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As I suspected, 2021 was much like 2020, and I wasn’t able to get all of my 2021 goals<\/a> accomplished. Let see how I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to attend SLIG and IGHR, and CHECK, I did both. I took Judy Russell’s Corpus Juris: Advanced Legal Concepts for Genealogy<\/em> at SLIG (and LOVED<\/a> it!) and I took Michael Strauss’s Military Records I: The Colonial Era to the Vietnam<\/em> War (which was GREAT<\/a>!). I also attended RootsTech 2021, NGS 2021, and the 2021 International German Genealogy Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I wanted to publish my first book. This, unfortunately, did not happen. Between some health issues (which led to lots of testing and appointments and I am STILL doing!), running my business, and having workers in and out of my house all year, finding the time, energy, and motivation was hard. I’ve learned it’s hard to concentrate and write anything even close to decent with massive pain in your head! So on the list for 2022 it goes (and IT WILL GET DONE!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to finish the accreditation process through ICAPGen. With everything still closed most of the year, this wasn’t going to happen. Plus, with the health issues (aka massive head pain!), the idea of all-day testing was in no way appealing. I’m going to have to figure out a solution to this soon because I’m not ready to board a plane anytime soon, so heading to Salt Lake City to test is out of the question (for now). I was already set up to do remote testing, however, the process has changed, so I need to figure out what I need to do to finish the process in 2022 (and I WILL, because I have to complete it before the end of September!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had planned to deliver my very first webinar, which was scheduled in November for the APG Writers SIG. I DID do that (it was a workshop: First Steps to Writing an Information or Instructional Book<\/em>) and it went really well! BUT, it wasn’t my first. My first was actually the week before and it was something I put together (The 5 Keys for Effective & Efficient Genealogy Research<\/em>) and it went really well! Both were presented in a way that allowed me to teach a concept and then have the attendees that action right then and there, which is my preferred teaching style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to spend some time on my own genealogy. Again, that massive head pain kept me from doing much “thinking” work, but I was able to work through my DNA matches using the Leed’s Method. I’ve still got some work to do, but it’s definitely helping me get some focus on how to approach my Rottman research projects. And, I think I found an even better way to keep track of my DNA matches (actually ALL of my research, which I can’t wait to dive into after the first of the year…more on that in a moment).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what’s on the horizon for 2022?<\/p>\n\n\n\n