Goals for 2020

For the last few years, I've done goals for what I want to do in the year.  I schedule blog posts to post on the last day of each month, but half of the months, I didn't remember to go in and enter the amounts for the things I did! I'm going to alter my goals for this year to be a little more generic since I had put specifics like "Sculpt x babies, tat x crosses, knit x hats..." but then I don't do those specific things, but I crochet 5 teapots and knit 4 pairs of socks, but they aren't "counted" because I didn't put them on my goal list. I want to be more specific in my writing goals, however, and not just that I want to write each month.

My goals for 2020:

• Write everyday at least a minimum of 100 words
• Write 500 words a day
• Write 12,000 words a month
• Be creative
• Tat
• Crochet
• Knit
• Sculpt
• Exercise 5 days a week
• Read my Bible everyday
• Blog more than book reviews
• Read books

My Little Picasso

For Christmas, we gave Emily a painting set.  She wanted to paint with it right away, but we had our extended family Christmas party to go to.   She brought it out today and painted a picture for her siblings.

It even came with this cute little paint palette made for lefties!

The finished piece

Emily has always been my child who was most interested in creating masterpieces.  This picture is of Emily the day before her 2nd birthday.  I wrote an identically titled blog post about it here.

Introducing Joy Marie

I started sculpting Joy at the REAL doll get together so I named her after our hostess!  I hand sculpted Joy with no molds and sewed her body, made her clothes, toy sock monkey, and even made her diaper!  She has a polymer clay head and limbs with a soft doe suede body making her poseable.   Joy is about 5½" tall with poly-pellets in her bottom and soft stuffing for the rest of her body. Joy's neck is signed with my initials and the year.  Joy is currently on eBay (until April 16, 2013)

Necessity is the Mother of Invention

I have this area in the kitchen that always seems to be cluttered. The drawer shelf is not able to be used and just ends up taking up space.

I couldn't find a shelf that would fit.

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So I took 3 of these boxes (which I have several of since I tend to hang on to things!)

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case in point: this is what is inside the above pictured box...

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Baby food jars. Since Andrew is our last baby, we won't have access to baby food jars, so I'm saving them so I'll have them to use later!

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Okay, back to my project....

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Cut the flaps off.

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I was trying to even up the edge a little and cut myself!

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Tape the boxes together.

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I cleared the area.

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Shelf in place.

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Stocked & ready to go!