that rosebud girl

The 2010 to-do list update, May edition

Wow, it’s already May? Where does the time go?

If you noticed, I skipped the April edition of this update because, well, I was out of the country. Haven’t made too much progress because I apparently spent most of my April either out of the country or just out of town, period. I think I’ve also come to terms with the fact that some of these items definitely will get shoved into next year’s list.

Here we go:

• Learn how to sew.

Still unsuccessful. However, I have an open day coming up. Maybe I’ll finish that bag I started a year and a half ago…

• Run a 5K in under 30 minutes.

Uh, nope. I could have run a couple of 5Ks next month, too, but alas, I will be — you guessed it — out of town.

• Lose 30 pounds by August so that my knees don’t cry when I do ballet (or run, for that matter). Do you know how hard it is to lift all my current weight on five toes?!

Uh, not looking good here either. For both those things.

• Return to the dance studio in August (it’s been way too long).

Sadly, I may have to put this on the shelf. We’ll see.

• Learn how to silkscreen/screenprint.
• Take up painting.

Someday….

• Double the money I made in freelance.

The work keeps coming, and I can’t complain.

• Do Eppie’s Great Race as part of a relay team (I can kayak, anyone want to run and bike with me?).

Taking this off the list for this year. It’s definitely not going to happen.

• Redesign my design portfolio site.

OK, so now that the HOW Conference is around the corner, I just ordered new business cards AND my name is appearing in a sourcebook, I really have to do this. And in two weeks. Yipes.

• Redesign my personal website (it’s like, 10 years out of date).

Who knows, maybe doing my portfolio might jumpstart something…

• Have an actual, fancy, hard-bound design portfolio before the HOW Conference in June.

Probably won’t have this done, either.

• Dye my first batch of yarn.
• Make something with the weaving loom that’s been sitting in my closet for the last three years.
• Finally use the needlefelting kit I bought in 2005.

Crafting. I forgot what that is.

• Repeat this year’s success at craft shows and maybe even double that monetary output.

I’m plugging away at that. At least there’s Renegade Craft Fair this July…

• Keep my billion blogs up-to-date.
• Actually market and pay attention to my craft shops.

I need 40 hours in the day to do this…

• Actually market and get more freelance clients.

Well, I keep getting inquiries, so I must be doing something right.

• Kick ass in general.

Always am, no matter where I seem to wind up.

May 2, 2010 on 9:23 am | Comments Off