This past week has been a good one. I haven’t done as much as I should have (which is pretty typical of me because I can be quite a mess of a person) but I have done more than I have previously. In terms of my June Writing Goals, I didn’t hit everything that I wanted to do but towards the end, I managed to pick the pace up. I grew distant from my Monthly Focus Project because I started something new (also very typical of me) but I’m enjoying working on that new project. I haven’t done as much editing as I should have (bugger all) but I have been working on a lot of things that I wanted to, including the projects that I mentioned that were part of my dragon hoard. I did do some effective sorting but haven’t written anything other than fiction and the pieces that I’ve posted here on this blog. I’ve been trying to find my footing for writing more important projects as I want to do research essays on Indigenous Australian issues and Black Lives Matter issues with the intent to educate myself and other non-Indigenous Australians. I think I have more confidence as a writer than when I started the month because I am more certain of who I am since then.

I really just need anime stickers to stick in here. This blog is my professional portfolio but it’s also meant to represent me. Stickers of how I feel would probably be a much better insight into me than me searching up ‘university’ ‘books’ and ‘writing’ in the free Pexels photo gallery. Not that I don’t appreciate it very much. It would also make a difference because I refuse to use images with people in them. I wouldn’t have any limits with 2D characters… well, there would be some limits.

In terms of Uni Goals, I completed those. I finished all of my assignments and have received passing grades for all units. If I’ve calculated everything correctly, my GPA will also go up. I was so convinced my GPA was going down that I keep doubting my ability to add numbers up to a percentage of 100. In fact, I did better than last semester. The last two years have been substantial for me in personal growth and I feel that changing jobs, better personal reflection, better habits and clearer goals also helped contribute to my better marks.

That just leaves one semester left to go!

Currently, my targets for the week are at:

• 12,315 / 10,000 for “Personal Writing”
• 3,863 / 5,000 for “Professional Writing”

So, I actually came close to achieving both of my goals this time! Hopefully, this incline will continue on. It feels so good to be able to just write again. There’s nothing that drives me more insane than not being able to write.

Tying up Loose Ends

I haven’t completed everything that I wanted to before July and don’t think I will in the next two days but I’ve found motivation and a little bit of productivity these past two days and have a plan for the coming week. I’ll let you know if it works out next week.

In terms of the projects/hobbies that I wanted to be working on, I’m making progress little by little. I’ve sown seeds for the garden, I’ve been working on The Tales of Mylvetta and The Pirate and the Clumsy Mage (moreso on the former). I haven’t been looking at competition/submission opportunities as I should have. I’m making plans for my cultural safety journey and do plan on supporting more protests in the near future. I don’t use a lot of social media and so I didn’t realise there were so many planned already that I wasn’t aware of. I thought I had followed the appropriate sites but was only following the event for the first protest and so hadn’t seen the feed for the recent ones. I’m going to start my diorama next weekend if all goes well and I’ll be picking back up on reading, Japanese and my textbook studies in the coming week.

I’ve also learnt how to use the blocks a bit more. There are a few times the new WordPress editor is buggy but I’m getting there.

That’s my Writing Reflection for the week starting the 22 June 2020.