New Year Round Up!

It's that time again. A new year, and new year blog post!

Last year - (and I had to look back at this!!!) I said I wasn't going to set myself a list of goals to fail at! (a little pessimistic much?) and I gotta admit - as I sit here tonight, I am properly disappointed at myself! ha!

So - instead of reflecting upon that.. cos, I can't... I instead will reflect upon some of the years events that made me smile, cry, ponder and celebrate!

This list, is in no way, in order. Just saying. I have no favourites :)

Things I made water in my eyes over:

• Selling stress -  our selling flat saga spread itself over 2 long years of woe = but finally this year, we handed over the keys to a couple and ran for our lives to rent a house where Finlay could roam free.

Apart from that - I am sitting here racking my brain for other sad stuffs - and I can't think of anything other than the normal weeping at sad movies, and some private inner woe that really doesn't need to be discussed lol!.... wow..... really!? Is that it?! Quick - touch wood that means 2012 isn't my year of sadness!

2011 Achievements

-January - 

My first line of stamps with Personal Impressions went to QVC!

I started doing monthly giveaways on UKS of printable freebies.

-February - 

My first project article was published in PaperCraft Inspirations

My second line of stamps were released:

I made my first scrapbook video

-March-

I created my first line of Angel stamps

I taught for Fiskars at the NEC

I made my most favourite quilt of all time - properly - and it is almost perfect! (almost - as I don't do anything to the degree of perfection, who wants to spend their life trying to be perfect!?)

(this is it mid - stage)

-April-

My second release of Angel stamps arrived!

I was so so so proud of these! 

April was fairly quiet - I had some awesome guest designers for Little Musings... and my stamps were on QVC again <3

-May-

I demonstrated for Letraset for the first time, in a hobbycraft (eep)

-June-

I learnt basic origami!

we SOLD AND MOVED!

I turned 30. Gah

Finlay beat a terrible strain of chicken pox that started to attack his organs!

I made the Scraprat Design Team

And the Little Bit of Whimsy Design Team

I guested at Pencil lines, 

and perfected my shortbread recipe!

-July-

I did my first craft fair in years

I did well - but don't think ill do another any time soon!

Finlay learnt how to ride a bike

Me and Ben celebrated our wedding anniversary.

-August-

A lemur kissed me!

I made a cute cushion from scraps

-September-

I released my Christmas digital angels

I had two epic articles in magazines which made me so proud I don't even mind having a little boast!

and

I started TAKE ONE

Which - I will be continuing in the New year folks!

Now - this one is not my personal achievement, but my TWIN brother got married!

I practised Victory Rolls

I made their wedding biscuits!


I taught at Cardinal Colours retreat


I started designing prints fuelled by the love of typography


I cut my own fringe lol!



-October-
I learnt how to needle felt.




I started selling Personalised names likes prints:



I fell in love with a photo


-November-
I released one of my post popular downloads:


Finlay turned FOUR!



I spent a lovely day at Craftaholic Supplies! I wish I lived nearer!


We went for a lovely weekend away (though missed Laura)  :(


-December-
Tumbleflump moved in:


My little boy was a shepherd!


and there is a shed load of freebies on the blog should you care to look back over December too!


Word of the year: 

Nuture 2009

Renew 2010

Evolve 2011
So - my word for 2012 is.... *drumroll*
Evaluate
e·val·u·ate 

tr.v. e·val·u·at·ed, e·val·u·at·ing, e·val·u·ates

1. To ascertain or fix the value or worth of.

2. To examine and judge carefully; appraise. See Synonyms at estimate.

3. Mathematics To calculate the numerical value of; express numerically.

I need to evaluate a lot of things in my life - some of the main ones are:

• Working out where to worry less. I seem to spend a lot of my time worrying about things I cannot change, sometimes I loose sleep over other people! I am not saying I want to worry about them less, but what I do want to do, is work out why I worry so much!!
• I also worry a crazy crazy amount what people think of me - why do we do that so much!?
• I want to evaluate my time better - working out where to spend time, on what projects etc and to make sure that I don't become so "last minute" as I did in 2011

I guess Judgement would be a good word to go hand in hand with Evaluate  - but we can't have two!

There are some really personal things I need to evaluate in 2012 - not blog appropriate but we all have our personal things right?

Goals for 2012
I have a few things I would like to "aim" for in the forthcoming months.
One is to craft more - considering I call myself a crafter - I didn't do anywhere near the amount of personal projects I thought I would last year.

The other is to develop Little Musings (the shop) more. Through sales I have identified which areas to focus on and will do so in 2012... I feel so fortunate to have such wonderful customers!

I want to spend more time with friends this year, more time on adventures with Finlay and Ben and more time with family.

I want to say get healthy and loose weight - but I seem to jinx myself when I do that.. so I will merely mutter it under my breath.

I want to paint more! I want a sketch book full of drawings, I want to journal and keep a diary so I never miss a deadline!

I want to wear more dresses and heels and dance! <-------- even though I have no one to dance with!

I want to live in the present - and forget day dreams that leave me sad in reality.... if that makes sense.

I want to love simply without holding resent.

So what is left? How many more words can I fit into a blog post without you falling asleep!?
None - I shall leave you with some tunes instead, and wish of great things for you for 2012!

Some of my favourite songs I listened to a million times this year were: