes!
23. Inversions other side solid
    1. Done!
24. Shoulder mount
    1. Oh yeah!
25. Level up inversions at Divine
    1. I’m now in intermediate inversions and almost ready to pass to advanced inversions
26. Dance performance
    1. I performed three times!
27. 200 pole classes lifetime
    1. I’m up to 279 pole classes lifteime
28. 10 pull ups
    1. I never tested this, but I’m probably only able to do 5-7 on a good day

2018 Goals!!! Writing and Beyond:

Writing:

• Finish one novel writing project
• Plan and execute my children’s picture book I’ve put on hold for years
• Submit to the PNWA contest
• Send Flora’s Last Chance for Magic to 20 publishers/agents/editors
• Create Rachel’s guide to donuts in and around Seattle

Physical:

• Handspring to Ayesha
• Create a demo reel
• Learn a breakdance party move
• Level up inversions at Divine