unraveling 2018

It’s that time of the year again. That time when I sit down and fill out my 2018 Unravel Your Year workbook from Susannah Conway and think about all of my intentions for the new year.

This new year, I really want to simplify my life and focus on specific things that I want to get done and happen. I just feel like I took on too much this year and was sort of all over the place. Being so, I don’t think there was much movement forward. Yes, I got to do so many different things and had so many different creative opportunities awarded to me, but I feel too settled, content and slightly dependent, and I know that is not how I should be feeling at the moment. I really need to move forward and establish myself independently before I could ever truly feel settled and content.

So I thought about it and I’m ready to share with you my intentions for 2018.

For creative intentions, I’ve simplified to keeping only four planner/journals for the year. I won’t go too much into detail as I’ll leave that for a different post, but here are the planner/journals I’ll be using and how I’ll be using them:

• One personal-sized ring planner for all planning, notes, and scraps.
• One 6×8 memory album. Or two if I fill up the first one.
• TN inserts/handmade journals for art journaling.
• One big altered book art journal that I’m calling my Secret Garden art journal for playing around with mixed media.

Along with all of my journals, I want also want to:

• Take time out for photography and go on weekly photography walks.
• Expand my Youtube channel to include less planner/scrapbooking videos, more journaling videos, music videos and vlogs.

Besides all of my creative intentions, I’m hoping to:

• Create more thoughtful and engaging blog posts.
• Read 10 books in 2018 (I always set 20, but maybe 10 is more doable).
• Join in on the conversation in the communities I’m in and engage.
• Grow my IG and Youtube following.
• Continue to practice mindfulness.
• Find a job I actually like!
• Save Save Save!
• Think positively.
• Worry less.

I’d say I did pretty good this year, but I could have done more. Hopefully this upcoming year I get to a place where I’m happy (or extremely content).