that rosebud girl

The 2010 to-do list

Normally, I don’t really care about resolutions and crap like that. But I like lists. I really like to-do lists. They’ve really helped me keep my life straight (especially since I jumped ship and went freelance). So, here’s the list of stuff I’d like to accomplish in 2010. Some things may be near impossible, some much easier, but there’s something about seeing them on paper (yes, I have a paper version) that makes them seem more real.

Here it is (in no particular order, really):

• Learn how to sew.
• Run a 5K in under 30 minutes.
• 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?!
• Return to the dance studio in August (it’s been way too long).
• Learn how to silkscreen/screenprint.
• Take up painting.
• Double the money I made in freelance.
• Do Eppie’s Great Race as part of a relay team (I can kayak, anyone want to run and bike with me?).
• Redesign my design portfolio site.
• Redesign my personal website (it’s like, 10 years out of date).
• Have an actual, fancy, hard-bound design portfolio before the HOW Conference in June.
• 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.
• Repeat this year’s success at craft shows and maybe even double that monetary output.
• Keep my billion blogs up-to-date.
• Actually market and pay attention to my craft shops.
• Actually market and get more freelance clients.
• Take a photography class.
• Kick ass in general.

Just for fun, I think I might blog about this list every month in 2010 and monitor my progress. Again, some of this stuff is harder than others. Some of it may not be accomplished, but I put it out there to push me and well, miracles might happen.