0.05% done! & a new banner!!

We've got a long way to go, people, but we're beginning to making a dent.

10. Take Golden's free class.
I talked a little bit about this awesome class in this video, but let me just say that if you're ever curious about what Golden has to offer, this is the class for you!!  The FREE Golden Lecture Demo was taught by Tesia Blackburn, a Golden working artist, who is energetic and so, so helpful!!  I brought a friend, who has no art experience whatsoever, and she was instantly inspired to start creating.  This two hour demo class covers all of the different gels, pastes, grounds, paints and mediums Golden has to offer.  Did I mention it was FREE!!! Visit the Golden website to find a working artist in your area.

55. Sell questroom furniture.  
Well, we ended up giving it away to a struggling family, which felt a lot better than selling it.  Now we are a that much closer to turning the room into a workout room, another "to do" on my 101 things list.

94. Watch every episode of Xena: The Warrior Princess.
I know what you're thinking... seriously?  Yes, I'm dead serious.  This was my favorite show growing up, and revisiting these action-packed episodes got me through a lot of late nights working and writing.

100. Floss every day for one month. 
Another random thing, but my dental hygienist will be so proud.

Time to focus on the big stuff now...

Some other things happening...
Did you notice anything different in the right hand sidebar?  There's a newsletter subscriber sign-up!!!  That's right!!  I'm working on an eBook to offer to my email and newsletter subscribers, and if you sign up now, you will receive it as soon as it's done.  Check out my last post, and tell me what you guys would like to see in the eBook.

I've been neglecting the PeachHoneyPreemie blog, due to the busy posting schedule of this one, but it's time to give it some attention.  It's forcing me to realize I may have to limit the PHL posting to 2 times a week, until everything is up and running.  It's a hard decision I may have to make because the preemies need a voice.

The PeachHoneyPreemie ETSY shop is still scheduled to debut this summer, and I've been hard at work making blankets, fitted sheets, and prototypes.  My dog and I have a routine on sunny days.  We leave the sliding glass door opened... while he lays in the sun, on a pile of dirt, I enjoy the light breeze blowing through the family room while I sew my little heart out.  It's blissful.

I'm finally beautifying the blog.  Making it mine.  After fussing around in Photoshop, I was frustrated, so turned to my texture/vintage/color loving friend, Brandi.  God Bless her!!! She made everything better.  She turned one of my favorite pictures into a banner to swoon over.

BEFORE

AFTER

THE BANNER!!

I've said it before, and I'll say it again... I have the greatest friends!!!  Thank you, Brandi, for helping me!!! You're always so generous with your time and wisdom.

I started the re-design of the blog... what do you think? I have to set aside a chunk of a day to finish the redo, but like I said before, I have to keep my priorities in order.  Let's focus on opening the shop...

101 Things to do in 1001 days...

Since my blog hop post on my Creative Goals for 2011, I've been really thinking about the future, and what I hope to achieve. My problem has always been my to do list is long and detailed, with a short deadline. This leaves me feeling like a failure and very anxious because I'm never able to finish my tasks. I came across a fellow blog hopper (I'm so sorry, but I forgot who it was), who was participating in 101 things in 1001 days, aka The Zero Project. This challenge was started by Michael Green, a blogger out of New Zealand, who came up with the genius idea that if we give our selves a more realistic deadline, 1001 days (275 years), we are more apt to fulfill our goals, and thus be rockstars!!

Here is his theory and guidelines...

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple goals such as New Year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

I have thought a lot about what I want to achieve, and spent an entire week coming up with my list. Within this list I have goals for PHL, for my family, and for my own soul. At the end of these 1001 days I hope to be a better business woman, with better relationships with family and friends, and with a stronger sense of self.

I have started my challenge on January 1, 2011 and it will end September 27, 2013. Over the next couple years I will blog my accomplishments, which you can track on my left sidebar. Want to create your own list, and fulfill your dreams. Here's the link on how in install a progress bar. Good luck guys!!

1. Finish PeachHoney logo painting
2. Design blog header
3. Design PeachHoney website, with the help of Laura
4. Design PeachHoneyLove button
5. Sign up to sponsor 5 of my blogging idols
6. Create wedding album
7. Carve a pumpkin
8. Participate in a blog challenge (other than 52 weeks)
9. Join Flickr groups
10. Take Golden's free class
11. Finish first painting collection
12. Decorate formal living room
13. Design PeachHoneyPreemie button
14. Monica Zuniga's January Intentions Art Challenge
15. Decorate family room
16. Start a family
17. Buy Macro lens for camera
18. Read and complete exercises for The Idiot's Guide to Drawing People
19. Decorate baby room
20. Buy postal scale and develop packaging area in art studio
21. 365 photo challenge
22. Create watermark for pictures and YouTube videos
23. Decorate bathrooms
24. Finish landscaping backyard
25. Organize art studio
26. Create two painting using tinted molding and crackle paste
27. Beautify YouTube channel
28. Upload 50 YouTube videos
29. 5000 views of YouTube channel
30. Buy new set of retainers
31. Finish Jessica Sprague's digital scrapbooking classes
32. Have a picnic in the park with my husband
33. 50 subscribers to YouTube channel
34. 150 Twitter followers
35. Open PeachHoneyLove Etsy shop
36. Open PeachHoneyPreemie Etsy shop
37. Finish watching video's from Mixed Media Faces
38. Fix painting from Home Goods store
39. Add some color to beige paiting from Home Goods store
40. Produce 5 PeachHoneyPreemie clothing prototypes
41. Finish PeachHoneyPreemie clothing
42. Order PHP and PHL Business cards and Postcards
43. Spend an entire day in bed, watching TV with my husband
44. Design and order PeachHoneyPreemie clothing labels
45. Finish reading Cesar Milan's book
46. Finish 52 weeks of blogging
47. Finish 52 more weeks of blogging
48. Take Blogging Your Way
49. Learn how to use a ruling pen
50. Attend blogging retreat
51. Finish placemats
52. Make a list of 101 things that make me happy
53. Rescue a dog
54. Buy new Epson printer
55. Buy new Epson scanner
56. Sell guestroom furniture
57. Turn guestroom into workout room
58. 100 followers on Facebook blog network
59. 100 PeachHoneyLove followers on blogger
60. 100 PeachHoneyPreemie followers on blogger
61. Create Facebook Fan Page landing page
62. Take encaustic painting class
63. Read "Brave New World" again
64. Start PeachHoneyLove newsletter
65. Attend art retreat
66. Sell first painting on Etsy
67. Sell first piece of PHP clothing on Etsy
68. Participate in an ATC swap
69. Go for a 15 mile bikeride with my husband
70. Coordinate blog hop
71. First magazine proposal
72. Take a spin class
73. Make an apple pie from scratch
74. Use airbrush paints
75. Finish Italy scrapbook
76. Bake Abuela's famous bread without setting off the smoke detector
77. Create cookbook of Abuela's favorite recipes
78. Sew a complete baby outfit, without help
79. Sew dress for myself, without help
80. Make Gingerbread house with husband
81. Try Perfect Pearls
82. Take a sewing class
    
83. Show my artwork at art show/expo/fair
84. Go hiking with my husband
85. Make portfolio
86. Finish reading Expect the Best: Your Guide to Healthy Eating Before, During and After Pregnancy
87. Exercise at least 3 times a week, for 4 consecutive months
88. Take a writing class
89. Throw a big party at my house
90. Make 10 PeachHoneyPreemie sheet/blanket sets
91. Fill 2 entire sketchbooks
92. Take a cooking class with my husband
93. Spend a day in the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco with my husband
94. Watch every episode of Xena: The Warrior Princess :)
95. Get published!
96. Plant espalier fruit tree
97. Create pattern for NICU mattress fitted sheets (3 total)
98. Get a new driver's license with my married name
99. Make a print on dried fiber paste using digital ground
100. Floss every day for one month
101. Make a new list of 101 things

Thanks for following my journey!!