I’m writing this a few days before my 61st Birthday, as I hope to be sitting on a beach, in the sun, with a drink!
Having a great 60th year has just set me up for more and more, better and better. I’m diving into a new art medium, taking more pictures, trying to get my quilt patterns into printed books, writing a list book and outlined my first novel (which will probably be years in the making, but what fun.)
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I have a friend who says, I live in a fantasy world of quilts, art and plants. Today is Houseplant Appreciation Day. This is my little corner of the world. Plants play a huge part of it.
Last week I started my annual writing out of my goals for the new year. I took a bit of time doing them and even looking back into 2018. What a year it was for me, 2018. I had never really done anything that was closely related to self-care.
Self-care can also be known as, “I’m putting myself first.”
Those around you, don’t really get it and will act and balk a bit, but that’s alright. I surprised myself a lot and walked away, turned quite or just said, “I can’t do this with you anymore.” I have heard from only one, “You don’t care,” I do, but it’s about me first now. I cannot be everything is everyone anymore. I have to come first. Funny what you learn at 60…..
I love the process of writing out goals, my ideas, sketches for quilt patterns and art projects. Loving a good list and marking off what I have finished from it makes me happy!
A huge goal checked off my list, my New book and it’s here for you! It’s priced for all, with many ideas to make YOUR next 20-30 years of retirement great on a daily and emotional level.
So here I go into 2019, goals, ideas and a huge plan for travel, quilts, drawing, and photography. Plus a few more home decorating projects.
I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to share my home State of Iowa. I was born, raised, went to school, married and had our babies here. I love it…in the summer. The state gave me a lot, from a wonderful childhood to schools, to an understanding of family and time. But, home in Florida now.
The finished quilt block is fourteen inches by fourteen inches and NOW here for YOU
It’s National Bird Day today and I have to share some 0f my Pictures ! I shoot birds as they are and try very hard not to photoshop them. Like us, they are what they are, perfect. I just sit on the beach and wait, they always seem to arrive !
Balance is Everything Beth Ann StrubPlaying with Lunch by Beth Ann StrubHow you doing…LUNCH photo by Beth Ann Strub
The State of Arkansas is this week’s quilt pattern. I used just two colors in the quilt block, but play around with color and see what you can come up with. The finished quilt block measures fourteen inches by fourteen inches.
It’s that time of the YEAR, time to set up your goals for 2019 ! I love doing this and TRY every year to do better than the last year on achieving my goals.
I have made the big jump this year to the journal kind of book. I’ve seen what everyone is doing with their journal, (my Pinterest) but I’m starting slow and steady, I chose a simple one, purchased stickers, and colored ink pens and going to go slow. I usually use a plain old notebook, mixing it up this year. It’s PINK too !
This is YEARS into writing my goals, the first year I used my daily calendar and filled in the blocks. I’ve used plain lined paper, notecards and this past year a binder. Don’t over think what you write it, just write ! I try to write my goals out FAST, quick don’t think about what you are writing, just write them. I will probably NEVER get to sing on a stage again, but I seem to write that one every year.
Remember too, goals and dreams are the same to me. Dream HUGE, Dream HAPPY, Dream FAITH ! After I have them all written down, which takes me a few days. I kind of outline them into time frames and calendar times to each month, or days. No rules to goals, not right or wrong way.
This past year has been my year of taking care of myself. I don’t think I’ve ever really, taken care of me before. And I will continue to do it, it’s pretty much changed me, changed my outlook and how I put my feeling first. I chose a Clever Fox Planner from Amazon, it’s non-dated, has weekly and monthly calendars for productivity, passion, motivation, happiness and focus. IF I can do it pretty I will share, if not that’s OK, I have to have one place for all my ideas and stuff. I really want the daily calendar to record happy of each day.
My goals this year have a lot to do with time management. I seem to lose myself in others and I’m going to TRY and get a plan together. These past few months I have learned and used a lot of self-care. I’m 60 years for just a few more weeks it’s time to do for myself a bit. I am no longer the fixer. I am the walk away one. Here are just a FEW of my goals.
Care for and about myself first
Daily walk
Eat right
Read one chapter daily
Write daily
Journal daily
Take photo’s once a week – go someplace too!
Lose myself in all my projects
Sleep 7-8 hours
Etc.
Etc.
I have 32 goals ? ! ? Always More is better !
So, get yourself a cup of coffee and start having some fun setting up YOUR 2019 Goals. IN 12 SHORT MONTHS IT’S 2020
