I don't set goals...

That being said, I think I am going to continue with my diet of "crazy pills" and make some. Buddy...you are the "worst" influence on me! Inspiration...energy...gumption even! Oi vay.

This was something that A Beautiful Mess encouraged their followers to do back at the beginning of September, but as I do not follow those ladies anymore I am just coming across it now. I figure, what can it hurt? Also, they asked you to set four goals, but I am going to be less ambitious and try for three.

And I decided to make them all "creative" goals. With my evenings being what they are - short - I haven't been spending enough time creating things. Scrapbooking & painting & drawing help me de-stress and unwind. And I find they get my brain working in a different way that is so refreshing and stimulating (compared to work, and computering...you know...)

#1. Complete at least four weeks of Project Life. I have started it up again. The giant monster. The other day, as I was looking through my first album of the year, I realized that I absolutely love how this project looks and works! I just find the follow through really damn hard. If I can document even a tiny tidbit of the next two months, and not have it drive me crazy, I will be a happy camper! #2. Do something "crafty" to decorate the mantle. My mantle is looking really (really) sad these days. I used to put lots of time & effort into creating little vignettes and displays, using whatever random decor bits I had laying around the house. But that has fallen by the wayside, and now it's just a place for rocks and bottles to collect. I want to make something and decorate with it. Maybe something like this? #3. Start a new art journal. Here is another of my favourite things that has been left behind thanks to busy life syndrome. I love looking back through the books I completed earlier in the year, when I was really needing them to help me work through some stuff. I found some books that will make great art journals when I was cleaning out the basement a couple of months ago. They are made from the perfect paper, and they aren't too big (aka overwhelming)! I thinking I will leave one by my bed to record my thoughts at the end of the day. 

I have loads of other "to-do" type goals in mind to accomplish before the year is up, but I thought I would start small and start fun with these guys! They are totally do-able, and nothing too drastic or abnormal that it will take some sort of acrobatic changes to my routine to get them done!

Are any of you guys out there "goal-oriented"? 

Do you have any fun goals or tough goals on the books right now?

Is there anything YOU would like to accomplish before 2013?

later loves