Where I'm at...

We've made it more than one week into the new year.  So far so good!  It's been way too cold out in my studio to work so I've been doodling and thinking and enjoying it.  It's been interesting to check out other blogs and watch other creatives tackle the new year with the same hopes as I have.  We all have our tactics and are geared up, ready to go.  We may have a project a day planned (way too intimidating for me!) or a project a week (more my pace...) or even one a month (my reality!!).

Most of all I think it's good to re-evaluate every now and then, and New Years seems to work for most of us as a good time for that.  I try to regain my focus, after the mad-craziness of the holidays, and really think about where I want to be at this time next year.  But I think in doing that I completely miss the point.  I always tend to focus down the road rather than appreciating where I am on the road in this moment. It's hard not to get excited about where you're headed but sometimes you already have everything you need right where you are, and maybe that's what I need to focus on this year.  Where I am right now, 

not where I'll be next year...

Because if you're not paying attention you may miss all the really good stuff!

New year, new resolutions...

Every year I resolve to be so much more than I was the year before...create more, cook more, clean more, learn more...and inevitably I am overwhelmed by the endeavors and ultimately disappointed in the results. 

I created this blog 2 years ago as a place to inspire my efforts and 6 months in I abandoned ship!  

In 2014 I did not make a single entry, honestly I didn't give it much thought at all.  

But 2015 is a new year and I have a new angle.  Rather than making a grand list of resolutions to take on I am choosing to take time to appreciate what I already do, and celebrate these accomplishments.  

As a completely flawed perfectionist I put too much emphasis on getting it right every time.  I need to take a lesson from the advice that I give my kids when they are frustrated with their work, and that is to take is easy on yourself.  Not everything turns out the way you want, and that's ok.  My goal this year is to find something I like, not every day, but as many days as I can, and give myself a little more credit.  I think if I record these successes here, then by the end of the year I will have a great recorded journal and visual reminder of what I do.  

I'm doing this for me, but hope others enjoy the journey...