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Hello, lovelies! I’m thrilled to be unveiling this month’s theme for the Boho Berry Challenge… Year-End Review! In addition to the information provided on the #BohoBerryChallenge page, I wanted to take some time to explain my thought process behind this month’s theme. I’m also going to give you a bit more guidance when it comes toRead more
2021
Every year (now going on 10 years..what?!), I come on here to wax poetry about what the past year has been like for me. Whether it’s to feed my own narcissism or just a good time-capsule for myself to reflect I always make it a point (as much as possible) to come on here and just look back. I love going backwards and reflecting on all the lessons learned from the year past.
And if nothing, at least 10 years from now I will DEFINITELY have a good laugh at my own expense. *cough* Looking at you 2012! Regardless 2021 was a year that flew by but at the same time couldn’t go by slower. A LOT of change has happened and I don’t even know where to begin.
If anything these last few years will definitely go down in the history books as something the world hasn’t experienced in a long time and somehow we all came out of this collective trauma a little battered but stronger nonetheless but more divisive than ever, which begs the question sometimes is internet access really all that it’s chocked up to be? Alas, only time can answer that question and with the years piling on I’m only learning there’s so MUCH to learn and I truly don’t know anything. But back to the year 2021 which came crawling back with us getting the vaccines in March (TY science). So all the traditions that we had to put aside came back and made it that much sweeter and you really learned to sit with yourself (which I think everyone will say is a good thing). We learned to actually value LIFE and LIVE! I learned that while work is very fulfilling at times there’s nothing better than living and having life go by. I took the time to celebrate and just enjoy, though coming out of the year I think I am still a little worse for wear but who isn’t. I think I’ve really learned to enjoy the solitude and maybe in my own way this pandemic has changed me into a totally different person. From going out almost every weekend to not being able to do ANYTHING was a pivot but boy, am I glad it happened. I learned to slow down for my own expense and just live, I think sometimes I surround myself with people who don’t match my speed and it was like a snap that woke me up from a hazy dream. I reconnected with old friends and slowly learning what my new “happy” is. I’ve discovered I’m not really a fan of traveling with others and that I’m a nature outdoors gal through & through. I visited two national parks, and celebrated “love” so many times that I think I’m allergic to it now. I truly think I could vomit if I have to think any more about weddings or anything LOVE related. I’ve also gotten a little bit more jaded with the world as well seeing it fall apart over and over will do that to you & sometimes I question my purpose and existence but who doesn’t once in awhile. I made sure to do my birthday in the way I love and had one of the best times and will say my life seems to have picked up speed as we are “coming out” of the pandemic. I say that lightly as I’m so grateful to science and vaccines for getting us out of this and to say that my anxiety hasn’t been worse for wear would be a lie. Ms. Anxiety definitely could use a vacation and chill out some more. However, with life it comes rushing through and therapy a hand to hold through these tough times. 2021 was a RIDE for sure and to live through a pandemic like this and survive on the other side makes life that much more sweeter and worth cherishing. Here’s to another year round the sun.
My #TopTen of 2021. So many great reads. Take a peek at my stories for my thoughts on each of these. Did yall read any of these? What were your thoughts? #yearlyreview #librarybooks #KindleUnlimited #audiobooks #horror #YA #nonfiction #Fantasy #romance #BOTMBooks #2021recap #diversifyyourbookshelf #diverseauthors #NerdyMama #nerdybooks #Nerdymamabooks #booknerd #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CYNcTuTrwQa/?utm_medium=tumblr
Round up for 2019. Book Review for the year. #bookstgram #booknerd #yearlyreview #102books #nerdymama #nerdybooks https://www.instagram.com/p/B6wq5EiAvAM/?igshid=pdyuhrnom6zy
Card and stone from my yearly draw in January 2019 - as it ended. #yearlyreview #bujo #tarot https://www.instagram.com/p/B6uP3KFpy9s/?igshid=n6k8d7o0l3kn
2019 daily draws. Most drawn cards of each suit? Wands - 6 victory. Cups - 8 walk away from what doesn’t serve you. Swords - 6 leaving troubled waters for smoother waters. Pentacles - 4 too conservative to risk it for the biscuit. Majors - 16 the tower. Let it burn. #yearlyreview #bujo #tarot https://www.instagram.com/p/B6uPqKNpTAO/?igshid=4ksqj092y34t
The 2017 Yearly Look Back
Every turn of the calendar year, I like to look back at what happened over the course of the last 12 months. It’s not really a Year End Review. It’s more like a time to reflect, catalog, and appreciate all the good and bad that happened. A sort of, “This is what happened last year! Imagine what could happen THIS YEAR!” experience. My previous lists were made in my paper journals, and rarely put online, save for my look back at 2015. I’m sad that there’s no way to easily compare 2017 to 2016. But perhaps this online thing this year will be a new thing. Anyway, here’s my look back (significant events are bolded):
JANUARY
MCA Penny Day
Star Wars: Rogue One
Ending up in the hospital after food poisoning (these three happened in the SAME DAY!)
Taught video editing to the film class at Denver East High School
Attended my first WIFMCO meeting
Finished Tamara Stampone marketing project
FEBRUARY
Finished “The First of His Works,” illustration
BSHSI rough cuts project
Had my business bank account hacked
Began work on my editing book
Reviewed Rodney’s Berlin Steel video
Went to my first Denver Nuggets basketball game
Hudson’s final high school basketball game
32nd BIRTHDAY!
MARCH
Saw La La Land. Fell in love.
Sandhill Crane festival and camping at Zapata Falls
Shared about being a woman in Christian community vs being a woman in the world to our church community
Start Visit Denver archive project
Wrote first Wipster blog
Shot NAB GalsnGear inserts
APRIL
Published Editing Book in ebook format!
First Roll! Denver (Lisa Frank night!)
Attended NAB
Went to first PostChat meet up!
Renewed relationships with Amy Delouise, Adryenn Ashley and Walter Biscardi
GalsnGear!
Bought my Renegade Digital Post polos. :)
MAY
Rediscovered I AM a storyteller. Just a different medium now. Through updating rachelfinder.com
Got the brilliant and belated idea to start a YouTube channel. Uploaded my first video!
Random camping weekend to Deckers, CO
Pitched and talked with RAGE Real Estate
Attended the Wonder Workshop with Brad Montague. Completely reconnected with my passion as a storyteller and artist for the first time in years
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Terrible, but fun
JUNE
Proposal to Rodney for F2M project in August
UTAH and ARIZONA TRIP!
Grand Staircase-Escalante
Hole in the Rock Road
Slot Canyons
Monocline
Bryce Canyon National Park
Camped overnight
Sunrise at main amphitheater
Auto Tour
Vermillion Cliffs
California Condor perch
Camped in Kaibab National Forest
Punctured a tire in the woods
Nearly got the car stuck in the woods on CRAZY roads meant for off-roading and high-clearance vehicles
Saved by the North Rim Country Store!
Grand Canyon National Park!
Junior Rangers
Lunch and Supper picnics
Sunset at Grand Canyon
Page, AZ
Navajo Bridge and seeing California Condors
John G. Powell Museum
Monument Valley
THE Roadtrip Picture!
Back up through Moab
BLM camped outside town
Hiked the overlook to Delicate Arch in Arches NP
Started my 2018 Sketchbook Project
CrossPurpose TripleBypass fundraising video project
Emmalee came to visit. <3
JULY
Jazz in City Park with Andrea and Bernie
Mom came to visit for three weeks!
CG Camping Trip
Hiked in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
Robo nearly got lost in the National Forest
Stayed in Gunnison
Explored Crested Butte
SwitchUp project start
AUGUST
Started regular weekly videos; my Habits to Success!
Diagnosed with Type II Rapid Cycle Bipolar
Finished SwitchUp
Got my proofs back for my EDITING BOOK!
Restarted regular park skating practice
Wrote a poem on the spot and shared it on stage at Creative Mornings: Genius
Editing book ON SALE on AMAZON!!
THE GREAT AMERICAN ECLIPSE OF 2017!
Started work on Forest2Market Project
Radiator blew out in the car. Spent a quiet weekend on bicycles
SEPTEMBER
Julie took me to the symphony for a night of Gershwin music
Lukester visit!! Reminded of my heart for overseas missions and storytelling
STAR TREK: THE WRATH OF KHAN!!!
Robo’s birthday
Pitched video marketing to Symmetry 360
Featured guest on the Command + Edit podcast!
STAR TREK: Discovery started
Forest2Market finish
PITCHED MY BOOK TO 400 ATTENDEES OF CREATIVE MORNINGS: COMPASSION @ Denver StartUp Week
Submitted my first 5-figure project proposal to a possible client
OCTOBER
THIRD anniversary of moving to Denver!
Finished my sales funnel and had the first triggering
BLADE RUNNER 2049!
Began LEVEL GRINDING: The Daily Hustle YT show
Visited Rocky Mountain National Park
Went to Harvest Farm Fall Festival as participants and solved the whole corn maze
Finished Renegade’s opt-in sequence
NOVEMBER
Running across downtown to pitch services to Kelly
ALAN DOYLE CAME TO TATTERED COVER!!
DadOn project!
Coaching brainstorming and exploration with Andrea
Learned to drop in and started BOWL CARVING!
Thanksgiving at home with Robo
Getting our Christmas tree
DECEMBER
BFresh hat and new personal Midori!
Meeting with Amy Delouise
CREATIVE MORNINGS SPEAKER!!! CM: Context
Forest2Market subtitling project
CHRISTMAS and the week off.
Reorganized the closets and discovered my stack of photos from high school. I AM A STORYTELLER!
It’s always interesting when I do this. Every calendar year ends up having a theme, but it’s the kind of thing that I never can see in the day-to-day unfolding. It’s something that always becomes apparent when I look back. This year was reconnecting with my DNA as a storyteller.
When I lost my job in 2013, it shook me to my core. I didn’t think I was a video producer anymore. I doubted my skills as an editor. Heck, I doubted everything about myself. In 2015 I learned that I was still a video editor. In 2016, I my entrepreneurial skills blossomed. And this year...apparently was all about getting back to my roots and coming full circle. I am a storyteller. I wonder what’s in store for 2018?
Day 25: #AtoZChallenge
WordPress does a phenomenal job keeping up with our blog stats. At the end of the year, they send you an annual report: Your Year in Review.
The report includes:
Posting Patterns – including your longest blogging streak and your Best Day.
Posts that received the most views.
Top Referring sites.
The total number and name of the countries visiting.
The post receiving the most comments and who commented.
In order to improve your outreach, it’s important to review your stats on a regular basis.
Things you can discover to improve your blogs performance:
Who’s following and how long.
Where referrals are generated.
The most active keywords.
Who’s leaving comments.
The number of clicks.
The number of visitors.
The most popular day and time to post.
The most popular posts and pages.
The post receiving the most comments.
Total Shares.
Want to see what the report looks like? Click here to see the Cow Pasture 2015 annual report.
So, what about you? Do you review your stats page? Do you use the information to improve your outreach? I’d love to hear your comments. Talk to me. Tell me your story and look for me on Facebook at SheilaMGood, Pinterest, Bloglovin, Twitter@sheilamgood, and Contently.
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