You know, New Year’s Day was never such a big deal to me. It was just another holiday to celebrate with good food, friends, family, etc. But lately it’s really becoming my favorite time, a time when I really do feel like I’m putting away the old (as great as it may have been) and starting completely fresh, with a whole new beginning and lots of possibility stretched out in front of me. I like that feeling.
I think I did pretty well with last year’s goals. My theme was Freedom, Focus, and Flexibility, and I think I achieved all of those. I made a few handmade gifts, but I didn’t feel pressured to make anything just because I could, and I shopped Etsy a lot more for the rest. I focused on finding the creative things I love to do the most and developing them. I moved at whatever pace fit at the moment, which was at times quite productive and at others way more than sluggish—and that didn’t bother me!
For the whole, specific list of last year’s goals, you can go here. I’ve continued to branch out into my artwork and feel very satisfied with where that stands. I put more time into making items for my shop (rather than for gifts), and I took on a little more networking and polishing of the business side of things, ‘though I still haven’t put a huge amount of effort into that aspect. I kept some creative background projects going here and there, but I found myself so wrapped up in drawing that I didn’t feel a strong desire to do anything else most of the time.
Most nights I get to bed earlier than I used to, which means less creating time, but I’m ok with that at the moment. (Sleep is good!) I’m still working on being a better mom. There are times when I know I’ve done great, but there are also ways I know that I lack. I’m not aiming for SuperMom here, ‘though I know it’s easy to carry unnecessary guilt when you’re a mom. I just think there are always ways you can improve on anything you do, and I’d like to do that.
My six simple, achievable goals were good ones, I think. All considered, I’m satisfied with how 2011 came out. How about you?
(I’ll be back Friday with my goals for 2012.)
