February 2017 Crafting Goals

• Nov.-Jan. PL Spreads -- Oy! I really need to at least finish November and December so I can officially move into 2017.
• The Craft Sea Newsletter -- I promise that I really do want to do this...
• Plan out February and March Classes and events -- Want to lock in my schedule
• Feb SSINK cards and at least half of the March SSINK cards -- Want to get ahead.
• Cardstock Inventory -- Hoping to not buy a ton of SU stuff for February and March. However, I need to do a cardstock inventory and probably need to replenish some colors before March's stamp club.

A recap of last month’s goals:

• Oct.-Dec. PL spreads — Fail. I finished October's spreads, but that's it.
• Launch The Craft Sea Newsletter — Fail. I seriously just keep putting this off.
• Start memory planning for the Awesome Ladies Project  — Success! I dove in and love memory planning!
• Get back into the swing of things on the SSINK team — Success! Finished January ahead of the posts and have already started on February's.

January 2017 Crafting Goals

• Oct.-Dec. PL spreads -- Just didn't get them finished last month...
• Launch The Craft Sea Newsletter -- Determined to get this done in January
• Start memory planning for the Awesome Ladies Project  -- Very excited for this project!
• Get back into the swing of things on the SSINK team -- We got back yesterday, now I need to start creating!

A recap of last month’s goals:

• Send out Christmas cards — Success! Over 50 cards were sent out!
• Send out customer thank you cards — Success! Every SU customer from 2016 received a thank you card.
• Make shoebox swap cards — Success, I guess. Everyone except for one person canceled last minute. I pulled from my stash and we made a few cards, but kind of upset the events fell apart...
• Plan and make swap cards for FNC and Alaska Bound groups — Success! And I must say my cards were very cute!
• October and November PL spreads — Fail. Just didn't get around to it last month...
• Make 3 Holiday Albums — Success!
• Finish 30 Days of Lists —  Success!

2017 Goals and Resolutions

Let’s take a look back at 2016’s goals and resolutions and my progress:

1. Keep up with Stamp Club and card classes — Success! I had two successful rounds of club in 2016. The second one ended right before I had the baby, so it was perfect.
2. Complete another Week in the Life album — Success! This time we did it in May. I love my new tradition.
3. Drop my Messy Box subscription, sign up for a planner kit subscription — I dropped my Messy Box subscription, but decided to not sign up for anything else.
4. Ban on buying PL cards (core kits, mini kits, partials, or theme kits) — Success! I avoided buying more PL cards.
5. Curate my crafty Pinterest boards — Success! I paired down my Pinterest board and reorganized. It was perfect.
6. Make 150 different cards — Success! Joining the SSINK design team was a great move for my momentum and creativity!
7. Continue my 2016 PL albums — Success! I need to catch-up for the last three months of 2016, but I've kept them going and love them!

Now on to 2017’s goals and resolutions:

1. Restart club in January -- I've got some ladies interested and I love hosting stamp club. Hope we can start 2017 off right!
2. Launch a newsletter for my crafting business -- I've been thinking about doing this since October. Hopefully I can get it moving in January.
3. Continue participating on the SSINK design team -- Loving my time on the team. Looking forward to what 2017 brings!
4. Jump into the Awesome Ladies Project Practice Team with my memory planner -- A whole new crafting community launched this week and I'm on the Practice Team. I can't wait to explore telling my story. I am planning on using a planner to create a memory planner for my 2017.
5. Another Week in the Life album (time tbd) -- Really enjoyed doing this the past two years. I hope to continue the tradition.
6. Overhaul my PL card and supply stash -- My supply stash is a bit out of control. I need to do a destash and a reorganization and commit to using up my supplies!
7. Continue to do my PL albums -- Still want to scrap our family and all four kids' albums in 2017.
8. Expand my planner skills -- 2016 was the year I dove into planning and I would love to continue. I am addicted to a paper planner and have had fun decorating it to my preference. I've got my 2017 Happy Planner and am ready to go!

December 2016 Crafting Goals

• Send out Christmas cards -- I've got the cards pulled, just need to address and send them out now.
• Send out customer thank you cards -- Another set I've got pulled. Need to address and send them out.
• Make shoebox swap cards -- These cards got put on the back burner last month. My events are Dec. 7th and 10th. Clearly I need to do this now!
• Plan and make swap cards for FNC and Alaska Bound groups -- The swaps are to feature Occasions Catalog products. I need to actually place my order before I decide what I'm going to do.
• October and November PL spreads -- Would like to finish these before going to Indiana...
• Make 3 Holiday Albums -- Yearly Christmas gifts
• Finish 30 Days of Lists --  Love this little challenge

A recap of last month's goals:

• Think about participating in a new mail class idea — Thought about it, decided to put it on the back burner for right now. Instead, I am going to focus on classes and events.
• Post about my upcoming stamp club on Meetup, FB, and blog — Success! But this is a reminder for me to post again.
• October PL — Fail. Just never got around to this project in November. Maybe before I leave for Indiana on the 13th.
• Plan and prep a shoebox swap — Fail. On my task list for this week.
• Get December’s design team cards started (and possibly done) — Success! I've finished almost all of my December design team cards before December even started. Only a few more left to do.
• Redo my SU wish list — Success!

November 2016 Crafting Goals

• Think about participating in a new mail class idea -- Two fellow demos are contemplating starting a new by mail class series. I'm thinking about joining in but need to parse our my time and monetary commitments.
• Post about my upcoming stamp club on Meetup, FB, and blog -- I want to promote my restarting of stamp club in January. Hopefully I will see a few new ladies join. I might also run a Saturday morning club also.
• October PL -- The usual. I'm adding Q's album into the usual routine.
• Plan and prep a shoebox swap -- Trying a new event type for late November or early December.
• Get December's design team cards started (and possibly done) -- Always love to work ahead.
• Redo my SU wish list -- Waiting for the Occasions catalog to be released to demos in November. Then I need to reevaluate my wish list.

A recap of last month's goals:

• August/September PL — Success! I somehow got these finished and started laying out October's pages.
• Start Quentin’s PL album — Success! I got Q's pages started and a few pages even finished.
• Start The Craft Sea newsletter — Fail
• Plan November classes/events — Success! I have scheduled, planned, and prepped for two All Occasions Card Buffets and two Christmas Card Buffets plus a crop day.

October 2016 Crafting Goals

• August/September PL -- Hoping to get these done at some point in October. I have September's pics mostly printed already. Just need to put things together.
• Start Quentin's PL album -- I don't imagine I will get the spread completed, but I would like to make some notes and make sure to take pics daily.
• Start The Craft Sea newsletter -- Carry over goal
• Plan November classes/events -- Hopefully...

A recap of last month's goals:

• Finish off Arthur’s birthday crafts including Thank You cards – Success!
• August PL – Fail. Somehow I printed September's partial photos and none of August's photos. No idea how I did that...
• Prep baby’s PL album – Fail. So behind on the project this time.
• Start The Craft Sea newsletter – Fall. Just didn't get around to it. Maybe in October.
• Finish prepping/completing cards for all September events and October’s design team —Success! I don't have any design team posts to do until November. So excited that I got everything done before the baby came.

September 2016 Crafting Goals

• Finish off Arthur's birthday crafts including Thank You cards - I only have a few things to finish.
• August PL - Of course
• Prep baby's PL album - This will happen before he arrives!
• Start The Craft Sea newsletter - New venture. We'll see how this goes.
• Finish prepping/completing cards for all September events and October's design team -- I want to be well ahead of the game before the baby arrives.

A recap of last month's goals:

• Prep the new baby’s PL album — Fail. Still didn't do this.
• July PL pages — Success
• Catch up Arthur and twins’ albums — Success. Everyone's album is completely up to date.
• Participate in a craft garage sale/post leftovers onto Craigslist —Success! I made a huge dent in my for sale pile. I'll probably leave the stuff out for September's classes and crops, but then it will just get packed away until later.
• Plan out Arthur’s birthday party crafts — Success. I made a plan, just need to complete it.

August 2016 Crafting Goals

• Prep the new baby's PL album -- Now that I have the album and kit, I can get this organized
• July PL pages -- Always on the list
• Catch up Arthur and twins' albums -- Slacking just a bit. Need to get back up-to-date.
• Participate in a craft garage sale/post leftovers onto Craigslist -- I really really really want to get the for sale items cleaned out.
• Plan out Arthur's birthday party crafts -- We've moved his party up a month (rather be pregnant than with a tiny newborn), so I need to get this started in August. He wants a Paw Patrol theme. I have some ideas for crafty projects, but need to nail down a specific plan and start executing.

A recap of last month's goals:

• June PL Pages — Success!
• Prep the new baby’s PL album — Fail. The core kit I ordered didn't arrive until the very end of the month.
• July Open House Crop — Success!
• Post retired/sale items on Craigslist —Fail. I never got around to posting, but I did reorganize and inventory everything to put out at the craft garage sale this month.

July 2016 Crafting Goals

• June PL Pages -- The usual.
• Prep the new baby's PL album -- Wanting to get this finished soon to be ready for October.
• July Open House Crop -- Scheduled another great crop day.
• Post retired/sale items on Craigslist -- Trying to move the stuff out of the house!

A recap of last month's goals:

• May PL Pages — Success!
• Finish WITL Album — Success! My second year is completed!
• Catch up on twins’ PL albums — Success! Both albums are ready to print the summer pics.
• Prep and hold my catalog launch open house — Success! Only two people actually came, but I held a catalog launch.

June 2016 Crafting Goals

June may look like a light goals month, but each of these are super involved.

• May PL Pages -- The usual
• Finish WITL Album -- I have some of the inserts prepped, but now I need to print, journal, and embellish!
• Catch up on twins' PL albums -- I got the pics printed last month, but never got around to actually doing the pages.
• Prep and hold my catalog launch open house -- June 11th! That's the day of my huge open house crafting and catalog launch party. I have a ton of plans and some surprises up my sleeves.

A recap of last month's goals:

• April PL Pages — Success! Love ticking off this goal each month.
• Prep WITL album and make a plan — Success! I decided to do WITL the week of May 16th and I actually stuck with it. Right now I am going through my pictures in preparation for printing.
• Prep May’s stamp club cards — Success! Loved my cards from this month. How do I top them for June?
• Attempt to fill stamp club for next round — Success! I have four ladies signed up for club which is perfect as this will be a mini round of club (June-Sept) due to the baby coming in October.
• Make a plan for new baby’s PL album — Success! I bought an album last week and pulled many of my current supplies. I also jotted down a few ideas about layouts, etc. I hope to start prepping the album during my open house.
• Finish posting any for sale items — Success! I photographed, tagged, and priced everything I have for sale. Some of it has been posted to FB already. The rest will be posted this week as items only retired on June 1st.