Hello 2010

Happy New Year Friends! I hope all of you had a wonderful wonderful holiday. I was lucky enough to have 2 very lazy weeks off. No work, no scrapbooking, no planning- a much needed break. I am however looking forward to this year for so many reasons, personal & professional. I, like many of you sat down at the end of December and thought about what I wanted for the new year and what I didn't want- I think that's probably the key to following through with your goals. Decide what you do not want and when you find yourself slipping back into those things nip it in the butt and get back on track. I choose to use the word focus as opposed to resolution which for myself packs nothing but negative energy. Ask almost anyone and they say things like "why make resolutions, I never do them"- see! yuck! So focus it is, I decide where I want to be and want I want to accomplish and I focus on those things. When I find myself getting side tracked I get refocused and move forward. As I type that I think Ha! That was not how 2009 went for me, I found myself sidetracked most of the time. However, I now know what I don't want and this year I have big plans to follow through and make 2010 rewarding so at the end of the year my heart is full and I can say "I had a great freakin' year!"
All of this applies not just to everyday life but to our scrapbooking which I really want to make part of my everyday life and not just because I have a project or a deadline. A few things I am focusing on for this year and this blog in no particular order...
-give life to my Etsy store and create for it (yes I have an Etsy store that I haven't done anything with)
-design fresh, exciting projects for my blog
-have more projects for purchase (I had a great response to the ones I did post so I think I could do more for you and in the end for me)
-teach more
-post here once a week, even if I don't have a project to share
-submit my work for publication
-keep sharing Inspiration Monday and Technique Thursday with you
I have also challenged myself to completing one layout a week for me!!! Now that may not seem like much but trust me I have a heck of a time getting any work done for myself and that just will not do this year! Perhaps I should post them here for you.... then I am accountable to someone ;-)
What are you working on this year, what challenges and goals are you making for yourself? Just remember that it's okay to get side tracked, recognize that you're going there, stop, get refocused and get back at it!
I wish all of you an wonderful, exciting, rewarding, healthy and happy 2010!
{xo}
ps. don't forget to check out Inspiration Monday!