Since the end of November, I have been puttering around on things though. I've been keeping up with zentangling a bit, though I haven't done the Diva or Bright Owl challenges. I got money for Christmas, so I went shopping multiple times. We got gifts and cards sent at the beginning of December and since we Skype with my parents Christmas day, I bought and wrapped all my "presents from them". It was pretty cool.
I got some much needed clothes as well as art supplies I've been eyeballing. My art journal is a happy camper! I only have a few more things I need to get, one of them being a few different types of "punchinella" or sequins waste, for adding texture to my art journal pages.
Another thing I do at the end of/beginning of the year is a nifty workbook thing I found a few years ago through a vlog I follow.. I'm not good at really taking stock of things or planning hopes and dreams and things, but this workbook clicks with me. It gets me really looking at all the positive and good things that happened through out the year and gets me pumped for the coming year. Some people I'm sure will look at it like it's a buncha hullabaloo or silly or what ever, but I like it. This year I smashed it together with some other neato workbook-y things I found online and made it even more "me". I glue all the sheets I've printed off into a notebook and spend a little time every day filling it out. I've just completed the bulk of it. I'm feeling pretty good about this coming year.
I don't do resolutions. Resolutions are typically forgotten by the end of February and (if you're like me at least) you feel guilty. This workbook guides you to made goals for the various areas of life. A few of mine are:
- Really develop and stick to a budget
- Get fit (I'm not as worried about weight or size - that's just a number. but I want to FEEL better)
- Do something creative every day
This workbook also guides you to come up with a few super-huge-not-sure-if-they-are-possible-dreamy goals. One I came up with is to take a "big" vacation. Like not a long weekend somewhere, but a week plus long vacation. And since we've done Disney for our last 2 big vacations, this one needs to be non Disney. (for Hubby at least! I could do Disney every year!)
I'm thinking my lack of energy might actually be related to the weather and dark because all I want to do is hibernate. It's pretty blah. I'm not sure exactly what is is, but i could sleep the day away under my electric blanket in my recliner... Ick.
Anyway, I'll try and scan some of the art I've done and post it soon. And I'm hoping to get back into the Diva and Bright Owl challenges too.
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