July Wrap Up
August 1 is an important holiday in my personal calendar, and I intend to celebrate.
I’m happy with how July shaped up. I’d hoped for a quiet August, but it’s getting rather busy.
Here’s the wrap:
Complete:
1 LOI (this is far too low, and I need to get more out in August, and definitely in September);
New editions of 3 Topic Workbooks released;
The launch of LEGERDEMAIN, the serial;
Content Calendar for the three Topic Workbooks created, uploaded & scheduled through September;
Ads for the first 6 episodes of LEGERDEMAIN created, uploaded, and scheduled;
General ads for LEGERDEMAIN created, and used as needed
#31 Prompts uploaded daily across Twitter, Ello, CounterSocial, Tumblr, and Facebook
Visited an old friend I hadn’t seen in more than 10 years
Kept up with script coverages
Kept up with book reviews
Signed up for a Kripalu cooking class
Kept up with Italian lessons on Duolingo
Participated in Word X Word’s World’s Possibly Largest Poem
Did a comparison trial between Asana and Todoist
Went to the Booksale at the Pittsfield Atheneum
Met with local candidates running for office
Found a new doctor for my mom
Kept up with meditation practice, both online and my own daily practice
Took yoga classes both online & in studio
Wrote the first draft of “Inspired By”
Wrote the first draft of “The Little Woman”
Hung up some art
Finished building The Kitchen Island Cart from Hell
Stripped the pine wreath
Attended the Northern Berkshire Artist Meetup
Applied for an artist residency
Llewellyn article for 2024 Almanac
In Process:
Uploading the rest of the first arc of LEGERDEMAIN
Website for LEGERDEMAIN
Episode-specific ads
Writing the second and third large arcs of LEGLERDEMAIN
Working on the poem for “Poets in Conversation – Landscape” in August
Shakespeare horror story
Dropped/Moved:
October mini-vacation cancelled, due to safety concerns (rising Covid & monkeypox numbers)
Unexpected Additions:
Accepted for Poets in Conversations — Landscape
Disappointments:
A short story about which I was passionate was rejected for an anthology
Windows 11 causing problems/crashes/freezes every day
I let my daily yoga practice slide too often
October mini-vacation cancelled
SCOTUS
Successes:
Wrote/performed with Word X Word
Stayed on track with the Topic Workbook launches
The LEGERDEMAIN launch
Goals, Dreams, and Resolutions 
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