2018 is coming to a close. As such, it's only appropriate to look back and see how things went on various fronts. I don't think I've actually done a post like this before, but there's no reason I can't start.
As far as content goes, this year was quite abysmal. You go through the docket where I listed what I had planned and very little of it got done. I was able to keep up with "Dragon Ball Super" until it's end, and I did get my review of "IT part 1" up. I also got started on some of the slated TV shows, but they remain unfinished. I did allude to the idea of doing a post like this in that article, which I'm doing, so I got that done too.
There was literally no progress on the book review front. For crying out loud, "Hearts in Atlantis" remains unfinished. I got no reading done this year. It sucks. That's definitely something I plan on remedying in the coming year, but I'll get to that in tomorrow's post.
Overall, I was averaging about a post a week. For some that might work, but it's not the kind of output that I'm used to. Working two jobs, however, doesn't leave a lot of time, or energy, for this. It's even worse when a good chunk of my content is discussing TV shows. A lot of them piled up, and as a result, shows that should have been done a long time ago are still ongoing for me. It got to the point where I considered just dropping them due to lack of relevance. I mean, I've still got two episodes of "The X-Files" to write up for crying out loud.
One of the good things about Netflix cancelling a vast majority of its Marvel shows is that it will make it easier for me to catch up. I figure I might as well just finish these things up so that we can close the book on them and move on. People probably don't care at this point, but it will at least get them out of the way.
On the financial front, however, 2018 freaking ruled. The thing that hindered content creation did wonders for this "sector". While I'm not remotely close to falling under the "high income" category, my income does exceed my expenses. This allowed me to get my 401K up and running (and I'm maxing it out no less,) set up an IRA, and I even started building a stock portfolio.
I'm definitely planning on carrying that momentum into the next year. With a few other things kicking into gear, I have no doubt that 2019 is going to be freaking amazing. That, however, will be a matter to discuss in tomorrow's "docket/goals" post, where we make a 180 degree turn and move our focus away from the past and begin looking to the future.
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