What do I want to accomplish in 2019?

I started this morning as I usually do.  I wrote a to-do list.  I find that there is something very satisfying about listing out the tasks of the day.  Or rather, I find it immensely satisfying to cross things off the list as I finish them.  To be honest, I enjoy it so much that I sometimes write mundane things on the list just for the pleasure of crossing them off.  Items like "feed the cat" (as if he would let me forget that!), "check my email" (never forgotten), "make a pot of coffee" (I've never needed to be reminded of that, either) give me a good start to the list.  So by my first cup of coffee I've accomplished three things!  It gives me a boost.

So I sat down on New Year's Day and wrote a list of things I wanted to achieve in 2019.  A to-do list for the year.

After struggling with the list for a bit, I decided to approach it from a different angle.  Rather than make "resolutions," I would first list items I wanted to do more of, and then items I wanted to do less of.  So here is my list:

MORE:

Travel

Teaching and lecturing

Efficient studio hours

Time for friends and family

Drawing and sketching

Healthy foods

Walking

Knitting

Museum and gallery visits
Exploration, both geographical and artistic

LESS:

Sitting/inactivity

Television

Social media

Sugary foods

Hanging out with negative people

Procrastination

I am not going to quantify the number of quilts I want to finish or the number of shows I want to enter.  2018 was a good year in many ways, but it was also a very hard one.  Family obligations and grief kept me from the studio and I only completed half of the pieces I expected to finish.  So this year I am going to work mindfully and efficiently.  And I will make more time for my friends and my family.  And I will explore new techniques and new places.

What are your plans for 2019?