A couple Saturday’s ago I came home after an amazing day spent at craft stores and decided to finally do something about the curtain-less closet in my office. After spending hours looking at pretty paint, the rainbow of available embroidery floss and the rows + rows soft yarn I was feeling inspired. I walked into my studio and found the fabric I wanted to use. I measured the closet opening. I turned on my sewing machine. I felt alive. After ironing it smooth, pressing the edges and adding a red band of color at the top, my pretty new curtain felt complete.
So does my office, and so I do :]
Like I talked about on Monday, I wanted to welcome 2012 with new goals — without the baggage of my old goals. Sewing this curtain has been on my wish list for months {sadly}. And just like I talked about on Monday, adding a deadline to a task is how you turn a dream into a goal. Dreaming is super fun, but adding another tick to my “list of things accomplished in 2011” is even more fun.
What dream are you going to turn into a goal? What’s holding you back? If you accomplish this, what will that mean? :]
XOXO
Yeah girl! Now my boxes of cords and off-season clothes aren’t staring you in the face. Very nice. :)
::blush::
thanks hubby
Love the curtain! We move a bit, so when we moved into our current house one of the *icky* things we had to do was fix some doors. The laundry room doors were broken and old so I ripped them out, got a cute curtain rod and found 2 panels that matched our kitchen decor and up they went. I must admit though, your fabric is far cuter than mine :) Cindy
In 2012 I really want to find my “niche” in blogging. With that said, I have a few ideas that are just starting up that I can’t wait to see happen! So scary, this blogging world can be, but I’m ready! :) Thanks for the inspiration :)
you know what i love to do? keep a running list of blog post ideas. some times i like to stretch my ideas and challenge myself to think about my niche in a unique way, and that keeps it fun + challenging for me. {and hopefully my readers think so, too!}
YAY — i’m excited for you. you’ll have to keep me updated ♥
The curtain looks great! Thanks for the reminder that sometimes you just have to sit down and get things done!
i imagine my mom setting the timer on me… HAH! like she used to do at dinner. can you believe i’d talk so much during dinner that my food would get cold, so then i wouldn’t want to eat it?
…and then she turned the timer on ;D
Keep up the inspiration!!! Love it. Don’t you hate when you procrastinate for days sometimes months and then the tasks takes you mere minutes. Ugh! But cheers to getting it done.
looks great! Love it! I am currently working on my 2012 business goals! And I hope to be posting it today or tomorrow! :)
Love the curtain!! Nice work and way to make a wish into a reality ;-)
Nice curtain!
My big goal for this week is to consolidate. I have too many planners, notesbooks, lists for my own good. I’m a huge fan of writing things down and checking them off the list – but if i’m not keeping track of each list nothing actually gets done.
What does everyone else use? I know I need to track appointments, blog to dos, craft to dos, and then personal to dos (like grocery lists etc). Anyone have a book, iphone app, etc that they LIVE by?
i have an iPhone app called Calender – it’s different from the standard app that came with my iPhone, i think i had to buy it? but it allows me to sync multiple Google calenders into one {the app that comes with the iPhone doesn’t allow this}.
so i use this for everything related to my Gussy Sews schedule, events i go to, meetings, when my team is over working, etc.
for my blog i use a paper calender that stays in my office. this way i can write notes/move things around and i don’t feel like i have EVERYTHING online {that kinda drives me nuts}.
I love your curtain. I’ve put off sewing curtains for my kitchen for years. Yes, years. Now I hesitate because it’s time to repaint the kitchen! And I always second guess myself in fabric selection…always.
girlfriend — sew some curtains!
i want you to send me a photo of them by january 7th, that’s three weeks from now :)
My biggest goal for 2012 is to find a way to budget my income and figure out the best way to advertise my blog & shop. I feel like I have been willy-nilly with it this year which is fine because I am still learning. But in 2012 I want to be purposeful about it and really advertise where I will get the most bang for my buck. Another goal for this year is to paint my china hutch. That might take me all year. ;)
You sound like my husband! :) We have to keep every cord that ever makes its way through out house just in case we *might* need it one day. Glad to know he isn’t alone! :)
it’s so cute. p.s. i love that zack was the first to comment on this. precious!!!
he really is THE BEST ~ he’s soooo good to me. i’m so thankful :)
to paint….. not artistically but to paint walls. we built our house and moved in 11 years ago tomorrow! i still have painters white in my foyer, half bath, up the stairs and upstairs hallway & i need to redo my 9 year old’s room and make it comfy for him as he enters the 2nd half of his childhood.
that’s a lot of painting! and i will do it all except the stairs case, ceilings are too tall!
oh and i am so done making my own drapes, getting some new treatments and having a consultation with an aquaintance who is an interior designer!
My dream is to have a successful handmade biz! Time is holding me back{and moo-lah}. WHEN I reach my goal it means that I can stay home with my sweet girls and do what I love!! Thanks for being such an inspiration!
these things will always challenge you. but i don’t think they have to hold you back. there are times when i feel like i don’t know how to continue without having a line of credit as a buffer, but i always figure it out and here we are, 18 months later, and the business is STILL debt-free. (i do not even have a credit card!)
the secret is you have to get creative. and you have to have faith – believe in yourself and your talents and this business you want to start!!!!!!
tell me, what money struggles are you facing? maybe i can brainstorm with you a solution?
XO
Thanks for the reply! My husband and I are both teachers and we now have 2 sweet little girls. ( enough said right?) I think I’m just scared to take the leap of quitting my day job and taking my biz full time. However, I’m struggling with doing it all and I know my biz can’t really grow anymore until I give it the time. I definetly want to stay debt free!! And I would love the time at home with my girls!! Any suggestions would be so appreciated!! Thanks again.
could you list out a few questions you have? that way i can offer the best type of feedback :)
The curtain is so pretty- love the fabric you chose :)
it’s heather bailey, baby!
Pretty, pretty!
Did you really learn to sew from reading books from the library? It is something I have always wanted to do.
i did! i did! this book was super awesome — Bend the Rules Sewing. i have a few other sewing books in an Amazon widget in my sidebar, check ’em out!
but i also used YouTube. especially when it came time to sew in a zipper. ahem ;D
That’s great! Thanks for the app recommendation :]
Are you a list person? I think my biggest problem is managing my to do list, ideas, plans, and other notes which get jotted down and then forgotten.
oh yes! how i get this to work for me is i keep a running to-do list and then every day i re-write it based on what HAS to happen first, second, third, then what SHOULD happen first, second third, etc. some times this takes 15 minutes but it’s totally worth it because i am so productive on those days.
keep a journal for ideas/sketches, then another one for to-do.
goals are so important, thanks for sharing your thoughts about them friend!