something new

It's a new year, 2013 is gone and I sing  great big "Hallelujah!"  In fact, we had a group of friends over on January 3, and all of us brought something from 2013 to burn, never to be thought of again.  For so many of us, 2013 had brought with it really hefty trials - deaths of loved ones, family struggles...AAAAAAHHHH!  They are burned and I'm not going to resurrect them by naming them again.  For great reading on this subject check out Calista's blog.

So instead, I want to talk about something new.  This week I've been pretty purposeful about finding something new to focus my attentions on.  I have picked up quilting again, after a hiatus of 2+ years (I feel that definitely qualifies as something new).  When my friend Amy turned 13 I promised her a quilt...she graduates this year, I should probably finish it :)!

So, at this time that I'm looking for new ways and new things to focus on, I came across this post from my friend CarrieAnn:

January 6

I, CarrieAnn Baker, hereby promise to make a small work of art for the first ten people who comment on this post and say "YES, I want in". A 'like' alone is not enough of a commitment, nor is a comment about thinking Pay It Forward is a great idea.
You must in turn post this as your status update and make something for the first ten who comment on your status.* The rules are simple: it has to be your work, made by you, and the recipient must receive it before 2014 ends...

Now, I have a few "CAB originals" and let me tell you, I was IN!  So, I posted my own promise.  I have a list of people to make a work of art for, and I'm going to set about doing it.  And I'm pretty nervous about it.  It's one thing to make a work of art for someone that you know, or that you know is going through something specific.  That's hard enough.  But to make something for someone that you know through someone else, or someone that you haven't had a chance to interact with in decades...that's a whole new kind of nervous.  So, it definitely falls under the category of "something new".  I'm putting it out there!

So, not a lot of pictures this week, just a little accountability.  Feel free to ask me how it's going, and I'll post pictures as they are ready.

And what is YOUR something new?

KTV