Accomplishments

By End of Autumn 1997 (20-Dec-1997)

Perennial

• [Y] We and Charlotte are healthy.
• [Y] We are parenting well.

Both

• [Y] We have affordably and successfully visited Florida.
• [Y] We have decided whether to move to San Diego County in 1998.

Alan

• [Y] I have safely transitioned from Apple to sabbatical, with reputation and all compensation intact.
• [n] I have had a successful sabbatical, accomplishing the completion of all three writing projects I had targeted:
  1. Performance animation article for WIRED. [no]
  2. Tales of El Ciervo Blanco in salable form. [80%]
  3. Pitch document for The Big Heat in presentable form. [50%]
• [Y] Climate control works for my home office.
• [Y] I have learned Java.
• [n] My disciplines notebook is working, with blood pressure measurements and medication, exercise, and expansion into other areas.
• I have gotten very clear on my lifestyle priorities.

Dixie

• [Y] I have added substantially to the Environmental Enrichment Scrapbook, at least one project per week (from 2-Nov-1997 to 19-Dec-1997).
• [Y] I am continuing to volunteer at the zoo, about five hours per week average.
• I am glad that I began temping.

Charlotte

• ____________

Updated from notes dated 3-Jan-1998.

By End of Winter 1998 (19-Mar-1998)

Perennial

• [Y] We and Charlotte are healthy.
• [Y] We are parenting well.

Both

• [Y] We still have all of our savings.
• [Y] We have moved to San Diego County.
• We bought a house.

Alan

• [Y] I have had sufficient pay to re-qualify for a house loan, since January.
• [n] I have sold a fictional story for money.
• [Y] My disciplines notebook is working, with expansion into other areas.
• I transitioned to a job at AP Labs.

Dixie

• [Y] I have added substantially to the Environmental Enrichment Scrapbook, at least one project per week (from 3-Nov-1997 to 19-Dec-1997). [average 4 hours/week]
• [n] I am continuing to volunteer at the zoo (or equivalent), about five hours per week average.
• My Web site is non-trivial.

Charlotte

• I can ride a tricycle and do some addition.

Updated from notes dated 5-Apr-1998.

By End of Spring 1998 (20-Jun-1998)

Perennial

• [Y] We and Charlotte are healthy.
• [Y] We are parenting well.

Both

• [Y] We have bought a house that serves us and is a good investment.
• We have affordably moved.
• We have a budget that works (as of 21-Jun-1998).
• We have a cable modem.

Alan

• [n] I am good at Java.
• [n] I have sold a non-fiction piece for money.
• [n] I have a plan for becoming a Technical Director (TD) within 1.5 years.
• [Y] My disciplines notebook is working, with expansion into other areas.
• [Y] My new home office works.
• I have a long term career plan.
• I started writing five times a week.

Dixie

• [Y] All critical household systems are working.
• [Y] I have added substantially to the Environmental Enrichment Scrapbook, at least one project per week.
• [n] I am have re-established volunteering at a San Diego zoo.
• I emptied the storage locker.
• I started regular exercise.

Charlotte

• I cut my own hair like Mulan.

Updated from notes dated 30-Jun-1998.

By End of Summer 1998 (__-Sep-1998)

Perennial

• [Y] We and Charlotte are healthy.
• [Y] We are parenting well.

Both

• [~] We have attended SIGGRAPH in Orlando, if affordably. [We didn't because it wasn't.]
• [Y] We have a good party plan for Alan & Charlotte's birthday. [The party went well.]
• Our house is comfortable.

Alan

• [n] I have a CD ROM game "out there," being pitched.
• [n] I have an education plan.
• [Y] I have a new job and money is working fine.
• I got a job with management potentail and a startup stock option.
• I have started walking regularly.

Dixie

• [Y] All EESB pages are properly linked.
• [n] I have researched life insurance options and produced a report.
• I got a good part-time job at MDA (good pay, conditions, hours).

Charlotte

• ____________

Updated from notes dated 3-Jan-1998 through 30-Jun-1998.

By End of Autumn 1998 (__-Dec 1998)

Perennial

• [~] We and Charlotte are healthy. [Alan & Dixie both have health problems.]
• [Y] We are parenting well.

Both

• [Y] The whole house thing is working well. [We gave Thanksgiving here!]

Alan

• [n] I have the ablility to make CDs.
• [n] I have writing plan.
• I have proven my worth to Dover.
• I have empowered Wayne and Nancy.
• I have been chairing San Diego SIGGRAPH successfully.
• I have AVS running again and can output to the web.

Dixie

• [n] I have researched life insurance options and produced a report.
• [Y] I have researched fertility options and produced a report.
• [n] We have a hot tub that seats four.
• [~] I have a part time job and do zoo volunteering regularly. [I have a part time job and do not zoo volunteer.]
• I cooked turkey dinner.
• People like my EESB web site.
• They like the job I'm doing at work.

Charlotte

• I can subtract.
• I can read some.

Updated from notes dated 5-Apr-1998 through 02-Feb-1999.

Goals

Perennial

• [ ] We and Charlotte are healthy.
• [ ] We are parenting well.

By End of Winter 1999 (19-Mar-1999)

Both

• [ ] We are giving regular dinner parties for our friends.

Alan

• [ ] I have a plan for game design.
• [ ] I have a plan for education.

Dixie

• [ ] My web page is ongoing and updated.

By End of Spring 1999 (__-Jun-1999)

Both

• [ ] We have three months expenses in the bank.
• [ ] We can afford a summer vacation.

Alan

• [ ] I have written a book.
• [ ] I am healthier than I have been in ten years.

Dixie

• [ ] I have other people helping me with my web site.
• [ ] I remembered that we need to do an annual goals review and mentioned it to Alan without prompting.

Updated from notes dated 30-Jun-1998 through 27-Nov-1998.

Last update: 07-Mar-1999 ABS