New Year - New start, New Challenges

Well here we are, a New Year and, for me, a new mindset.. I have decided this is going to be the year I set myself challenges - push myself out of my comfort zone. I've been resting on my laurels for two years and I've become fat and lazy so ~ here's to 2018 and my self imposed challenges! 

Challenge 1 = A square a day for blankets the homeless, I'm currently reckoning it'll take about 91 squares (6"x 6") to make a blanket, so I should end up with four blankets for the homeless by the end of the year. This teaches me patience and gives me an objective to meet. 

Challenge 2 = embark on CALS, this stretches my skills and teaches me, not only new stitches, but teaches me patience (as I struggle with elements of them) but will also give me confidence as the CALS are very beautiful and are something I've never considered doing before. I have cheated a little on this one as I've already started one, but that just means I'm ahead of myself ~ always a good place to be.

Challenge 3  = this one's a bit of a double whammy because it's not only about me making sellable products, but it's also pushing me out of my comfort zone because I'm putting my work out into the world, open for criticism, I'm going to be sellng my products online and (more importantly,  at craft fairs throughout the year. 

So, there you have it. My three challenges this year ~ I'm determined to pull myself out of my rut and come back kicking and fighting. If I meet these challenges easily - I might up the ante and increase the challenges, if I struggle, well, that's the whole point of a challenge isn't it?