in my restless dreams

>> SO. i think i've gotten a loose creative plan for the upcoming year. emphasis on LOOSE; since this is the first time i'm gonna try having a more specific 'plan' (instead of something general and hard to measure), i'm gonna make myself start with a simple set of goal posts.<<

That's a great idea.

Don't be afraid to experiment with goal setting. Try new things. If they don't work out, tweak them, or toss them and try other things.

I've been fiddling around with my goal list for years, and I'm still finding new things to try.

>> i'm giving myself roughly three months for each <<

I have found seasonal and one-day goals super useful. Used to be, most of mine were year-long and I got frustrated feeling like I wasn't making progress. Shorter goals let me tick off things throughout the year.

>> i'll try to have a subject matter chosen and assigned to each month in the next few days. <<

goals_on_dw has a lot of resources, including an Arts and Crafts post with lots of different challenges, including month-based themes.

>>these cool down sketches, if shared, will be posted on my tumblr as they're done, and i think for dreamwidth i'll start a 'sketchbook sundays' tag where i'll post them all at once, once a week.<<

Yay! That will be fun to see.

>> i might also take that first third of the year as a 'trial period'. see if how things go with nyxram's profile were smooth or not, if i feel like i can keep the energy up, etc. if i'm feeling good, i'll lock in (bible girl) and proceed with the year's plan... AS planned. if not, i'll readjust.<<

Good idea. Targeting sometimes requires adjustment.

>> i just think i need to allow myself to be a little 'selfish' this year and focus on art for myself. <<

You absolutely deserve time to yourself to work on what you find personally meaningful.

>> how little i draw them despite 'mentally updating' them. so much of my art feels 'out-dated' because of it.<<

Maybe do those on your weekend mornings?

>> i'm such a fake OC haver. <<

You're not fake if you have original characters. It's just a matter of priorities. If you want to do more with them, then you can.

>> hope anyone reading this had a lovely holiday <<

Here's what we did yesterday. :D I had fun taking pictures of the scenery.