March Check-in

Updates and Creative Goals check-in

I’m rather chaotic with my Substack updates. However, I have somehow managed to make a post on the 18th of last month, and the 18th today - a month later! Go me.

What’s new??

It was my 38th birthday a few days ago. It wasn’t the best of days, but it was a day nonetheless and now I am another year older. I have been struggling with a few health issues lately as well which has made focusing on my creative goals and making time for my art and craft somewhat challenging. However, speaking of my goals…

Goals check-in!

How are my creative goals going? Well…

• More abstract art: There has been some. One piece in particular - this one:

  

  I called this “Brain Spill” for obvious reasons. Which I find not hugely abstract, but it’s something. It’s not as abstract as I was talking about when I set the goal, put it that way.

• Continue with Crochet: Haven’t I ever! Currently I have 11 projects in the “WIP” status, with 4 that are more pressing than others. There are some that have been a work in progress for over a year or so, but they are lower on the list haha. I would like to get that number down, and I will - it just takes time. My yarn stash has grown a little bit since setting the goal to shrink it, oops. I haven’t learnt anything new with crochet exactly but I did pick up an “I-cord tool” and I’m currently learning how to use that. So I think that kind of counts. Finding it somewhat a challenge as well, probably because my tension is so tight.

• Get proficient and confident in Knitting: No progress so far.

• Keep up with Socials & share more: Somewhat struggled with this as well. I’ve posted a few stories and I think two posts on Instagram. I posted two Tiktok videos, yay me! Some posts on Threads and Bluesky. But, I think that is about it. Plus this Substack post of course. Which is pretty ok for me. It’s better than some other months for sure.

  I would like to make some sort of routine or “guide” of sorts for my posting on socials. I think that’s something I’ll aim to do soon than later. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I also don’t want to be putting to much pressure on myself either as I do all this social media stuff for fun and to connect with other creatives.

So! that’s that with the goals. What are you currently working on? Tell me about it in the comments, would love to hear :)

Hopefully I will have another post out on or around 18th April!

Thanks for reading
- Lellie xx