Good morning and happy Wednesday! Thanks for bearing with me this past week during sporadic (or nonexistent) posting. This year is drawing so quickly to an end, and I can't quite believe that it's just about 2012! It feels like it was just yesterday when I sat down to write out my list of goals for the year, and it's already time to start a new list. Since you've been such an integral part of my journey this year, I wanted to share a little year-end update.
1.
Subscribe to a new art magazine.
2.
Work in a coffee shop. As a full-time barista I wouldn't be able to pay our California rent, so a volunteer gig will have to do. Doesn't matter, I love it anyway!
3.
Submit my art to three blogs for publication.
4.
Submit my art prints to three stores.
5.
Read five old testament books. I think I did this. But I'm not sure. I started reading a really helpful version of the bible called
The Story, which is the bible re-arranged in chronological order. (THANK YOU, whoever thought of this! My formerly confused brain thanks you.)
6.
Submit my art to Somerset Studio.
7.
Start a fitness routine (running). Start, yes. Continue? Umm...very irregularly?
8.
Get a digital SLR. I couldn't buy a camera (it was way out of my budget this year), but I did get an iPhone. Which has a camera on it. So that's kind of the same, right?
9.
Add greeting cards to Etsy shop. DONE! They've only been in
my shop a couple of weeks but they're already getting a really positive response. Woohoo!
10.
Volunteer with CTI Music Ministries. We were sweaty, but we loved every minute of it!
11.
Take an art or photography course. Unfortunately I didn't have the finances for this (moving across the country while unemployed and taking a couple of months to find a job will do that) but
I did take the Indie Biz course earlier this year, which was awesomely inspiring and insightful.
It's funny to see what I didn't accomplish - it either involves finances that I didn't have, or involved taking risks I wasn't ready to take. Part of me is a little disappointed in myself that I didn't do some of the things I set out to do - but part of me knows that when it's the right time, I'll do it.
Here's to a fabulous 2012 and starting fresh with new goals!
PS. I'm planning a new blog format in the new year - slightly less frequent posting, but with AWESOMER content (think free downloadable PDF's, artist interviews, creative DIY's and how-to's, more collage art, and small business tips and tricks). Stay tuned for a fabulous 2012!
