Monday, January 18, 2016

Changing my middle name from Procrastination to Distraction

Its another new year and I'm making some creative changes. Number one-GET CREATIVE! I've signed up for swaps, challenges and even opened my Esty shop! Have one canvas on there, with a really bad pic, but have signed up for he ETSY Revolution for 2016 to get me going in right direction. Going to a scrapbook retreat the end of April and planning on Vegas for Polymer Clay in October. Why the flurry of activity? I have 3 reasons. 1) My mom was diagnosed with cancer 2 days before Christmas. She has already done 1 round of chemo and set up for the radiation next month. Cancer is nothing I can help with or control, so going to be creative, because that would make her happy. (this is why I'm "changing" my middle name to Distraction) 2) To help me lose weight. I get in the zone when I'm creating and can barely manage to drink a full cup of HOT coffee. (I've also given up processed sugar which will help alot!) I will get a work out just organizing all the supplies as its going to involve rearranging 2 rooms. 3) If I don't do something will all the supplies I've got, my bestie is going to sign me up for that show "Hoarders". Not really kidding-its kinda of overwhelming the amount of stuff I have, but I really do have plans for every bit of it. Really! How am I going to do all of this? I've got a planner, just for creative stuff with 5 sections to organize all of my creative plans. ART-for swaps & challenges CREATE-for ideas and inventory BELIEVE-for blog post ideas and dates-going for weekly INSPIRE-for class ideas, supply lists, contact info. I LOVE TEACHING. This may be my Youtube section as well FOCUS-for Etsy,so I can send off my finished projects to new homes. One of the challenges I am looking at is weekly, and I think I'm going to do it. Its for polymer clay, which I haven't played with enough, still. The idea is to pick a theme to work on and post pics to keep you accountable. Mom likes butterflies, so this maybe the theme I use. I figure if I can watch 3-4hrs of TV a night doing nothing, then I can easily get all of this done. My PVR will be working overtime. Now its time to do some non creative work, so I can be creative guilt free!