This is an interesting topic because it isn't about what I want to change or could change. It is about what I would like to be different. This could include pie in the sky dreams. What would I like to be different, Hmmm.
My house - I want a larger house because I am beginning to drown in my own possessions. Mostly I want storage space, We do so many things that require equipment, like canning and processing our own meat. I need places to store that. We also have a few little collections that we don't have anyplace to display. I need a library with one wall being windows and a fireplace and the other 3 walls having floor to ceiling bookshelves with the ladder thing going around the walls.
Studio - I want a bigger studio, one that has 2 long arms, a cutting space, a design wall, a commercial embroidery machine, space for my vintage sewing machine collection as well as my regular machines. It needs to have a work space for my other hobbies and my computer. Most importantly it needs to have storage for all of my fabric and crafting supplies. Not to mention bookshelves, display shelves and room for pictures. It also need to have a place for the kids and grandkids to craft.
Time - I want more time to do the things I want to do. I would like to not have to go to work everyday. I love my job but I would rather stay home and craft/quilt. It's not that I don't want to work, I've discovered that I do better when I do work. I just want my work to be my hobbies. You know, make money crafting.
Quilt shop - I really really really want a quilt shop. I have a location picked out in Thomasville. I have a plan for doing long arm quilting for others, quilting classes, sit and sew sessions, etc. I would love for it to be a gathering place for quilters. I would also like to be able to go to Quilt Market.
Education/Training - I want to take classes. I need to learn to use my long arm better. I want to learn how to repair/restore my sewing machines. I also would love to take some advance sewing classes. Especially a flat pattern class. I want to learn how to do digital photography. I want to learn how to make and edit videos. I want to learn how to use social media to promote my business, once I get it going. I want to be more computer savvy.
Speaking of computers - I want a newer better better more powerful computer. Also a new more powerful tablet for my long arm.
Family time - I would like more time with my family especially with the grandkids. I want to spend time with my grandkids that live far away. I want the freedom and money to travel and make memories with all of my grandkids.
Traveling - I would like to visit different countries and cultures. I'd like to see where fabrics are made. Especially Batiks. I'd like to do a quilt shop hop that goes across the country even if I have to create it myself. I'd like to go to different quilt shows. I'd like to go to to rock shows with my husband. I'd like to go rock hounding with my husband.
Money - I would like to be out of debt. I would like to have enough money in savings that I feel secure in retirement. I would like to have the discipline to live on a budget.
Blogging/vlogging/podcasts - I want to start doing these on a regular basis and developing a following. Not that I have any great talent or am the best quilter. But I have learned things along the way.
Well, that is enough for now. I could probably come up with a lot more, but I am just not that unhappy with my life, and that would be ungrateful.
Next post - what I can and can't change.
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