CRAFTING IS HERE TO STAY
It's been a while.
The last time we spoke - I think it was in April ... maybe?
I've gone on a crafting up and down journey since then.
I have not made a layout since April. I think the last one I posted was on my instagram (@angela_creates) I still have some unfinished projects and I never use to have them. One of the biggest things I have not finished is Week in the Life, that hurts.
THE REASON WHY
A little under a year ago, I decided to work from home and start my own planner sticker shop. It has been an amazing experience and I love planning - really love it. I love meeting new planner people, going to planner events, watching planner videos, and making stickers. I absolutely love my business.
Time management is an issue. I have given time to my business because I want it to grow. That's my biggest aim, right? There are just times when I am in a planning mood, designing mood, cutting mood, crafting mood, and I tend to act on those times. Whenever I feel like doing business things that what I do. I'm cutting stickers as I write this post. I need to find a system that works for me. There are time when I feel I want to craft but I don't have any inspiration on what to do or I do feel like working on an unfinished project so I just work on something else I need for the business. I think that is where I have to stop. Balancing these two things out - business/planning and crafting - I know I can make time for both.
UNFINISHED
Let me just tell you this - I am not a person who does not finish projects. I don't have albums from a few years ago that I have to finish. That is most definitely not me.
That's why I hate that I have my Seattle album unfinished, no California album started, and One Little Word is behind. I did make a mini album and I will show you how it turned out, but for right now I still have some unfinished projects.
Seattle, just needs journaling to wrap it up. Week in the Life needs photos, journaling, memorabilia all added it. I think this is my focal project. And California 2017, I do not have an album for that.
I skipped Project Life for 2017. That is my BIGGEST regret. I am not letting that go. I don't care if I get behind, I am not letting it go next year. I already have my game plan for 2018. I will be using (2) 6x8 albums and I think that is where I will leave it until our family grows or so. Or if I feel the need to tell more stories I will do that in larger albums. I'm actually aiming to start 2018 with a plan, a much more focused plan than in 2017. I have already chosen my word for One Little Word and I'm hoping I can finally get on some sort of path for crafting.
LET'S BE REAL
There is always one project I will not let go, and that's December Daily. I'm going to aim to post every day on my social media as part of my plan to focus on it daily, and all my supplies will be around me so that I can have a remainder to not only take a photo but to tell a story per day. I love Christmas time. I really do. I won't let this project go. I already want to work on it. Is December here yet?
Until next time,
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