Well, that
was a busy, fun and good year. At times I felt like an octopus trying to do a
different thing with each tentacle, but at others I was happy with all the
goings on.
Remember my
blog post from early in January,
where I wondered if I could set goals by the numbers? I started off well but became
bogged down by the "need" to record all the things I did. In that post, I also
mentioned not allowing my intentions to become onerous, so I took my own advice
and stopped recording in mid-July. It was a valiant attempt, but not worth the
stress of keeping it going.
That being
said, I’m sure I drank more than my predicted 1000 cups of tea. And even though
I did not meet the numbers I set for myself in other areas, I’m still happy
with how things went:
·
January:
joined an artist’s group that met once a month throughout the year;
joined a community orchestra
·
February:
was part of a group exhibition AND jumped onto Instagram
·
March:
was busy, busy, busy teaching, and trying madly to finish the first doll of the year (see my
“setbacks” post)
·
April:
finished teaching, finished the doll and took a 6-month hiatus from blogging (too many other things on the go)
·
May:
went to New Zealand, saw lots, walked a lot and drew
·
June:
played in the garden, weeded, etc.; doll work
·
July:
went to fiddle camp; realized that keeping my journal of numbers wasn’t working
for me; doll work
·
August:
visited family; doll work
·
September:
did a studio overhaul, doll work, finished knitting the last of the Christmas
socks; decided to focus on fiddling rather than orchestral music
·
October:
teaching, fiddling, doll work
·
November:
learned how to spin wool (my “spontaneous something”), fiddled,
finished the second doll
·
December:
made cards for Christmas 2020; played at my first-ever fiddle "playout"; revisited doll #1, titled it and made
a base for it.
I also
managed to bike almost 2000km in our basement since January 1. I have a bike on
a trainer and pedal while streaming shows off the computer. Between
biking and fiddling, I managed to develop two new habits this year, both of
which are good for body and spirit.
Time now
for this octopus to reflect on what comes next!
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