I remember the year that the Queen called her annus horribilis and thought her daft but having finally reached the end of 2012 I totally understand what she meant. For me 2012 was my annus horribilis and I am really pleased to see it finished and over with. 2013 will hopefully be a better year.
I am not really one for resolutions but I there are a few things that I want to aim for this year :-
1 - to go back to all the online classes that I have signed up for and never finished, download all the lessons and do something with them.
2 - Complete my Project Life album for last year and never be daft enough to commit to something like it again. A reduced version maybe, such a monthly highlight page, but not weekly as I got bogged down and resentful that I wasn't making the pages I wanted to make when I had the time.
3 - Make some cards. I have been scrapbooking for years but I seldom make cards as they just don't come naturally to me. The odd time I have tried I have liked maybe 1 out of 5 so then it was months before I tried again. This year I made Christmas cards for all my work colleagues an they were very well received so I am aiming to get over my dread of cards and have some fun.
4 - Find my scrapbooking style. I have seen the pages I have made this year change and I think that the things I like to use are changing so I would like to make the time to find my style and 'go to' products as this will help me be more creative in the limited time I have to craft.
I think 4 targets is more than enough as I would like to look back on this at the end of 2013 and see how I did. I want to be more pro active this year and less reactive as I am sure that that will help me in every area of my life. Last year saw too many family issues, too many health issues and too much procrastination. I know that there isn't a great deal I can do about the first two but I can make the effort with the last one so here goes, wish me luck!
Happy New Year to you all x x x x
