01 May 2009

get it done in may.


(these are some pictures i took yesterday as i was STILL trying to diagnose what is wrong with my press. since i couldn't get my head into the tiny spot behind the platen, i stuck my camera in there to take a picture of the offending part to see what the screw thingy looks like. i was so pleasantly surprised to find these compositions on the screen of my camera! i forget how much i love bright, saturated colors until i see them and they just make me giddy! they seem like the perfect driving force for my new line of designs, and i am excited to start working with them).

i didn't quite get everything done from my april to do list. april was not a good month for me, i was sick and out of town (that was good, but not for my productivity) and just off, in general. however, i feel pretty good about what i did get done (considering), and i am ready to go with my goals for may:
1. make things. i have been kind of creatively blocked--or intimidated is maybe a better word--and i need to get making things.
2. photograph the things i have made.
3. really, seriously, get a file box (the paperwork is overflowing, folks).
4. write up my application for the eileen fisher grant.
5. look for a new, part time job.

i think i am going to keep it at five for may, since those are five pretty big ones, and i really want to have them done by the end of may. also, i am going with the theory (it's a new one) that if i can remember the goals in my head, maybe they will actually get done. the bigger end goal is to get my etsy shop re-opened by the end of may/beginning of june. i have been fighting with google analytics lately, as i cannot seem to troubleshoot why they are not tracking my blog--which i am really curious about. if anyone has any tips, i would be so grateful. i still can't manage to get my press fixed, and my frustration is growing.
and in general? i feel a little discouraged. i am having trouble keeping good perspective lately. but may is going to be better!
so there. here we go!

12 comments:

  1. Hi Laura,
    Your comment was ahead of mine on Modish Biz Tips, so I thought I'd drop in to see 'you'.
    Your goals for this month look great. I was looking at the Eileen Fisher Grant too. I won't be trying for it this year but maybe next...Good luck.
    Good luck with your goals too. And your 'pressing' problem ;)
    Andrea

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  2. I want to get a new, part time job, too. Maybe at the cricket cafe. i want to just walk to the cafe, wait tables, walk home, write, and live my life. do NOT want to daily sit and look at a computer for 8 hours anymore. :(

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  3. did you figure out how to fix the screwy thing? i realize that's secondary compared with the lovely pictures it afforded. . . but what can i say--i'm a pragmatist (not really, but i'm trying to convince myself).

    love love love!

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  4. thank you for your comment on the junklot! i love you!

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  5. What a great way to evaluate each month - yay for lists!

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  6. Good luck! I'm participating too again this month. It's nice to know others out there are doing it along with you. :)

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  7. Good goals. I've tried to keep mine short too this month in order to get them completed.

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  8. "Make things" sounds so simple, but can become so difficult. Good luck!

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  9. Did find another apartment get overrulled?

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