Once upon a time there was a man. He wasn't a particularly bad man, or a particularly good man. He worked as a security guard at a large, important building. All day long, people came to his window and gave him packages, or took them away. It was also his job to keep away people who were intent on doing harm, but they only came along very rarely. He didn't have much to do all day, so he listened to the radio and chatted with the people that came along. He was the sort of man who talked a lot. He would tell people all about his recent marriage, his back problems, things he had heard about on the radio station and various other things. Many people liked this, because it meant they didn't have to make up tedious conversation themselves, and then they could go on their way feeling refreshed. Others didn't like this so much - they felt obliged to chat back, and found it a strain after a while trying to fit their words in amongst his. Or perhaps they were just busy and wanted to get on with the rest of their day.
One day it was very hot. The radio station that the man liked to listen to announced the temperature at regular intervals, as it rose and rose. Before long, the temperature was so hot that it was remarkable. And remark on it, the man did. Every time someone came in from the hot day and stood in the hot, hot foyer in front of the window, the man would say, "gosh, it's 38 degrees out there!" or "crikey, it's 40 degrees now!" Of course, the man himself was little affected by this, as his station was actually located in the basement, which was nice and cool. It was the number he was increasingly in awe of. He just couldn't stop talking about it. Those around him couldn't forget about it. The nice, cool basement was just that little bit less nice and cool, because that number was constantly in the back of everyone's minds. By the time number on the clock said it was time to go home, everyone was so worked up about the heat that they were afraid to go outside. But they had to go home at some point. So out of the basement they tentatively stepped. Instead of a crushing, torturous number, all that was outside was a hot day. Perhaps the man's regular score-keeping had been a blessing in disguise.
THE END.
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Saturday, 17 January 2009
A Dodgy Start
I can't help but think that 2009 has gotten off to a bit of a shaky start for me. Shocks, stupid mistakes, annoyances, disappointments and physical injuries seem to be the order of the day lately. The shop's been as dead as a dodo. But I'm not surprised, it being post-Christmas and the economic you-know-what. I decided to re-start my exercise regime proper, and perhaps even do one of those Couch to 5km thingies, and the very next day I fell over and hurt 4 areas of my body all in one go (actually, it would have been kinda impressive if it wasn't so painful). According to my chiropractor I also knocked my pelvis out of alignment too, so I guess that makes 5 body parts! Go, me!
My quest to turn my blog into a book using the Blurb software is going very slowly. There are a lot of little annoying hiccups with it, e.g. when you try to change the font of a section of text, only random parts of it change and you have to go through and check each line. But whenever I press the 'preview book' button, it looks oh so pretty, so I slowly persist.
One thing I wanted to do was finish an old project, and on the weekend after New Year, I finished this:
Sorry about the terrible lighting. I'm experimenting.
It's one of two (possibly three) cat blankets that I'm making to donate to the Lost Dogs' Home (yes, they do cats too). See that short piece of yarn coming off the edge of the blanket into the middle? That's how much yarn I had left over when I finished. It was touch and go there for a while. Thrilling stuff.
I've also been working on a new concept. A few weeks ago I bought all 3 issues of Hoopla zine in one go. This is a brilliant zine all about craftivism. It doesn't have a huge amount of projects, but lots of articles and inspiration. One was about the quilts that oppressed African American women made which had coded messages in them, and even coded maps showing safe houses and escape routes. I was really impressed by this idea of messages and maps in a hand-crafted item. I don't do quilting, but I'm on an embroidery roll, so I decided to stitch something. Then I remembered that when I was a kid, I would spend all day drawing maps of imaginary deserted islands and mediaeval villages and that sort of thing. I guess it was my way of 'escaping' in my head. So I drew a very simple island, traced it onto some calico and got out the hoop I had been given at the Brown Owls night. The picture shows it inside a plastic pouch I found when I was clearing out some stuff. It's the perfect size. Bonus!
Sorry again about the lighting.
I had enough colours to get me started, but I'll need to buy a yellow and maybe a light green before I can finish it. I'm not sure yet how I'm going to frame it, but I imagine felt may be involved. I think I might call it Freedom I. It's a good project to do even in very hot weather.
I also ordered these Sublime Stitching patterns from Etsy. I got them for half-price because the seller is clearing out her real-life store. These were the only four left. She also gave me a refund for one because a mouse chewed on the cover a little bit. And she included this adorable card with a personal message in it. What a sweetie! It makes me want to go to Canada so I can visit the store! Check her out at Knit-O-Matic.
Overall, I feel like I haven't made much progress lately, but I think that's because I've been working on things that aren't tangible. I've been practicing the piano at least 1/2 hour twice a week, and I've been writing my Japan trip zine. I've also become completely obsessed with reading in the last week. And as a symptom of that, I've become utterly fixated on my page at Lists of Bests. You choose a list or create one and then start ticking stuff off. Being a bit anal and organise-y, this kind of thing really appeals to me. I've been on this site for a few years, but hadn't looked at it for a while until I was trying to decide what to read next. Most of my lists are to do with books, a couple with movies, and the big one - 1,001 Things To Do Before You Die (customised of course!). I'm finding it a great way to keep track of series of books and movies by certain directors, etc. The only problem is: I'm spending more time looking at the darned site than reading or anything else! =)
To end with, I want to show you a few things I got for Christmas. I was very lucky last season, and I feel very special. Boy gave me (among many other things!) this knitted toy that he bought from the Kris Kringle Night Market in Northcote:
I call him Slurfie! Isn't he adorable? Apparently the woman who made him wasn't very happy with him and didn't think anyone would like him or that he would sell. Boy told her that he knew I would love him, and I do!
Mum got me some gel medium and some acrylic paints - a really good brand instead of the crap I normally buy! I have been using them a little and I really love them.
I also received this from my Kris Kringle friend:
It's a magnetic chalk board calendar! She made the whole thing herself! I am amazed at her talent and persistance, knowing how hard it was. I am truly blessed to have such wonderful friends. I'm (almost) too awed to write on it!
My quest to turn my blog into a book using the Blurb software is going very slowly. There are a lot of little annoying hiccups with it, e.g. when you try to change the font of a section of text, only random parts of it change and you have to go through and check each line. But whenever I press the 'preview book' button, it looks oh so pretty, so I slowly persist.
One thing I wanted to do was finish an old project, and on the weekend after New Year, I finished this:
It's one of two (possibly three) cat blankets that I'm making to donate to the Lost Dogs' Home (yes, they do cats too). See that short piece of yarn coming off the edge of the blanket into the middle? That's how much yarn I had left over when I finished. It was touch and go there for a while. Thrilling stuff.
I've also been working on a new concept. A few weeks ago I bought all 3 issues of Hoopla zine in one go. This is a brilliant zine all about craftivism. It doesn't have a huge amount of projects, but lots of articles and inspiration. One was about the quilts that oppressed African American women made which had coded messages in them, and even coded maps showing safe houses and escape routes. I was really impressed by this idea of messages and maps in a hand-crafted item. I don't do quilting, but I'm on an embroidery roll, so I decided to stitch something. Then I remembered that when I was a kid, I would spend all day drawing maps of imaginary deserted islands and mediaeval villages and that sort of thing. I guess it was my way of 'escaping' in my head. So I drew a very simple island, traced it onto some calico and got out the hoop I had been given at the Brown Owls night. The picture shows it inside a plastic pouch I found when I was clearing out some stuff. It's the perfect size. Bonus!
I had enough colours to get me started, but I'll need to buy a yellow and maybe a light green before I can finish it. I'm not sure yet how I'm going to frame it, but I imagine felt may be involved. I think I might call it Freedom I. It's a good project to do even in very hot weather.
I also ordered these Sublime Stitching patterns from Etsy. I got them for half-price because the seller is clearing out her real-life store. These were the only four left. She also gave me a refund for one because a mouse chewed on the cover a little bit. And she included this adorable card with a personal message in it. What a sweetie! It makes me want to go to Canada so I can visit the store! Check her out at Knit-O-Matic.
Overall, I feel like I haven't made much progress lately, but I think that's because I've been working on things that aren't tangible. I've been practicing the piano at least 1/2 hour twice a week, and I've been writing my Japan trip zine. I've also become completely obsessed with reading in the last week. And as a symptom of that, I've become utterly fixated on my page at Lists of Bests. You choose a list or create one and then start ticking stuff off. Being a bit anal and organise-y, this kind of thing really appeals to me. I've been on this site for a few years, but hadn't looked at it for a while until I was trying to decide what to read next. Most of my lists are to do with books, a couple with movies, and the big one - 1,001 Things To Do Before You Die (customised of course!). I'm finding it a great way to keep track of series of books and movies by certain directors, etc. The only problem is: I'm spending more time looking at the darned site than reading or anything else! =)
To end with, I want to show you a few things I got for Christmas. I was very lucky last season, and I feel very special. Boy gave me (among many other things!) this knitted toy that he bought from the Kris Kringle Night Market in Northcote:
I call him Slurfie! Isn't he adorable? Apparently the woman who made him wasn't very happy with him and didn't think anyone would like him or that he would sell. Boy told her that he knew I would love him, and I do!
Mum got me some gel medium and some acrylic paints - a really good brand instead of the crap I normally buy! I have been using them a little and I really love them.
I also received this from my Kris Kringle friend:
It's a magnetic chalk board calendar! She made the whole thing herself! I am amazed at her talent and persistance, knowing how hard it was. I am truly blessed to have such wonderful friends. I'm (almost) too awed to write on it!
Monday, 12 January 2009
Mosaic Monday -- A New Start
In honour of the new year, I have created a mosaic on the theme of "A New Start". How each picture relates to that is up to you to decide!
I did my second annual 3 Days of Craft over the New Year long weekend. (My first one was actually in April last year.) I mainly spent it wrapping up little things from last year though, rather than start any new projects, but I think that was appropriate.
My newest obsession is turning my blog into a book! Last night I downloaded the software from Blurb which automatically sucks my blog dry and slams it down into pre-formatted book form. Then you fiddle with it all you like, before sending the file off to be made into a real, live book! (For a fee of course.) I'm extremely lucky that LiveJournal is just one of the two blogging sites that it will do this for. I think I would like to do this every year from now on. For a long time, I've been trying to think of a way to preserve my blog (cos my ramblings are so deep and meaningful *snorts*) and this just seems like the perfect way. I'm starting to have visions of writing actual books and selling them in my shop and the Blurb bookstore. None of this faffing around with publishers anymore!
Freedom! Starting at US$12.95.
Thursday, 1 January 2009
Wednesday, 31 December 2008
End of Year Part II
Now here are my goals for 2009, with commentary:
1. Continue food and exercise plan.
I have made up a food and exercise diary on an Excel spreadsheet to help with this. I can see my motivation for exercising will probably be a problem, so I'll try to come up with some strategies to overcome this.
2. Save money and travel at end of year.
I've made up a budget (gosh, I love Excel!). Craft supplies are not a built-in expense! Knowing that everything I spend money on will be right there, recorded for posterity is really helping me think twice about buying things. The terrible exchange rate lately is really helping to cut down on impulse purchases on Etsy as well.
3. Sell at a shop or market at least once.
I'm already regretting setting this goal. What was I thinking?? But it will be a huge achievement if I can pull it off and I'm sure it will give me a massive confidence boost. If I sell anything, of course!
4. Project: write an appreciation letter once per week.
I like the idea of a year-long project. I heard about a survey recently - one group of people kept a diary about things they were grateful for, a second group of things that annoyed them. At the end of 3 months, the grateful people exercised more and reported higher levels of other positive attributes. I thought I'd do something similar with my own twist. Perhaps if I'm happy with them at the end of the year I'll have them bound.
5. Project: do a drawing once per week.
2009s version of keeping an art journal.
6. Practice piano once per week.
Now that the hobby room is tidy enough that I can actually sit in front of my keyboard, I'd like to use it! At the moment I'm thinking 1/2 hour per week is do-able, but I'll see how it goes.
Happy New Year!
1. Continue food and exercise plan.
I have made up a food and exercise diary on an Excel spreadsheet to help with this. I can see my motivation for exercising will probably be a problem, so I'll try to come up with some strategies to overcome this.
2. Save money and travel at end of year.
I've made up a budget (gosh, I love Excel!). Craft supplies are not a built-in expense! Knowing that everything I spend money on will be right there, recorded for posterity is really helping me think twice about buying things. The terrible exchange rate lately is really helping to cut down on impulse purchases on Etsy as well.
3. Sell at a shop or market at least once.
I'm already regretting setting this goal. What was I thinking?? But it will be a huge achievement if I can pull it off and I'm sure it will give me a massive confidence boost. If I sell anything, of course!
4. Project: write an appreciation letter once per week.
I like the idea of a year-long project. I heard about a survey recently - one group of people kept a diary about things they were grateful for, a second group of things that annoyed them. At the end of 3 months, the grateful people exercised more and reported higher levels of other positive attributes. I thought I'd do something similar with my own twist. Perhaps if I'm happy with them at the end of the year I'll have them bound.
5. Project: do a drawing once per week.
2009s version of keeping an art journal.
6. Practice piano once per week.
Now that the hobby room is tidy enough that I can actually sit in front of my keyboard, I'd like to use it! At the moment I'm thinking 1/2 hour per week is do-able, but I'll see how it goes.
Happy New Year!
Saturday, 27 December 2008
End of Year
four years old and fancy-free, originally uploaded by sapaho.
Here is the bit where I think about my New Year's resolutions and come up with some goals for next year. I've never really liked the idea of resolutions, or goals in general for that matter. In the last few years though, I've seemed to enjoy torturing myself with great long lists of "Goals" and "Things To Do".
At the start of this year, for example, I wrote a list of Near Year's resolution in the first page of my art journal. The style of writing is a bit flowery as I guess I was in an arty frame of mind. I will now reveal way more of myself than I feel comfortable with by listing these and reflecting on them, one year later:
1. Take a drawing course - don't be afraid.
I didn't end up doing this, more because of time and money restrictions than anything else. I didn't even get much time to practice drawing. In the last few months I started to formulate some ideas on what kinds of subjects and styles I would like to work on though.
2. Have more confidence in myself - take more risks.
Erm, I went completely backwards on this, in the craft department anyway. I pulled out of meet-ups, only went to 1 Brown Owls session and even procrastinated about visiting hand-made shops because of fear of meeting way-cooler-than-me people. In other areas of my life, things were a bit better. I travelled overseas and secured a contract position at my work.
3. Record all my ideas - everything is useful.
Hm, didn't actually have all that many ideas this year, so it wasn't that hard! My head's been in other places. An issue I did have was finding the time to follow through on the ideas.
4. Keep an art journal - at least once a week.
I certainly did keep an art journal, but not once a week! There are 13 pages filled in. Sometimes I didn't get time, sometimes I wasn't inspired. If I didn't have an idea beforehand, then I didn't bother. Perhaps I should try some doodling. I did find some blogs dedicated to art journalling. I read them regularly and they're very inspiring.
5. Keep in contact with my friends more.
Hm, yes and no. I emailed my regular friends more, but the friends I don't see very often I saw even less. It's a combination of shyness and laziness, I guess.
6. Make healthy eating and exercise into a habit again - take back lost ground.
I had my ups and downs on this one. I joined a gym at the start of the year and was going great guns for about 5 months, following my program and attending 3-4 times a week. I can't believe I was motivated for that long! A few factors suddenly came along that made the whole thing just crash to the ground. One of them was that I realised that I'd actually put on 10kgs. I struggled on for a few months, but one day I decided to chuck the guilt and the membership card out the window and do things differently. I'm loosely following the program from a book called Walk Off Weight and eating healthy in a way that suits me; things are going much better for me.
7. Turn the spare room into a studio, not just a storage room - make it inspirational.
I am working on this one - slowly but surely! I am finally just now starting to get the storage worked out. I faced up to reality 2 weekends ago and threw out a whole bunch of stationery-type stuff that I'll never use. That freed up quite a bit of space. I can see now that everything's going to fit in. I'm not at the 'making it pretty' stage yet, but it's coming.
8. Go on a holiday - continue life's experience.
Well, I certainly did this and then some! My trip to Japan in November was the most amazing experience I've ever had, and it changed me in ways I never anticipated.
I'll talk about my goals for next year in the next post. I don't want to bore you all too much in one go!
Tuesday, 23 December 2008
Busy Little Beaver
So many things have happened! I think I'll start with the trivial and work my way up to the 'wow'.
I cancelled my subscription to Handmade Magazine. I really should have checked it out at Mag Nation before I subscribed. Lesson learned! They put out three Christmas editions in a row, and I don't do Christmas. Even if there had been one or two generic projects in it, I would have been happy. There's a big emphasis on patchwork, quilting and beaded jewellery-making as well - again, things I'm not interested in. I saw a special Spring issue in the shops a few months back, but I was never sent it as part of the subscription, so I don't know what was going on there. Although, after I called up to cancel it, I received the final issue and it had a couple of nice embroidery patterns in it. But only a couple out of about 40 projects. So schnyeh. I'd rather have the back issues of Craft: Magazine. I love that mag - I always want to do every project in it! How many magazines can you say that about? I really wish there was a local equivalent. Speaking of cool mags, I asked for a subscription to Frankie Mag for Christmas. If I don't get it then I will definitely subscribe this year. I went to buy the latest issue last week from Mag Nation, but the guy said it wasn't there yet and was maybe coming out late. His indifference was inversely proportionate to my distress.
I used the refund I got from Handmade to buy a membership to Brown Owls for 2009. I'm not too sure about this. Don't get me wrong - I went to one session this year and it seems to be a lovely group with fabulous people. However, I pulled out of three Etsy meetups in a row due to extreme shyness and a sense of inferiority. (No, I didn't really hurt my back.) So I don't know how many sessions I will actually make it to. I feel really silly now thinking back on those last-minute mind-changes, but meeting new people is for me like public speaking while someone is running their fingernails down a blackboard for other people. It's multiplied by 100 when my crafts are involved. I wish I could blog at people, or something like that. I'm so much better at writing than talking. When I have the time to think about what I'm going to say I do much better. If it weren't for the internet I might not have any friends! And I probably wouldn't have a job either.
Anyhoo, now I will talk about my new book, Beginners Guide to Braiding: The Craft of Kumihimo by Jacqui Carey:
Book cover
I bought it as a reward for myself for reaching my first weight loss goal. It explains how to make kumihimo braid using the marudai, which is the frame used traditionally. Here is a picture of one:
Marudai frame (not from book - stolen from interwubs)
One of the first things I realised is that my foam disc can only be used to make one type of braid. There are many other types (square, flat, etc.) and patterns that can be made on the frame. These involve sliding the cords back and forth around the frame as you work. This would be a massive pain if using the disc, as the cords are all stuck fast in the slits around the disc, plus you'd really need a frame so you can use both hands to move the cords around. Also, you can attach weights to the braid to control the tension and make it looser or more dense, which you can't do with the disc. Thankfully, the book explains how you can make your own marudai from cardboard. Cool! Literally hundreds of different colour and patterns combinations are shown. The instructions are very clear and are accompanied by useful diagrams. The pictures have that special grainy, off-colour look that you see in books from the 70s and 80s, but I think this just adds to the charm!
Now I just need a whole bunch of this:
Bunches of biron - Japanese silk threads - from the careycompany.com website
Interestingly enough, when I did some quick Googling I found the author's online shop: Carey Company. Unfortunately, the prices are a bit too much for me. Thank goodness for cotton and cardboard!
A few days ago, I started this embroidery:
I saw the pattern on a blog (sorry, I read so many, I don't know which) and just fell in love with it. I know I've said I don't do Christmas, but it combines 3 of the things I love best about it - Christmas trees/ornaments, reindeer and sausage dogs. I know sausage dogs aren't particularly associated with the season, but they are so adorable, I just want to associate them with everything! I'm hoping to incorporate him into a pouch somehow; I'd like to make up 2-3 embroideries and then break out the sewing machine and make a bunch of pouches and bags in a big batch (well, big for me, anyway!).
Last but not least, I sold my Kokeshi Doll 1 after it being on Etsy for 9 months. Here's a reminder photo of it:
Turns out, the buyer is the owner of a shop in Northcote. Turns out, he and his partner are really cool and they want to stock my work! :0
*pause to let that sink in*
So if I can make about 10 dolls, they would be interested in seeing them. Ten is a huge amount for someone with as little spare time as me! I have a second finished one which I'm not happy with and never posted about cause I think it looks like a stubbie with a face, and a third one I'm nearly half way through that I was never really satisfied with either. Perhaps I will get them out and try to see them with less critical eyes.
Speaking of, the other day I wrote a list of New Years' Resolutions / Goals For 2009. I've become strangely interested in self-improvement the last few years and it always gives me a feeling of optimism to write a list of goals. Some of them are crafty and some not, but they are all to do with improving my life. I will have a look and think about the current year's list next week perhaps.
I cancelled my subscription to Handmade Magazine. I really should have checked it out at Mag Nation before I subscribed. Lesson learned! They put out three Christmas editions in a row, and I don't do Christmas. Even if there had been one or two generic projects in it, I would have been happy. There's a big emphasis on patchwork, quilting and beaded jewellery-making as well - again, things I'm not interested in. I saw a special Spring issue in the shops a few months back, but I was never sent it as part of the subscription, so I don't know what was going on there. Although, after I called up to cancel it, I received the final issue and it had a couple of nice embroidery patterns in it. But only a couple out of about 40 projects. So schnyeh. I'd rather have the back issues of Craft: Magazine. I love that mag - I always want to do every project in it! How many magazines can you say that about? I really wish there was a local equivalent. Speaking of cool mags, I asked for a subscription to Frankie Mag for Christmas. If I don't get it then I will definitely subscribe this year. I went to buy the latest issue last week from Mag Nation, but the guy said it wasn't there yet and was maybe coming out late. His indifference was inversely proportionate to my distress.
I used the refund I got from Handmade to buy a membership to Brown Owls for 2009. I'm not too sure about this. Don't get me wrong - I went to one session this year and it seems to be a lovely group with fabulous people. However, I pulled out of three Etsy meetups in a row due to extreme shyness and a sense of inferiority. (No, I didn't really hurt my back.) So I don't know how many sessions I will actually make it to. I feel really silly now thinking back on those last-minute mind-changes, but meeting new people is for me like public speaking while someone is running their fingernails down a blackboard for other people. It's multiplied by 100 when my crafts are involved. I wish I could blog at people, or something like that. I'm so much better at writing than talking. When I have the time to think about what I'm going to say I do much better. If it weren't for the internet I might not have any friends! And I probably wouldn't have a job either.
Anyhoo, now I will talk about my new book, Beginners Guide to Braiding: The Craft of Kumihimo by Jacqui Carey:
I bought it as a reward for myself for reaching my first weight loss goal. It explains how to make kumihimo braid using the marudai, which is the frame used traditionally. Here is a picture of one:
One of the first things I realised is that my foam disc can only be used to make one type of braid. There are many other types (square, flat, etc.) and patterns that can be made on the frame. These involve sliding the cords back and forth around the frame as you work. This would be a massive pain if using the disc, as the cords are all stuck fast in the slits around the disc, plus you'd really need a frame so you can use both hands to move the cords around. Also, you can attach weights to the braid to control the tension and make it looser or more dense, which you can't do with the disc. Thankfully, the book explains how you can make your own marudai from cardboard. Cool! Literally hundreds of different colour and patterns combinations are shown. The instructions are very clear and are accompanied by useful diagrams. The pictures have that special grainy, off-colour look that you see in books from the 70s and 80s, but I think this just adds to the charm!
Now I just need a whole bunch of this:
Interestingly enough, when I did some quick Googling I found the author's online shop: Carey Company. Unfortunately, the prices are a bit too much for me. Thank goodness for cotton and cardboard!
A few days ago, I started this embroidery:
I saw the pattern on a blog (sorry, I read so many, I don't know which) and just fell in love with it. I know I've said I don't do Christmas, but it combines 3 of the things I love best about it - Christmas trees/ornaments, reindeer and sausage dogs. I know sausage dogs aren't particularly associated with the season, but they are so adorable, I just want to associate them with everything! I'm hoping to incorporate him into a pouch somehow; I'd like to make up 2-3 embroideries and then break out the sewing machine and make a bunch of pouches and bags in a big batch (well, big for me, anyway!).
Last but not least, I sold my Kokeshi Doll 1 after it being on Etsy for 9 months. Here's a reminder photo of it:
Turns out, the buyer is the owner of a shop in Northcote. Turns out, he and his partner are really cool and they want to stock my work! :0
*pause to let that sink in*
So if I can make about 10 dolls, they would be interested in seeing them. Ten is a huge amount for someone with as little spare time as me! I have a second finished one which I'm not happy with and never posted about cause I think it looks like a stubbie with a face, and a third one I'm nearly half way through that I was never really satisfied with either. Perhaps I will get them out and try to see them with less critical eyes.
Speaking of, the other day I wrote a list of New Years' Resolutions / Goals For 2009. I've become strangely interested in self-improvement the last few years and it always gives me a feeling of optimism to write a list of goals. Some of them are crafty and some not, but they are all to do with improving my life. I will have a look and think about the current year's list next week perhaps.
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