Saturday, 30 December 2017

Heralding 2018 with a plan of a plan

Well 2017 ends here in less than 36 hours and it has been an interesting year with many new starts and not so many finishes on the quilting front. I thought I would set some goals for 2018 and hopefully make myself more accountable to myself.


2018 Planning Party

 I have never really set myself specific goals previously but rather just coasted from day to day and project to project. Having a sticky beak around the online world I came across Quilting JETGirl's  2018 Planning Party which sent me off to complete an audit of my WIPs and have a think about what I would like to achieve in 2018. So here goes:

 1. Quilting Goals

  • Be more regular with my blogging - if for no other reason than accountability to myself.
  • Take stock of what I have. I just counted 19 WIPs and there are probably a few more lurking. It would be good to halve this number.
  •  Get on top of the scrap crates. They take up a lot of room and desperately need sorting and using.
  • Save for a machine with a bigger throat space, I am looking at a Juki.     
    ( pushing those big quilts through a 5 inch harp space is a killer)
  • Start my Christmas sewing earlier - I put myself under far too much pressure this year.
  • Participate in #30minssewingdaily with @mellmeyer on Instagram.
  • Complete the one QAL I am participating in (Playing with Triangles) possibly/hopefully in the QAL time frame.


















2. Life in General
  • Dance every day and find the fun.
  • Streamline the way I keep on top of the all of life's necessary chores.
An accountability partner might not be a bad thing.

So that is it. A plan for 2018. I am linking up with Yvonne at Quilting JETgirl to make this all a little bit more real. My fingers are crossed for your plans. May you have a productive, bright and fun 2018.

Happy stitching 
Jenell
Posted by at

3 comments:

  1. Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl30 December 2017 at 08:33

    Hello Jenell, have you visited Lisa from Sunlight in Winter Quilts? Here is her planning post: https://sunlightinwinterquilts.blogspot.com/2017/12/goal-setting-for-2018.html. She is also good about finding joy and dancing and looking for an accountability partner and I wondered if you two might hit it off based on your mutual good natures. :)

    Thank you so much for sharing and linking up. I know it really helps me focus on what to say "yes" to during a year and what to work on. Happy New Year!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Walkers Road Quilts30 December 2017 at 12:22

      Thank you. We have made contact briefly. I am looking forward to getting to know Lisa better.

      Delete
  2. Lisa J.30 December 2017 at 08:41

    Hi Jenell: I guess I got here a bit after Yvonne. I was excited that you want an accountability partner as you are the first person I have come across who wants one. I'm the person she mentioned . So should we give it a go.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)