Goals for 2012
Every year I like to pick a word that is the center of my goals for the year: 2008 was Passion, 2009 was Improvement, 2010 was Writing, 2011 was Writing and Publication, and 2012 is … Writing! But what else would I like to do in 2012?
Travel?
Translation?
Create!
The word for 2012 is Create. I do want to focus on creative endeavors that influence my writing, like making a musical quilt (details to follow in another post); finishing crochet and knitting projects; continuing to play piano, violin, viola, and djembe; finding a weaving loom that will fit in my apartment; and painting with cardboard and tempura paints. Examples of my work from 2011 (cardboard, tempura, painted with my fingers):
Why did I pick up painting this past summer? I have a story idea about a finger painter, so I started painting with materials I had on hand: tempura paint and cardboard (an interesting canvas). Paper is fun too.
For 2012, I will focus on creating in the following areas:
- Writing
- Crochet
- Knitting
- Weaving
- Quilting
- Music
- Painting
Happy New Year!
Suzanna and Writing 
Ah, the finger paint story. Can’t wait to hear more!
Yes, the fingerpaint story. On my blog I call it the April Novel. Still working on a nicer draft, but I’m making progress. 🙂