Happy Friday! I can't believe I've lived in Missouri for a year now. Where did the time go? I thought this week would be a great time to do my 2019 Midyear Review. Yvonne from Quilting Jet Girl hosted the 2019 Planning Party last December and this is my midyear review. Typically Yvonne hosts a midyear review too, but I think I'm a few days early. The image below is NOT the official image! I'll update it when the Midyear Review officially kicks off!
Powered By Quilting Goals:
- Release at least 6 full patterns this year, so approximately one a quarter.
- I am on pace to exceed this goal! I had 2 new patterns in January from Magazines and then another 4 new patterns in May! I have 2-3 new patterns slated for the Fall, and I know I'm not done yet!
- Blog 2 times a week
- DONE! And some weeks (like this one) is more!
- Submit quilt designs for both the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 Island Batik Catalogs.
- DONE for Fall 2019 and I will be submitting designs for Spring 2020.
- Submit quilt designs to magazines every other month.
- So... nope, I'm not doing this. It's a lot of work and I have so much in the works, this goal is not feasible. I have submitted to one that got accepted, but that's it so far.
- Host more sew alongs this year, starting with Hidden Stars!
- The Barn Quilt BOM quilt along will be starting this Fall. Details will be released soon!
Personal Sewing Goals:
- Sew more for FUN!
- Believe it or not, I've been more intentional with my challenge projects to be things that I wanted to do for FUN! So I suppose I'm doing this... does it count if it's doing double duty?
- Sewing more fabric than I buy.
- I've been so good at not purchasing fabric. I sort of didn't think that this was going to be achievable so I hadn't been keeping track. But I do know I haven't bought a lot this year!
- Intentional Free Motion Quilting practice on a regular basis.
- I started FMQ for the 100 Days challenge, then I realized it was so hard to keep up that I quit. Whoops. I don't think it matters since my Longarm is getting set up today. I still need to give her a name. Thoughts?
Personal Fitness Goals:
- Lift 2x a week.
- I achieved this for a few weeks... then I stopped. I need to get back to it!
- I would add in running if I had more time, but we'll see.
- I was able to get off my blood pressure medication a few weeks ago and for the first time in a LONG time I've actually WANTED to go run. But I need to wait for my leg to heal... I got stitches and then it got infected. Not great.
Mental Goals:
- Be kind to myself.
- Understand that I am doing the best I can right now.
- Don't get caught up comparing myself to others.
I think in general I have been doing a lot better in this area. Still definitely a work in progress.
Well, I think I'm making really good progress this year so far. I have so much I WANT to do, but not enough time to get it all done. I hope that everyone is making good progress on their goals for the year! Can't wait to read everyone's recaps.
Eventually, I'll be linking to Yvonne's Midyear Review!
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