My Genealogy "Do-Over" Plans for 2015

In case you haven't heard, there are thousands of people participating in a genealogy do-over led by Thomas MacEntee. You can read his Genealogy Do-Over blog and join the Genealogy Do-Over Facebook Group. I am also following the many posts by others on his Genealogy Do-Over website. 
I will be following my own modified plan, a genealogy makeover, using many of the ideas gleaned from others - no sense reinventing the wheel when others have some great ideas I can use. I. like many others, will not be boxing up my research but will be starting a fresh family tree in RootsMagic. I will access my prior research gleaning documents I have already gathered and reviewing and analyzing my research and correspondence.

I started my research nearly 40 years ago before there were computers or genealogy software. Anyone remember Commodore 64 computers? How about Family Roots, one of the first genealogy programs? It cost a mere $225. My research involved copious handwritten notes, letters, photocopies, family group sheets and census forms. Citing sources? Never heard of it back then. 
My research is in a file cabinet, binders, my laptop, and several boxes. I haven't had a genealogy research space until just recently so I would have to pack it all up into boxes and never quite got around to going through it all and filing things away. And I had a hiatus from research that lasted about ten years that covered the advent of the internet. When I took up my research again fifteen years ago I went straight to the internet and started collecting more information - also without source citations.

My genealogy goals for this year are:

1. Create a new family tree where nothing is entered unless I have a source and a citation.
2. Use a research log on my computer. I am starting with the wonderful one created and shared by Thomas MacEntee.
3. Use research plans in my own research, not just when doing research for others.
4. Renaming and organizing all my digital files.
5. Citing all my sources in future research.
6. Write a weekly blog post about my genealogy research, ancestors, and my genealogy makeover progress.

I will not be able to accomplish all of these goals in the 13-weeks following Thomas's Genealogy Do-Over, but I will be able to make headway and by the end of the year I will be completely organized and have loads of documented and cited information in my family tree.

I wish everyone out there great luck with their genealogy goals and research this year.