On Resolutions

Resolutions are silly. I mean, really, I've always felt that if you want to make a change you should commit to it at any point in the year. A fresh calendar isn't going to change your outlook on life all that much. But I'm starting to realize that, yeah, maybe a resolution isn't such a bad idea! I mean, if you're going to run a marathon you start at the beginning and go to the end, right? No one even starts running in the middle and then loops back around. That would be rather pointless. Forming a resolution at the start of the new year is a great way to track progress! So, you're wondering, in what way are you trying to progress? Well, I want to create! For the past few years I've been absorbing an overwhelming level of information from a variety of blogs: cooking, fashion, sewing, lolita, tumblrs...you name it, I've followed it! And I always admire the creativity of the people who run those blogs. I mean, I'm not an artistic abomination, but I'm not the next Martha Stewart either. I've made a few dresses, painted a few pictures, but nothing major. This year, though, I want to change! My goal is to complete 3 acts of creation each week. What is an act of creation? Well, anything! I can draw a picture, cook a meal, sew a skirt, make a necklace...whatever catches my fancy! I figure that with all the blogs I read I'm bound to find inspiration somewhere. Hopefully this blog will motivate me to keep up with my goal while also encouraging me to become more involved in the online communities I observe from a distance. In other words, I'm ready to make friends! Here's to the new year!