Hi everyone!

Hubby and I have been working on my new author's website for a couple of weeks now and it's starting to look good. However, I need a bit of consistency, so I'll keep checking in from here for this Round even if it's ready before we wrap up.

This week has been a roller coaster but overall things are still improving: I sleep better at last, Hubby is geting ready to gradually go back to work, my short story has been accepted by the publisher, I've started writing again and we've done some work on the house too. There are still lots of ups and downs to juggle with, including me pulling a muscle in my back yesterday, but it's nice to finally see a silver lining.

Kids are going back to school on Tuesday, so it will be the first day of school (well pre-K) ever for our second daughter, as she'll turn 3 in November. She doesn't speak well enough to express it verbally but she seems excited. Her sister definitely is psyched to go back. =D

Of course, for me, it means more time to work on goals, and unpausing all the work goals too (so not much more time to myself when you do the maths).

I'm glad I was able to relax and rest during my break. Now I just hope the resurgence of COVID-19 cases here in France does not mean even slower business. BUt for this week, I'm taking it easy as regular classes get scheduled again.

How about you? Is going back to school week affecting your schedule? Let me know in the comments.

Color code:

0-10% in red
11-24% in shades of pink
25-39% in shades of orange
40-59% in yellow
60-99% in shades of green
100% (or yearly goal met) in flashy green
Normally, there's also blue for progress and pause in purple, but right now i'll focus on numbers and only goals where progress has been made.

WRITING: 

Sci-fi erotica series Miss Chief in Wonderland: Not writing but making room for it.

• Plan season 1 in progress: I planned episodes 2 & 3 (formerly 7 & 8)
• Draft episode 1 (July): 85%
• Expand episode 4
• Draft episode 2 (September)
• Draft episode 3 (October)
• Draft episode 4 (November)
• Reorganize episodes: that's done! 100%

WORK: 

Promotion: Over the summer, Hubby and I will build a communication strategy to get more business our way in September (since the summer is always slow). 15% Accepting this will be a FAIL.

Online courses: On a break until I go back to work. Preparing to unpause.

• Website stuff : upgrade host, new theme?, LMS stuff... 
• English - Starters: make tests 47%
• English - Elementary: make tests 39%
• English - Pre-intermediate: make tests 39%
• Hanashimashou: resume making contents ASAP.

Quality certification: on a break too. Preparing to unpause.

• cross-referencing document: 36%
• tutorials: 20%

Story Time: also paused. Preparing to unpause.

• Wizard & Cat: signpost at least 1 story a week. 39%
• Timmy & the Hungry Monster: make a general plan, list the language, list the material. Making flashcards: 49% 

PUBLISHING:

Curiouser & Curiouser (my debut novel, in French only for now): I'll keep track of reviews and sales, while marketing the book some more. 100%

Red Hot Spring: I'll make the final preparations to publish in August and market. 93%

We Missed Each Other: I'll start making preparations once Red Hot Spring is ready. 39%

"Hour of the Wolf": 50% The publisher has sent me a contract, so most of my job is to sign it. ^^

PERSONAL: 

Daily Goals this week: 89%

Weekly goals: 67%

House renovation: 

• overall 7%
• parental suite: 64%
• insulation by contractors: 42%

Housework: 82%

• office: 50%
• workshop: 90%

Self-improvement: I'll keep learning as a teacher, writer and parent. On a break until September, 7th, when the new course begins.

• Storytelling & Marketing: 100%

Physical health: I'll try and be more and more active while making sure to give myself enough time to relax too and avoid burning out as a side effect of Hubby's slipped disk.

• Housework: 93%
• Stretching: THIS WEEK: 100%
• Yoga: THIS WEEK: 0%
• Abs/Fitness: if there's time and energy (ie if Hubby gets better and life stops happening so much), I'll get down to working on fixing my diastasis recti for good, then going back to fitness.

Mental health & journalling: THIS WEEK: 100%

Reading: I'll try to read daily. 
- paperback: 11%
- ebook: 36%
- research: 3%
- Emotional intensity: 73%

Beta-reading: 8%

Writer's website: 27%