You know that feeling you get when you finally finish that
project you've been working on for months?
You know the one…it’s been sitting there on your work table, and you’ll
glance at it occasionally, and you might even work on it a bit from time to
time, but you can never seem to find the time to just sit down and finish
it. And then, when you finally do, it’s like this huge weight
has lifted off your shoulders and you have this amazing sense of
accomplishment. It doesn’t matter if the
project is work or play, that feeling is the same no matter what. And that’s exactly how I feel right now!
Some time in January, I decided that I needed to create a
vision board to set my focus and intention for the coming year. It was my hope that looking at this vision
board every day would help me grow my business, be more organized, lose some
weight, spend more time with family, save more money, and add a bit more
adventure and travel to my life. I
wanted to share the idea with my other crafty friends, so I formed a class and
we worked diligently all afternoon cutting out words and images from magazines
and really thinking about what areas of our lives we wanted to improve. But Rome wasn’t built in a day, and
apparently, Vision Boards, aren’t either. I’ve been working on it steadily
since then, but somehow, I could never find the time to finish my vision board.
Until today.
Thursdays are the day I host my regular Mother’s Day Out
crop (most of us are retired grandmothers, but we’ve kept the moniker just the
same). I set out to make a serious dent
in my vision board project because I feel like I’m missing out on the good
vibes all those positive messages would be sending me, and I was afraid I
wasn’t going to get to work on it at all because a bunch of work popped up at
the last minute, and I spent more than half the day working on that instead of
breaking out the scissors and paste. But
eventually I finished up my work and got to start back on my project and then,
about 6 o’clock, I suddenly realized I was nearly done! I just had a few empty spots to fill and a
handful of cut out words and images I needed to add to my poster. Before I knew it, the vision board was done
and I had to share with my daughter, Christen, and a few select friends.
Of course, I couldn’t leave it at that. I like to share my projects, and I especially
like to share projects that I’m particularly happy with. So that’s why I thought I’d share it to my
blog today. So here it is, at long last,
my Vision Board.
I do offer this project as a class, complete with poster
board, glue, and lots of magazines, so if you’re in the Dallas, Texas area and
you want to make one, give me a shout! I’ll
set up a class! Until then, keep
crafting!
Cindy
