How 2017 Went

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Hey there! It’s almost 2018! *much excitement/confusion/anticipation* Can you believe it? I sure can’t. It seemed like only yesterday I was doing that stupid video about New Year’s Resolutions that was super boring.

By the way, ‘Remembrance Day’ is apparently sort of the British ‘Veteran’s Day.’ Which makes that one British book I read called Remembrance make more sense. I was like, “This is a great book, but I don’t see anyone remembering anything?” *is a goof* *is unashamed of that fact*

NOW … let it be known that I have a ton to say in the introduction so that whole paragraph about “remembrance” was in bad taste as now the rest of the introduction will have to be bumped past the original introduction. *has rules about the numbers of paragraphs in the introduction* *shrugs*

Okay, here is a the post-introduction introduction. In this post, we’ll have a recap of December Dares, a recap of 2017, and an invitation to beta-read At Her Fingertips. (I’ll be talking about my January Dares and Resolutions for 2018 in the next post!)

So … it’s a full post.

But that’s okay! Fullness is good. It makes the post all … full. And has lots of info that you won’t be able to process. I feel like I should stop rambling and just get to it.

December 2017 Dares {Recap}

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Reading

Read three review copies. Check!

These review copies were Reuben’s Choice by Natalie Vellacott, Disowned by Sarah Addison-Fox, and Cries of Grace by Angela Beach Silverthorne.


Finish all those random books in your closet. Kinda.

Okay, so, there was Cries of Grace (^^) as well as To Wager Her Heart and A Lady Unrivalled , and I read those.
But then there are still three books (I think?) that I haven’t read yet which are rotting away in there.
And I added to that stack with Christmas this month – but those are already-read books, so I’m good.


BETA-READ THE BOOK YOU PROMISED TO BETA-READ. Kinda.

I’m not finished yet, but I hope to be by tomorrow, sooo?

Writing

Edit & publish Flowers. Kinda.

Okay, so, I edited it, but I decided to delay publication until the 13th of January, sooo?
It was a Dare I chose not to accomplish.


Get through At Her Fingertips twice. Check!

Well … okay, I went through it once …
And I’m almost through it again.
SO CLOOOOSEEEE.
But I’m giving myself the point just ’cause.


Make those formatting changes for TDS and IvIn. Check!

That was easy.


Write a Christmas short story. Failed.

Eh. I just couldn’t think of one.
I edited and published Esther Ashton’s New Dress , though …?
Extra points?

Blogging

Participate in the 12 Days of Christmas party! Check!

This post.
This post.
This post.
And this post.


Actually put out some quality posts that aren’t published at ten o’ clock at night. Failed.

I did put out some posts, but they weren’t what I had in mind, sooo?
Yeah, I’m calling it “Failed” even though I could have said “Kinda.”


And do some reviewing and such on RR. Failed.

This did not happen. That is all there is to it.

Life

Clean my fish’s bowl. Check!

Twice, actually. *wiggles eyebrows*


Practice my clarinet and saxophone. Check!

And the concert went super well, too, and I’m excited to start again! Even though you won’t catch me admitting it.
We’re having a jazz band this year, and I’m the band’s gonna be awesome. *coughs*


Work with Aubrey. Failed.

Aubrey is … um … a problem child. And I was distracted all month and ignored this fact. And she is even more of a problem child due to that ignoring.
I am a terrible person, but I’m gonna try to improve … I mean it!


Visit my grandparents – at least a couple times. Failed.

I mean, Christmas?
But that doesn’t count, even though it was loads of fun.
I AM A TERRIBLE GRANDDAUGHTER AHHHHHH.


Christmas shopping! Check!

I mean, I did some serious regifting, a bit of online shopping, etc. but I did go shopping once, sooo?
CHECK CHECK CHECK CHECK CHECK!!!
THAT IS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

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December Recap

Here is how my life went in December (besides what I already talked about in the Dares):

Read eleven books. Three of them were my own. *is not ashamed*

I’ve actually been struggling with reading a lot recently since I keep on running into books that leave me feeling unsatisfied.
CAN NO ONE WRITE A BOOK WITH A DECENT ENDING???


Sooooo close to being ready for beta-readers with At Her Fingertips! Just a little bit more editing to go.

On that note, here is my beta-reader sign up form!
I did most of this work in the last couple weeks.


For most of December, I was pretty depressed.

But Christmas made me feel better.
So I’m much happier now.
*whistles Joy to the World*


I had an absolutely fantastic Christmas!

Probably the best Christmas I’ve had in years.
We opened all our presents on Christmas Eve.

With our huge family. So, my two uncles and their families and my grandparents and my sister and her family.


I feel like I’m starting to grow up and realize that my family is cool. Y’know?

Like, I’ve been pretty much your average disgusted teen since I was 11 or 12, but … I feel like I’m slowly, slooooowwwwlllllly making my way towards adulthood, and my family is nice in adulthood.
Well, mostly.