2023 Planning Party

I can't believe the year is almost over.  2022 has been a year full of changes and has definitely worn me out!  I'm joining in with Yvonne at Quilting Jet Girl for the 2023 planning party! I figured this would be a great way for me to detail out my goals for the upcoming year.

Looking back through my blog posts for my 2022 goals, I'm not really sure I kept up with any of the big categories that I laid out for myself. However, I did release 12 Simply quilt patterns (counting the pattern from December 2021 stream) and 5 new quilt patterns this year (with 4 more releasing early 2023)!   I've also consistently streamed on Twitch almost every Saturday, you'll find me streaming on my Twitch channel here!

Even though I didn't keep to my 2022 categories, I do think that I will want to keep the same format for 2023.  2022 has been mentally more taxing than any other year with the move back to Minnesota and the job change.  Most of my PBQ activities have been limited to what I could give after all that, and that had to be okay.

RESET - Health and Wellness

Every year I try to refocus on getting healthier and losing the extra weight.  I did drop ~15 lbs over 2022 and have been able to keep it off all year.  I want to be able to do the same for 2023. Let's try some baby steps!

REST - Mental Health

Mental fatigue and burnout really impacted most of the back half of the year.  Lesson learned from this year, if I don't rest appropriately, my body will force me to.  More intentional check-ins with myself to ensure I don't overwork and end up back in a burnout state.

RENEW - Powered By Quilting

I do have a lot of things planned for PBQ in 2023.  Some things are in a better-planned state than others, but here are a few things to look forward to:

• Starlight BOM releases Jan 1 on Patreon (and Payhip) - Streaming live every 2nd Saturday to make the block on stream!
• Simply Quilts Season 4 starts the 3rd Saturday in January!
• My next collection with Island Batik will be released in February and I have 4 new patterns!
  • Summer Delight is a Block of the Month pattern that releases (6 month - confident beginner/intermediate pattern).
  • Sew along for Summer Delight will start in the Spring.
• My Summer 2023 collection (releases Dec 2023) with Island Batik will have 2 new patterns and one BOM for 2024 (intermediate pattern).

I still plan on streaming almost every Saturday on Twitch and will continue to balance Bag Day, Starlight BOM, Simply Quilts, and WIP streams.

I used to want to put metrics to posting on Instagram or blogging or business metrics, but back to the "REST" part of the goals, I need to let that go for now and just do what I can.

I hope everyone had a great holiday this past week!  See you on Saturday!

Linking up with the 2023 Planning Party.

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