resolutions
This time of year almost give you too much much time to think, to ponder what you should do, and know what you will end up doing. I know there are things I should do;
lose weight
exercise
decorate all the bathrooms/toilets
tidy and sort out the garden
tidy and sort out the garage
plan what to do with my creative work in 2012
plan Handmade 2012
and that is all before I think about family, friends etc etc, maybe I have it the wrong way round?
I would say that the first two are things that I think about all year round, but only actually start to do anything about come Easter, because the clocks change, and there is Spring in the air, makes you feel like you want to make a change, the start of January does not have that effect on me.
The rest are all achievable, if I put in the time, or should I say organise my time more efficiently.
Also what should I expect to achieve?
(I love this piece, and I do want to bring pattern back into my work again)
One of the things I have really learned over the past few years, is how you have to manage people expectations, of situations/events and of people.
I think at this time of year, you build up things because they seem a long way off, and you have all the time in the world, but actually it isn’t true, and ultimately you will let yourself down more than other people, and so you should try to learn to manage your own expectations firstly, and then worry about the rest!
So what should I expect to manage to achieve, well, I guess it should be this,
decorate all the bathrooms/toilets
tidy and sort out the garage – already started
plan what to do with my creative work in 2012
plan Handmade 2012 – already started
So that is more realistic and two have already been started, whoo! The others, well, I hope that we will manage to get some of it done too, I will start walking again in April, when the clocks change, and I do want to change my eating habits, which are not great : (
Regarding the garden, it is so massive, that I think we need to make a long term plan and split it up into smaller easier chunks.
(we don’t have the climbing frame any more, but even so the garden is a massive challenge)
So hopefully I will be able to update here as I go along, because that should be a help, and you can shout at me!
10th January 2012 @ 10:14 am
When I read your resolutions I thought ‘Noooo’, so I was glad to see you removed them! Like you they are my ‘year-round’ goals – yet to be achieved so I’ve left them off for the past 4 years. My resolution is to get to bed earlier – not off to a good start!
Good luck with your resolutions, living in London I envy you your garden and ‘all the bathrooms’!
10th January 2012 @ 12:50 pm
Resolutions about keeping fit etc always make me feel guilty as I always break them! My main goal is to try and keep our family and my business paperwork better organsied this year – it should save me a lot of time hunting for things!
Your garden is so big – fab for two boys to run a round in!
17th January 2012 @ 10:09 am
Good luck with sorting out your garden!
I like the look of your garden – it’s quite similar to ours (although yours is a lot bigger), in that it goes up in levels at the back. It does make things interesting (flat gardens seem a bit boring now!) and it’s nice having different levels designed for different uses.
16th March 2012 @ 2:24 pm
I love to share your blog with my textile students. The photography is also exceptional. I’ve shared your link on my blog in the form of a “Kreativ Blogger Award,” listing. If you’d like to participate you will find it easily under the month of March. I’m not sure you will have the time though; so many resolutions!
Thank you so much.