I'm turning 25 on Saturday. Whoa. This year has gone by incredibly fast and was filled with a lot of adventures/firsts/projects, and a surprisingly amount of progress on my 24 before 25 list. I wanted to do a recap of how my last list went before I post about my new one, 25 before 26! Eek!
As anticipated, I didn't accomplish everything on my list which isn't necessarily a bad thing. The outcome of all of this definitely shows where my focus has been this past year...more than anything it's helped me figure out where I really want to succeed, rather than just taking care of the "fluff" goals.
I also technically finished a lot of goals in ways I never expected. Looking at the results too is also helping me shape up my next list too. I've crossed out the ones I finished and have written some explanations about most of them.
Organize/Downsize: I think I stayed pretty organized this year, I had a giant room purge in January last year and have done a pretty decent job at staying downsized.Etsy shop into a business: This past year has been my most successful year of owning an Etsy shop! And I have high hopes (and plans) for this coming year...Blog more- Save more money: I think I did alright on this one but it's not entirely successful, there's always more room in the bank account...
Sketch more: I was able to fill an entire sketchbook in 6 weeks, check!Network more: business cards, a full website, a facebook page, my products in actual stores! I also submitted my work to Craftgawker and other sites as well. I'm very happy to be able to cross this one off.Stop biting my nails: one year and going strong...Go back to ATX and mini roadtrips: I got to visit Texas last March, and Monterey soon after. Not as many mini roadtrips as I would have liked, but a trip to Italy made up for it!- Learn to play guitar: Didn't make time for this one, I'll try it again this year...
Sew more: I did sew a lot more than I expected this year, and in odd ways. A lot of sewing on cards, and I did patch a pair of jeans up the other day!Books into print: I can technically cross this one off, it's not exactly the mass printing I had hoped for but there is always this next year...Send books to publishers: I sent my lovelies away in October. Still no good news but I'm keeping my fingers crossed and preparing to send some more out soon.Illustrate more: There were A LOT of illustrating project this year, between Lumen and my Etsy shop and commissions.Keep artbubble clean: More or less...ish....half crossed out since there's always room for improvement...Write more children's books: Success!Make an edition of 5 artist's books: Yes!Starthand-printing: not what I expected but a half check nevertheless, I did have a lot of fun with it...Teach art lessons: Yes!First skin tattoo: a bit prison style esche but yep.- Surf more: aside from the guitar, this was my most neglected one. Means I was focused more on work but still a bit depressing I didn't surf as much as I had hoped.
Don't lose my Italian: Hooray! Somehow after 10 months in the states I didn't lose it. And it came back surprisingly quick when I went back to Italy in October.Make pasta& focaccia: Half check! I cooked a lot of pasta this year but no focaccia unfortunately- Write letters: I sent a lot of postcard from Italy, but those can't count.
Make more photographs: I made a lot of photos in Italy, and with my new addiction to Instagram that helped as well.
So overall, about 19.5/24...not too shabby. I'm really pleased with how many I accomplished this year, and I'm excited to see how this next year will progress too!
