Getting Organized
Tonight I buckled down and started looking at my finances and what I have and haven't done artistically in sales this year. First let me explain - I have done hardly anything to make or push any kind of sales. Everything I have currently is sort of on automatic pilot - a couple things on Etsy, some images on a public forum on Cafe Press, and my very outdated webpage - of which I'm not even certain which email it's supposed to send to if people have questions *blush* Alot of cleaning needs to be done to at least give a fresh start to the remainder of this year, and the beginning of next year.
I sat down and hand wrote all the various things I want to (and need to) keep a record of. I got out an archaic 3 ring binder with tabs and paper. I realize that the computer is more efficient - but there is something fun about having a tangible book to play with and decorate and .. well - be artistic with as well as logical. Then I started looking at the sites i do play on and started recording everything down in pen on paper. Somehow seeing it written before me kind of made it hit home - this is real. A dream I started back in 2004, getting a fresh start. It's exhilarating!
Now that I see what I have done, it's time to sit down and actually set out my goals, battle plan, and things I need to get done, and a realistic time frame to get them done. I also need to take note of the things I need to spend money on, how much and how to save for it. This is an effort in focus and will for me - I am distracted by anything shiney and can easily loose my focus for a week at a time if I don't keep myself focused. Thus why a tangible notebook I have to look at, touch and play with every day can make a world of difference :P I might even scrap book, and collage the battle plan to allow the two sides to have a say (right brain left brain) - I'm just pleased as punch to be making steps this far into what I want to do.
Ultimately the plan is to get to where I am creating an hour a day - something, anything, for friends, for myself, for the sites - doesn't matter - creating for creatings sake - I can put a name and a place to it when I'm finished. Just get myself to the page, and get those creative juices flowing. I have alot to say artistically, written, and a little of both.
It may seem silly to write all this down and make it public, but I share it both for myself, and anyone wanting to get started with their own stuff. A historical journal if you will - to look back on, and learn from, and share.
I sat down and hand wrote all the various things I want to (and need to) keep a record of. I got out an archaic 3 ring binder with tabs and paper. I realize that the computer is more efficient - but there is something fun about having a tangible book to play with and decorate and .. well - be artistic with as well as logical. Then I started looking at the sites i do play on and started recording everything down in pen on paper. Somehow seeing it written before me kind of made it hit home - this is real. A dream I started back in 2004, getting a fresh start. It's exhilarating!
Now that I see what I have done, it's time to sit down and actually set out my goals, battle plan, and things I need to get done, and a realistic time frame to get them done. I also need to take note of the things I need to spend money on, how much and how to save for it. This is an effort in focus and will for me - I am distracted by anything shiney and can easily loose my focus for a week at a time if I don't keep myself focused. Thus why a tangible notebook I have to look at, touch and play with every day can make a world of difference :P I might even scrap book, and collage the battle plan to allow the two sides to have a say (right brain left brain) - I'm just pleased as punch to be making steps this far into what I want to do.
Ultimately the plan is to get to where I am creating an hour a day - something, anything, for friends, for myself, for the sites - doesn't matter - creating for creatings sake - I can put a name and a place to it when I'm finished. Just get myself to the page, and get those creative juices flowing. I have alot to say artistically, written, and a little of both.
It may seem silly to write all this down and make it public, but I share it both for myself, and anyone wanting to get started with their own stuff. A historical journal if you will - to look back on, and learn from, and share.
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