I actually haven't settled on my 2017 goals as of yet. I want to take a little more time and look back at 2016 and actually acknowledge my actual accomplishments. I feel like I spent a lot of the year making monthly goals and trying to stick to them and often feeling unsuccessful - like I spent a lot of time looking at the days I didn't do things or the things I didn't do.

When I think about it, though, in 2016 I actually accomplished quite a lot and made progress towards my goals and made lots of Very Real Things that were/are Worthwhile. I want to make sure I absorb that, and give myself some time to say, "Yes, I made progress, yes, I succeeded," before I then take a look at what all categories I Did Stuff and Succeeded In for 2016 and think about how I want to build 2017 off of them (or not).

I did make this tonight though which I am pretty proud of and is for tracking my 2017 goals. (In 2016 I started writing a list of monthly goals each - well, duh, month - and then printing out a calendar for the month and tracking them. I realized if I did this in a book then I could actually keep my records all year instead of throwing them out each month. So this is my 2017 Plans and Goals book.)

cc'ing rd95 for collage and also because he said I was making cool things the other day and he made me/the things I've been making feel validated, which was unexpected and is nice. similarly to how I felt with OftenBen said someone offered him $100 for my painting! Thanks for spreading the cheer guys :)