Quote and a Question for the ending of the year
“Nothing and no one makes sure that the creative side of your existence is honoured except you…”
Jill Badonsky “The Nine Modern Muses”
What will your 365 days in 2009 create?
Once again, Handmade homeschool has prompted me to thoughtfulness. So, what will I create in 2009?
Less mess would be a nice thing to create, and less clutter. Hmmm, must turn that round, I will create more space and calm in my home!
I’d like to create a smaller yarn and fabric stash by using it all up and having some nice things to wear and use. I’m thinking of challenging myself to make one item a month minimum (that’s not a lot really is it!) out of stashed items. That would help with my first aim as well really!
I’d like to create more food from scratch, including home made "ready meals" in the freezer. We spend too much on over-processed junk foods because it’s easy to pull something out of the freezer and nuke it for 10 minutes at the end of a long day but really, I have enough easy days in a week to cook up a freezer full of stuff and it would be a much better example for Aprilia too.
I’d like to create more slimline versions of me and Aprilia. Good home cooked food will no doubt help (although Im going to have to go easy on the mincemeat muffins! They are just too "more-ish") but we also need to fit a bit more excercise than just once a week at Kung Fu to make a real difference.
I would dearly love to create more artwork and I think I need to settle back to that again, Aprilia was asking if we could do more "Drawing with Children" the other day, it didn’t really float my boat but I suppose it’s as good a place to start as any seeing as we own it. There’s nothing to stop me from doing that with her then following it with a bit more Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain really. Except I never do because I have a short little attention span…..
So, what about you? What are you going to create in 2009?
I love that you caught yourself and turned it positive right away. Goals are things we aim for, not things we run from. At least, the goals that motivate for the long-term. “Run from” is a good place to start. I started my weight loss merely with the goal of being ‘not fat’, after all.
I love it when I’m pooped at the end of a day and have something good to pull out of the freezer. But I’ve really gotten out of the habit. I would love to do that a bit more this winter. Thanks for the idea.
Comment by PrairiePoppins — December 30, 2008 @ 9:04 pm
I love that you caught yourself and turned it positive right away. Goals are things we aim for, not things we run from. At least, the goals that motivate for the long-term. “Run from” is a good place to start. I started my weight loss merely with the goal of being ‘not fat’, after all.
I love it when I’m pooped at the end of a day and have something good to pull out of the freezer. But I’ve really gotten out of the habit. I would love to do that a bit more this winter. Thanks for the idea.
Comment by PrairiePoppins — December 30, 2008 @ 9:05 pm
well, we think we will go arty too! i have bought drawing with children, and have linked to a nice watercolour book on my blog
Comment by HelenHaricot — December 30, 2008 @ 10:18 pm