Setting Goals

Having written goals and holding myself accountable is the only way I can stay on track. Quilting is more than just a hobby for me. I have commitments to do quilts for others, as well as a major quilting deadline approaching. A few months ago I started posting my monthly goals on my sidebar. I am a procrastinator! Maybe not so much of a procrastinator as I lose interest in projects and am always wanting to start something new. At the beginning of the month, I'd have 25 or 30 days left to work on those goals so I'd work on something else . . I had plenty of time to get the goals done. Not so! I'd end up scrambling towards the end of the month to get the goals done. Last month I started doing weekly goals. That seems to be working better for me right now. I suppose I'm a bit fickle so who knows what will work best next week. Even though some of the weekly goals look pretty intimidating, they're all do-able. Next week will be a bit tight but I work best under pressure! :) As I read through the blogs of other quilts, there are some tremendously productive quilters out there. But, if you aren't happy with what you're accomplishing, set some goals and write them down. Be accountable to yourself! Please don't let my goals influence how you feel about what you're accomplishing. Remember, I have no outside job, my only child is now 18, my husband lives at a different house so I never have dinner to cook (nor do I do his laundry!). So, what else do I have to do? Just quilt!! :) Judy L.