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firinel posted about other things to do with the month of November rather than write a novel. It got me thinking about how well I do with such things, while I've never done NaNoWriMo, I've done the yoga version twice now, completing both times very happily. Setting my own goals has too often been a very free-form nebulous thing, and I've begun to realize that I'd do much better with something more granular. I'm still musing over goals for the month, but here's the ideas I have so far;
3 handwritten letters to friends.
Complete the landscape sculpture started after Faeriecon.
Compile research material needed for getting the business legalese done.
Finish vest.
Make felt thankga.
Start and complete one 'creature' sculpture.
Begin holiday gift sculpture.
Hmmm. Doesn't seem too bad, I'm trying to avoid my tendency to overload myself/set myself up for failure.
Gods willing and the creek don't rise, I intend to open my Etsy store by March at the latest, and be an exhibiting artist at the next Faeriecon. There's a mind-boggling amount of things that need to be done to get both off the ground, but I'm just going to close my eyes and leap, because if I don't, this will always sit in the back of my mind as a "could have, should have". So, I'm thinking about usernames on Etsy. I have an account there enabling me to buy, but that's just my first name, a seller's account should be more related to their work, more able to conjure a picture in someones mind. Of course, leaving all my good buyers' feed back behind is sad, but unavoidable. I have a name in mind, but I'm really unsure about it;
"The Muses' Well" As a username, it would be TheMusesWell. What do people think? I like it because when I talk about my creativity/work, I often describe it as 'the well' being full or empty.
One of the reasons I've really felt the well being full up is that I've actually shoved one plan off the shelf - the jewelry. Perhaps someday I'll turn my needles to making silk/fiber jewelry, but honestly my heart just wasn't in it, I was just making what I *thought* would sell, not what I was wanting to make, so it gathered dust. Turning to what I really want to do and damning the consequences has really bolstered my enthusiasm.
firinel posted about other things to do with the month of November rather than write a novel. It got me thinking about how well I do with such things, while I've never done NaNoWriMo, I've done the yoga version twice now, completing both times very happily. Setting my own goals has too often been a very free-form nebulous thing, and I've begun to realize that I'd do much better with something more granular. I'm still musing over goals for the month, but here's the ideas I have so far;3 handwritten letters to friends.
Complete the landscape sculpture started after Faeriecon.
Compile research material needed for getting the business legalese done.
Finish vest.
Make felt thankga.
Start and complete one 'creature' sculpture.
Begin holiday gift sculpture.
Hmmm. Doesn't seem too bad, I'm trying to avoid my tendency to overload myself/set myself up for failure.
Gods willing and the creek don't rise, I intend to open my Etsy store by March at the latest, and be an exhibiting artist at the next Faeriecon. There's a mind-boggling amount of things that need to be done to get both off the ground, but I'm just going to close my eyes and leap, because if I don't, this will always sit in the back of my mind as a "could have, should have". So, I'm thinking about usernames on Etsy. I have an account there enabling me to buy, but that's just my first name, a seller's account should be more related to their work, more able to conjure a picture in someones mind. Of course, leaving all my good buyers' feed back behind is sad, but unavoidable. I have a name in mind, but I'm really unsure about it;
"The Muses' Well" As a username, it would be TheMusesWell. What do people think? I like it because when I talk about my creativity/work, I often describe it as 'the well' being full or empty.
One of the reasons I've really felt the well being full up is that I've actually shoved one plan off the shelf - the jewelry. Perhaps someday I'll turn my needles to making silk/fiber jewelry, but honestly my heart just wasn't in it, I was just making what I *thought* would sell, not what I was wanting to make, so it gathered dust. Turning to what I really want to do and damning the consequences has really bolstered my enthusiasm.
