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2022 ROW80 Round 2 - Goals

Starting this Monday I will be getting back to crushing my goals. My focus for this round includes finishing up the remnants of two projects, which will actually help with my declutter efforts as there will be items I'll no longer need. Those are the bathroom and the couch projects.

Bathroom: Finish the door area/trim and get the locking mechanism to fit and allow the door to close.

Couch: Finish the upholstery.

Declutter: Complete the last third of my decluttering efforts. I'll add more specific tasks as needed as decluttering is really like a project portfolio with smaller projects making it up. Projects like:

1. Tool declutter

2. Office shelving

3. Desk declutter

And more.

Drawing: Complete Drawing for Beginners Level-1. I think doing 30 minutes a day will get me done in no time and get myself in the habit of drawing something.

Keys (Rock Piano): TBD as lessons start on Thursday. This is a mix of in-person and online. There is a whole virtual segment now that I will be able to work on for practicing at home and I'll be able to get help learning specific songs for the parody band I'm in. I'm both excited and anxious to be getting back to music in a big way. I'm quite a beginner at keys, which can be frustrating.

Scooter: Learn the tailwhip trick. I've researched the exercises needed to support this endeavour. I have to be able to hold my scooter out in front of me without bending my arms too much while moving the handle bars so the base spins. There is definitely some off scooter strengthening ahead of me for core and upper body. But lower body is important for eventual jumps and grinds too.

Sparker: Edit every morning before work. I'm targeting the completion of this round of edits by round end. This is my most major editing pass, so that is part of what is taking me awhile. I had a lot of trouble deciding which POV to write in, where to set it, what time to set it in, and some other specific elements like how dark to go and what role technology plays in my world. As such, there has been quite a bit to fix.

Taxes: This one has a specific deadline of April 30th, so I need to get moving on it.

Please check out my digital to-do list at: https://trello.com/b/RM8yD3eq/rae-roy-general

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