Tag Archives: goals

Why hello there, 2013

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

So, this is 2013? So it is. The first year with distinct digits since 1987* This time last year, I set myself a set of 12 challenges. I didn’t complete them all, but it was kind of fun trying. This … Continue reading →

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Making Pizza in 2012!

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Making pizza from scratch is one of the things on my list of 12 things to do in 2012 - and C and I had a go at this . They turned out pretty well – the bases weren’t crispy all … Continue reading →

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2012

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

Welcome to 2012! This new year feels kind of odd. I think 2011 was the first year in, well, ever that I didn’t experience some kind of major change. When I was in school, moving from one year to another … Continue reading →

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17K … onwards and upwards …

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

I’m still struggling with Nano. I’ve introduced two new characters – I now have 3 pairs of main characters. Ideally I’d like to try and interleave chapters from the various pairs. At the moment, though, a lot of what I’m … Continue reading →

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update

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

Nano is going okay. I’m currently on 5,885 words which is a little bit behind (I should’ve got a further 800 words done by the end of yesterday) but I’m not freaking out about it … yet, anyway. Aiming to … Continue reading →

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To Nano or not to Nano?

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Currently, I am thinking about NaNoWriMo - 50 000 words, one month (November), what could go wrong? I’ve done Nano twice before, and made it to 50K, but not written anything that was really worth reading. That’s okay … but if … Continue reading →

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“Planning is bringing …”

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

“Planning is bringing the future into the present so you can do something about it now.” – Alan Lakein (author, writes about time management) I like this quotation. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been starting to feel more and … Continue reading →

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How to make an unfeasibly long to-read list …

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

… aka a post about goodreads.com I started using goodreads about a week ago – after forestofglory’s visit. She showed me her to-read list and I started thinking hm, that sounds like a good way to keep track of what … Continue reading →

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Thesis Thoughts: the plan

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

Having posted about Tall’s Three Worlds of Mathematics last week, I think it’s a good idea to keep the maths education theme going this week. And I’ve been thinking about my (Master’s) thesis, and in the last few weeks a … Continue reading →

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Blogging in 2011 :)

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

This year, I’m joining in with WordPress’s posting challenge – my aim is to keep up with posting 4x a week, and I’m hoping that being a small part of the PostAWeek community will help me to keep up with … Continue reading →

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