This week’s EtsyBlogger topic that I chose to discuss is “Now that 2010 is here, what do you have planned/look forward to/hope to accomplish this year?” The blog carnival featuring team answers will be hosted by BeadedTail on January 18th.
I’m usually stubbornly opposed to “resolutions” and I’ve had to-do lists here in the past, mentioned goals about a week ago… but this year, and from here on!, I’m going to be more focused (kept backspacing over “try to be”).
One thing I know I MUST do is schedule “work” time into my calendar. And I have to be specific. I sell items locally, and I have an etsy shop – both have been neglected because I can’t seem to get things delivered on time – and then I give up. Kind of like cheating on a diet once and then binging for a week straight because of a little slip.
One major goal is to have my shop items ready in advance for seasons and holidays. How will I do this? I’m planning to have seasonal items ready one month ahead of events and dates. Having that scheduled will help me to meet a deadline. I’ll put a to-do list on my agenda weeks in advance to make sure I work on projects each week. If I plan early enough, I should also have a number of items that I can predict I’ll be ready with. Quantifiable goals – important so I’m accountable and have something to work towards.
How else can I do this? Give up a few things and only work on what’s important to me. I’m whittling down my commitments – the ones that don’t help me reach my goals – or make me feel burdened with responsibility. (If you’ve been reading this blog, I mentioned dropping out of a few Etsy groups earlier this month.)
Besides the sparks of inspiration and seasonal items I want to make (love birds coming out this weekend!) I also want to make a series of dolls this year. I have a plan, I even sketched them. They’re going on my calendar … soon. I haven’t made dolls in years!
Aside from things to sell, I have projects that have piled up over the years. U.F.O.s that need some attention. Things for myself, my house, my family. They’re going to get done on Thursdays. Even if I work, I can get a stitch or two done – blogged about it yesterday and have accepted the Artful Thursday Challenge to use it or lose it in 2010.
Just one more thing – I want to rework my logo – any design suggestions? This is what I’ve come up with so far - 
I want to keep all the elements I have, but feel like I just need to tweak it a little more. I wonder how everyone else comes up with their designs. Maybe I can stitch a mountain and scan that image in to use on the banner. I don’t want to change the mountain design/colors too much so I don’t have to update my avatars or buttons all over the internet.
like the idea of working on ufo on Thursdays! Banner suggestion: add something that you've made to it! It has to be a favorite, because you don't want to be changing the banner all the time. {:-D
ReplyDeleteI agree put some of your fantastic makes as a banner birds and letters are so far my fav's
ReplyDeleteGod Bless x