Looking back on the first week:

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I set myself the goal to make 2 illustrations, but I made 4. Of course, week one was a bit longer than 7 days, and I am counting the piece I made on the 29th of November.

I set myself the goal to write 2 reflective posts, and that's exactly what I did. I didn't write reflective posts on the other two illustrations because there was too little to reflect back on in those pieces, and I wouldn't be able to ask the reflective questions I should be.

I did write and edit on my research paper, but I am not sure what degree exactly. I would say just enough, but I could have prioritised this more. I have done some research in the background, however, and am still trying to find that pop I need. I also wrote 2 research posts, even though that was not on the plan. This opens up some more time for me next week to write more on my paper.

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Looking back on the second week:

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I set myself to create one illustration, and I did that. I only wrote one reflective post, however I wrote a lot more on my research paper. I have decided to change my research paper, and have asked Jonathan about his thoughts on this, but haven't heard back yet. So I'll go for it in the meanwhile. I wrote one research focused blog posts. I did write two last week though, so I don't feel too behind. 

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Looking back on the third week:

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I created 2 Philbert illustrations, 1 research post and 2 reflective post. I have now completed doing the research focused posts, illustrations and reflective posts, but I will probably do more than minimum. I did focus on doing things a little bit quicker than my plan, as I am using a lot of the 4th week to celebrate christmas. I have also written a lot on my research paper, and it isn't too far from finished. I think it is coming together nicely.

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Looking back on the fourth and fifth week:

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On the fourth week, a lot happened outside of the retrieval period. I had gotten a lot of work from Gyldendal that was due 2nd of January. Of course I priorotized the retrieval period, but I wanted to be able to do both. There were ofcourse also a lot of family related dinners and parties, and I attended a few of them to celebrate the holidays. Overall, I had done a lot of work beforehand, more than what I originally planned, so I could get through this week. I focused on my paper, and finished it. I also recorded my voice over a few days for my mid year review video, and published it on youtube when it was finished. This took me maybe two or three days to create, but I worked on it over the two weeks. I like to give myself time to think about the work before I do it, and can see that it helps my progress. I also wrote one research post. I have done all the work I was asked to do, and I did one extra research post because I felt they perhaps were not as strong as my other work, and I wanted to balance it out. I wish I did more than the minimum, but mixed with holidays, gyldendal work and this, I didn't find the time. I did follow the plan as I got everything done in time, but I wanted to do more than the plan. 

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Overall

 

I will say I followed the plan, though I can see some may see I did too much work, and did not follow my plan. I planned to work more spread out, but instead worked faster and did more work on the first weeks. In the end, this paid off, as I suddenly got unexpected work from Gyldendal, with a short deadline, but technically it was not in the plan. I am glad I did more than originally planned the first few weeks, so I could juggle my passion for work and my passion for studying together.