Confronting Zero: Accountability check-in #2017goals

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Confronting Zero: Accountability check-in #2017goals

It’s the end of the second week of 2017, and it’s time for another round of writing accountability. Let’s begin!

Word Counts for 1/7 – 1/13

January 7: 1,367

January 8: 810

January 9: 1,325

January 10: 1,279

January 11: 790

January 12: 820

January 13: 0

Weekly Total: 6,391 words

Compared to last week’s 8,894 words, this week hasn’t been nearly as productive. And I had my first zero of the year on Friday the 13th, which I guess is sort of a self-fulfilling prophecy, since I’m a teensy bit superstitious. It was also a full moon, none of which really excuses my lack of writing yesterday. Indeed, I chalk this zero up more to the fact that:

a) I didn’t do my writing first thing in the morning, as I usually like to, and

b) I was running a bunch of errands and didn’t even get to eat lunch until 4 PM.

So yeah, things were a little ridiculously hectic. I should’ve been writing after I got home, but I got sidetracked by various other things, and thus ended up with a big old zero to close out the week.

“November Moon” photo by Flickr user Donald Kautz

Weekly Goals

Set: Finish edits on Careers in Digital Media by Friday the 13th, write my second #52essays2017 and share it with the Facebook group, rewrite my “P is for Pop Songs” post so I can publish it this week, write a “First Lines Friday” post, post a check-in image in the Accountability Group and see how my Accountabilibuddies are doing.

Met: Wrote my second essay (“Notes from 20 years of life online“) and shared it with the group, wrote and posted my First Lines Friday piece (on Trevor Noah’s Born A Crime), and I’m off to post my check-in image as soon as I finish this blog!

Missed: Missed my deadline for edits, as this week was particularly crazy, and didn’t get a chance to rewrite my “P is for Pop Songs” post.

Goals for Next Week

Finish up my edits for Digital Media for Monday
Send in an outline for Careers if You Like Music by Friday
Write my third #52essays2017 essay
Meet up with my Accountabilibuddies on Friday for more coffee and goal-setting

What About You?

Got any goals for next week? Have you been tracking your words this year? Need some friendly advice or encouragement? Post your deepest, darkest fears – or just your goals – in the comments section!