I want to write everyday. It is January first, the day that promises are made for the upcoming year. I could promise myself that I am going to write something everyday, but eventually I would miss a day, then two, then three, then before I know it a month has gone by and no words have been recorded.
I have the same problems in other areas of my life, so I need to get to the heart of the issue. It can summed up in one word: focus. I suffer from a chronic lack of focus. Dangle something shiny and pretty in front of me and off I go, chasing another rabbit. How can I maintain my spontaneous creativity and still get all my daily tasks done? I don't know but I am going to try.
I have broken my life down into three categories I will focus on in 2010:
Myself
My husband, family & friends
Yarntopia.
When I focus on myself I will take care of myself physically & mentally; I will do some things that bring me pleasure; I will create; and I will write. All of these things contribute to my well being.
Next come family and friends. I give a lot to customers and rarely have emotional energy left over for my husband and friends. My thought is that if I take better care of myself and my emotional health then there will be something to give to my family. I am hoping. After family comes my friends. I have allowed many relationships to slip away and I truly regret the loss. Last night a friend that I haven't seen in nearly 20 years found me on Facebook. I am so excited and can hardly wait to see her again. What an amazing way to end the year! Friends deserve my focus.
And finally I will focus on Yarntopia. 2009 found me spending much time on freeform crochet, crochet design and self promotion. While this was fun and exciting it did nothing to build Yarntopia. This year Yarntopia will be the center of my professional world. I will still do creative crochet and the things that give me joy, I simply won't do them at the expense of working for the shop. Amy and I have big plans for the shop and it will require my full focus.
Writing, at this point, is for me. In the future I hope the writing to benefit Yarntopia, but for now it is just for me.
And so it begins.....
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