It’s always a good idea to look back at what you’ve accomplished at the end of a year, and for today’s blog post, I’m asking everyone to leave a comment.

Did you set any sewing goals? If so, what were they?

And did you accomplish them? Please leave a comment. Let’s hear what each of us was able to sew and create and craft over the course of a year.

Take a moment to read what other people write too, as other people’s accomplishments may inspire your own goals for next year! — In the past they have often inspired my own.

However, looking over my list of sewing goals for 2023, I have to say that I’m feeling a bit melancholy.

As some of you may recall, I started 2023 off really strong. I had found a Judy Littlechap doll at my local GoodWill store for a mere $2.50. She was in fantastic condition, and I made plans to create an entire wardrobe for her.

And then… I got sick.

And I got sicker.

And I got even sicker than that.

Until I landed in the hospital with West Nile virus.

I was actually really, REALLY sick when I posted this image:

I was just finishing up a college course offered through PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) and Idaho State University, and if I didn’t finish that college coursework, my job as a school librarian would be in jeopardy because my re-certification was coming up.

So this website got put on hold.

And my sewing goals got put on hold.

Pretty much everything got put on hold, while I focused on only one goal… to finish my PBS Media course.

I used my Sewing Goals sheet (the one that you can buy in my Etsy store) to reflect this:

Notice the big crossed out area? That was Judy Littlechap’s wardrobe goal.

But I did get the PBS Media certification done, which was a whopper of a goal. So yay, I guess.

I was able to get a start on some of the other projects over the course of 2023, but the only actual sewing-related goal that got accomplished was “Cut ties with ZenBusiness.” The ZenBusiness app had been handling my LLC status, but it was costing me more money than this little website can afford.

So I nixed that expense, which is a very good thing.

However I definitely didn’t make $5,000! In fact, as I typed this paragraph, I laughed out loud because, well, maybe that was just a really silly goal anyway.

I think my goals for 2024 are going to look really different. I’m going to set goals that have more to do with my happiness and less to do with earning money and gaining followers.

I look back at the goals I set while I was sick with West Nile virus, and I really like how these goals look and feel…

Yeah, I think my New Year’s resolutions should be simply stated and full of peppermint tea happiness like that.

Watch for my upcoming goals for 2024 on Friday’s blog post.

And in the meantime, I look forward to hearing how your sewing goals went in 2023. Hopefully you had more successes than I did!

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