2011 New Years Goals!!!

okay, who is ready for 2011? i know I AM!!!

2010 was one of the most challenging years of my life but it was also a year that forced me to grow in incredible ways. the amount of pain i endured was certainly NOT fun BUT i seriously wouldn't change a single thing. i am MASSIVELY GRATEFUL to be where i am today. i'm SUPER ready for exciting things in this next chapter.

SOOOO, WIPE THE SLATE CLEAN FRIENDS:)

here are 11 things i hope to accomplish:

i received this adorable bag when i purchased my RAD ORANGE ROBOT BANK from TrashBirdMakes.

it's brilliant, dare i say, GENIUS?! a great reminder to never stop dreaming. you're never too old

in my nearly 3 years of etsy being my full time job (whoa! really? Seriously?!?!?) i've had the honor of making about 6 "MERCH" cases for a variety of bands, artists etc. i WILL be making another this year..... i wonder who it will be for? that will be an exciting surprise:)

my youngest brother tristan, who is also my bestest bud, is CONSTANTLY inspiring me to try new things and get 35 kinds of crafty. he and i had a paint-day over the summer and it was EPIC! yes, it was that great, no joke. this year we will do it again. maybe we will even have TWO days of painting & music listening fun... i think it's time to kick things up a few notches, don't you? 

MAN ALIVE was i giddy like a little kid to get a record player this year for Christmas! i spent over a month trying to figure out how i was going to display my favorite albums & make them accessible.

looking forward, forward. forward to dedicating AN ENTIRE POST to what i came up with!

oh knitting, i adore YOU! and we've lost touch:( but that's gonna change. in fact, i've jump-started this one- i'm 2 hats & 1.5 scarves in! it feels so good to be back in the game again.

i've been doing a lot of walking. like, A LOT! like, maybe a million miles worth?

okay, maybe not that much but i've covered some serious ground. every time i go for these walks i treat myself to 2 pine cones, no more, because if you try to walk with more than 1 in each hand it makes your fingers bleed. trust me, i've tried, more than once. those suckers are sharp!!! anyways, i've collected/hoarded a whole tree's worth over here. i've got big plans for them. F-U-N!

technically i did not grow up in Detroit, Michigan but rather in a suburb of Detroit. however, i DID get to do many adventurous things in the city and i will FOREVER call the mitten my HOME! autumn in michigan is Perfection with 12 capital P's. the city i grew up in has it's very own cider mill for CIDERS-SAKE! i will be taking a trip this fall and snapping so many pictures that i may come home with both hands looking like "the claw". they may be stuck in "shooting position" for a while. i may even need to close the shop until they go back to their normal working state. i should make sure to let GRSG customers know in advance. look at me planning ahead;) hehe.

this is pretty straight forward. i just gotta write more. i love to do it and i'm on board for doing things i enjoy this year. i bought my tickets a few weeks ago. i heard there were a bunch left if you haven't purchased yours yet.

another straight to pointer. "No Surprises" by Radiohead get ready to be OWNED! it's going to be an extremely musical year in the Demsick house, what with robert playing guitar, tuba and as of last week the trombone! who knew?!?

when this was my full-time job it didn't take long for it to lose it's luster. i know for a fact that when i was hired to shoot "Holiday family cards" is when i OFFICIALLY began to DREAD shooting. it sucked all of the personality right outta the kids. that's just no fun. and we can't have any FUNN-NESS being lost. i just will NOT ALLOW IT in 2011.

some say "save the best for last". i saved the most important for last.

i will make time EVERY DAY to sit down, read my bible and get my God-time on!

if i do this, and only this, in 2011, i will be completely content:)

this part of my day is non-negotiable. it's like breathing. i can't live without it.

so yeah, i'd say i'm beyond stoked for this upcoming year. there will be twists and turns i never saw coming but that's part of the adventure, it's all a part of this thing we call "living life"
BRING IT ON!
i'm ready and well-equipped.
thanks for reading, if you did indeed read this whole thing, and even if you skimmed, well, thanks for skimming:)
what are your goals for 2011?
please share. i'm desperately curious. i wanna lengthen my list.
THE END.... for today
xox, rachel