Some of you are probably getting a sense of déjà vue right about now. You've got a slightly confused look on your face and are thinking to yourself, 'didn't she already start a craft blog?' And you're right, I did *start* one. About a year ago actually. Oh I had great aspirations. But, as usual, I got in the way of myself. More precisely, I got writer's block. Or maybe it was procrastinator's block. Or possibly, I just moved to another country and out of my comfort zone, so please let me catch my breath block.
Yeah - it was probably that.
Funnily enough, during the time that I was neglecting my first crafty blog, I was actually being quite crafty. Case in point, despite moving from the three bedroom townhouse in Ottawa, Canada that I shared with my now husband (in which I had my very own, very messy crafty den), into a one room flat in London, England (also shared with hubby - aside: how have we not killed each other?), I haven't purchased a greeting card in over a year. Every card I've given in the last twelve months has been handmade by yours truly. I will admit to missing a couple of birthdays (sometimes a nice e-mail is just as good!), but if Hallmark made a profit this year, it wasn't because of me. I also took a couple of concrete steps to expand my creative pursuits and embrace (or at least not fully reject) my artistic side, which I will expand upon in future posts.
And so, I'm giving this another go. Hubby (aka Beware! The Leopard) has been a very diligent blogger this past year and I'm both proud and envious of his dedication. I've also become an avid (read: addicted) blog follower (Go, go gadget Google Reader!) in recent months and I've been very inspired by the blogs in the indie craft scene. There's an incredible amount of talent in that very diverse community and I want to do my part to encourage it and maybe even contribute to it occasionally.
This time I've planned things a little bit better - at least I hope so. I've re-used a bit of the wording from my the first posts in my original attempt to get myself going. I'm setting myself a goal of three to four posts a week. I will aim to keep them fairly short for the most part, with lots of visuals. I have devised regular features for Mondays and Fridays (more on this soon) and remaining posts will mostly feature things I've made and am not too embarrassed to make public. Although I'm really a last minute type of gal, I will try to stockpile posts whenever I can, so that when life gets in the way, I won't let down myself - or my avid three readers.
I toyed with the idea of starting over in the new year; making 2009 the year of neonfoxtongue. But I realised that it would just be another way to procrastinate some more. So despite the fact that it's mid-December and I have about 20 holiday cards to make, I'm writing now. Because nothing helps you beat procrastination more than the chance to procrastinate about something else.
Let's do this.
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