Saturday, January 15, 2011

New Year - New Beginnings

2010 was such an amazing year - I finally took my courage in hand and applied for early retirement.  I left behind an Admin job that was layering my life with so much stress that my poor husband was considering emigrating to somewhere warm and calm......


So I took the jump and have spent the end of 2010 exploring crafting avenues and trying out markets, spinning wool, teaching knitting and so on and so on.  It was a great year.


My early plans for 2011 were somewhat scuppered when I was hit with a virus on my computer ( part of which had all sorts of strange emails going to all the contacts in my email account)..... nasty.  Still,  it was obviously meant to be part of my learning curve as it showed me that I could live for 10 days without the need to check my emails every hour or spend long evenings drooling over yarns and fleeces that could be turned into wonderful creations in my imagination.

So I promise to add items and updates as often as I can over the year as I continue my journey along the crafting highway.

My first artistic step this year starts on Monday next.  I will be going to Trinity College for a series of lectures on Art in Ireland - Making and Meaning.  I am really looking forward to this and who knows where it will lead.
cheers