Have I been on a rant about my New Years’ Resolutions for 2017?  If I haven’t, you’re pretty lucky, because I’ve been talking to myself non-stop about them.  I think most people stick to ideas like losing weight or keeping their house clean, those just aren’t my style.  My house might be  little bit horrifying, but at least I can still walk though the rooms without falling down.  I’m exaggerating.  My house isn’t normally horribly messy, but my craft room definitely is.  I’m already off topic, geez!

So this year, I decided it would be a lot of fun to make a couple of really crazy, off-the-wall resolutions that are kind of pointless to others, but important to me.  I want to turn into Jennifer McGuire.  Not literally and definitely not her organized personality, but her crafty side.  I think she is extremely talented and I think I could be her if I really put my mind to it.  I’m not kidding you or myself.  There’s absolutely no way I can be even a tiny portion of Jennifer McGuire, but it’s my resolution, so I’m sticking to it.  I really wanted to be Lindsay, but she’s gotten really serious about her painting, and I definitely can’t paint, darn it.  If you know me, and you probably don’t, you should know that this resolution is all in the name of fun.  I want to get better at making cards and who better to learn from than Jennifer McGuire.  I’d also love to be Kristina Werner, but my handwriting is horrible, so I’ve had to cut her from my list of possibilities as well.

My second resolution, and this one is definitely doable, is to use my Vagabond.  Not just once a year, I mean actually use it.  Make cards using embossing folders and crafty techniques that require dies.  If I’m going to become Jennifer McGuire, I’ll need to get really good at using dies, that’s a given. My cards have been missing some great dimension and inspiration, simply because I haven’t been using the Vagabond.  Have you ever seen any videos where the crafter doesn’t use a Big Shot or a Cuttlebug at some point in their video?  No, so I need to get serious and use the tools I’ve bought for myself.

My third and probably the most important resolution, is that I am going to do whatever it takes to grow my channel to 3,000 subscribers by the end of this year.  I’m not talking about people who subscribe just to say that they did.  I mean people who subscribe because they actually want to watch my videos.  How will I accomplish this feat?  Glad you asked.  I’m not really sure, but I think it starts with asking each viewer to discuss my channel with one friend and ask them to check it out and possibly subscribe if they like it.  Every great accomplishment starts with one step forward, and that’s what I’m going to do.  I’m planting one foot in front of me and asking all of you to do the same.  Maybe there is one video that you think will resonate with one of your friends/family.  Email it to them and ask them to check it out.  What could it hurt?  Well, it could hurt, but I hope it doesn’t.  This third resolution will take all of us to accomplish.  I can’t do it alone.

 

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