Hi everyone!

Last Sunday, I was telling you about losing my drive to crazy nanny stuff. It hit me hard and I'm only starting to recover, in the sense that anything related to the contract's termination gives me anxiaety but at least I can move on and place energy and attention where it matters.

The impact on my schedule has been quite big though, and I'm glad I had decided to write during my one-week break (not so much...) and see then what seemed like a realistic plan for the summer.

Besides, with the girls being home for the summer, I've decided to move some goals to September. I'm hoping to work on them on Mondays and Tuesdays, while the girls are at school.

Right now, I'm mostly catching up on last week's goals, and the house is my priority. Especially as we found out that there is some mold under our shower (not surprising considering how the previous owners did not really tend anything...). Thankfully, it's not dry rot fungus!

But we still had to stop using the shower, and start using the brand new bath (Remember? The one we tiled last month but have been postponing sealing since then? Well, we just pay extra attention when we use it and are happy we had started the tiling part!).

On the plus side, opening up the bottom of the shower revealed its structure is wooden (no wonder it's moldy...) so it should be easy enough to dismantle. And it also means we will get the seals done sooner than later! (Look at me finding a silver lining! I'm almost back to my normal self after a week of being depressed, yay!)

I just wish I was more stable, but at least feeling this way got me reading about emotional intensity some more. I'm not sure why I take so long to recover from this. I guess it just echoes deeper traumas.

How about you? How long does it take you to recover from a (supposedly) minor trauma? Let me know in the comments.

Color code:

0-10% in red
11-24% in pink
25-39% in orange
40-59% in yellow
60-99% in green
100% 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.

Now for this week: 

WRITING: I'll focus on one project mainly while following completed ones.

"Hour of the Wolf": If the publisher does not decide to release it as part of the collection, I'll probably make it a freebie (ebook and Wattpad). I'm guessing they'll make a decision soon as their collection is to be released in November, so I'll adjust this goal accordingly once I hear from them. 

Sci-fi erotica series Miss Chief in Wonderland: I started writing again and would like to have a few short stories ready for publication in 2021 or 2022. I'm now aiming at writing an episode a month, which should be feasible. So for July, Episode 1, then probably #7. I'll work on expanding #5 and planning whenever I reach my monthly goal early.

• Plan season 1
• Draft episode 1: 39%
• Expand episode 5
• Draft episode 7
• Draft episode 8
• Draft episode 9
• Reorganize episodes

WORK: Lots to do here! I'll try and get as much done as possible, though I expect life to keep getting in the way as it has lately. 

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). OK, this is only starting to take shape but at least I've finally looked at the spreadsheet. 10%

Online courses: I'll focus on making online tests as I can use it immediately with current student, then I'll go back to making the lessons. Hubby and I will also take a look at a new theme for my business website and also upgrade the webhost (which means my writer's site will be hosted there too). I'll make 1 or 2 tests this week.

• Website stuff : upgrade host, new theme, LMS stuff... 
• English - Starters: make tests 18%
• English - Elementary: make tests 22%
• English - Pre-intermediate: make tests 17%
• Hanashimashou: resume making contents ASAP

Quality certification: I can take it easy now but I'll keep doing bite-size tasks weekly.

• cross-referencing document: I'll finish it during the Round.
• tutorials: I'll keep making them, aiming at 2-4 a month, depending on how much material and preparation is needed. I'll make sme more tutorials in Spetember. 6%

Story Time: I'll keep making baby steps weekly, mostly preparatory work.

• Wizard & Cat: signpost at least 1 episode a week. 22%
• Timmy & the Hungry Monster: make a general plan, list the language, list the material. I'm listing the language and I'm somewhere around 53%.

PUBLISHING: I'll mostly market my books, old and new.

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

Red Hot Spring (English): I'll make the final preparations to publish in August and market. 64%

We Missed Each Other (English): I'll start making preparations once Red Hot Spring is ready. 34%

PERSONAL: We'll do some damage control and try and get help while Hubby is stuck with a slipped disk. 

House renovation: that's the big question mark as most of the things that need to be done require Hubby or help. In the meantime, we'll focus on what contractors are supposed to do.

• parental suite: still aiming at finishing it this year if we can. For this Round, sealing the tiles in the bathroom would be nice. And why not buy the wooden floor for the bedroom and threshold? So we're sealing on Monday after all.
• insulation: we need to get the contractor sent by the insurance company to come and the other ones to give us their estimates.

Housework: I'll mostly try and keep up what's been settled last Round. Maybe add a couple of new rooms (namely the porch entrance & workshop)  if I can get help from family and friends to get rid of the spiders in there (I'm extremely phobic when it comes to those...). I'll also try and get my office in order before September is here. Overall: 47%

• office: finish reorganizing, archiving and so on. 50%
• porch entrance: get rid of spiders and webs, spray with repulsive product, deep clean, add to cleaning routine, set coat pegs. Normally over the weekend.
• workshop: get rid of spiders and webs, spray with repulsive product, deep clean, reorganize

Self-improvement: I'll keep learning as a teacher, writer and parent.

• Teaching early years MOOC: I'll be an active participant through the 6 weeks and implement new ideas at home and in my classes. 60% 
• Choose next course in August: probably something about teaching again.

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: I'll focus my energy on this to stay active on a daily basis.
• Stretching: I'll stretch every morning to prevent hurting myself while being active (I have a tendency to sprain)
• Yoga: I'll try and have a yoga session with my girls at least once a week. For starters, I'll look for the best time slot for this. 
• 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: I've started a digital journal and will keep using it daily to keep track of my moods, ideas, learning, etc. Later, I'll schedule a lookback time to make sure this is useful. I'll also keep reading about emotional intensity but more on that below.

Reading: I'll try to read daily.

Emotional intensity: I'll try and complete this reading and discuss it with Hubby. 51.5%

Beta-reading a Sci-Fi novel: I'll make notes and send feedback to the writer by mid-August. 34%

Writer's website: I'll start the new website for sure, and hopefully get my hands on the original one to export it rather than rebuild from scratch. Hubby will help since sitting in the office armchair is the one thing he manages to do without feeling too horrible.