New temptations

Wouldn't it be wonderful to do exactly what you wanted to do in life? How does one even begin to know what they want to do, though? I'm almost thirty and I'm still trying to figure this out... I'm well beyond the point of, "when I grow up." There is no more 'up' to grow.

Something that I've considered (for no small amount of time, mind you) is to write a blog. But, and I'm sure you've all heard this before, I have no idea where to get started. I could write a blog about my crafting. I could write a blog reviewing things (art, music, a technique, etc.). I could write a blog about how to do something... I have no idea, really... or rather, I have too many ideas.

I suppose an excellent way to do this is to note all of the blogs that I really enjoy and read on a regular basis. Most of them are DIY sorts of blogs that I return to for inspiration. For example, for drafting/ sewing help (in general) I found a lovely site called http://www.ikatbag.com/ which has been a lot of fun to read and I love her projects. She has a lot of illustrations that I find to be helpful and nice to work with.

Another example: http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/ All sorts of wonderful here. SO MANY PROJECTS!!! I can't even begin to try them all (which might be a goal in and of itself.) A lot of trendy things to try, but a lot of practical things as well...

One of my favorites is a long-term goal sort of thing: http://zerowastehome.blogspot.com/ A lot of fantastic recommendations for simplified, eco-friendly living. Something I think we can all get behind. I wish that I had the sort of dedication and drive to do /every/ single thing that she does. It's inspirational and difficult (or so I imagine).

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ is a site that I just recently discovered. There are links to EVERYTHING.

Perhaps at the very least, I can write a blog about art projects and new discoveries. Perhaps, next year, I can try to do some sort of art project a day. Even a small one.

For now, I leave you with a coffee cup that I want to either buy or make myself (as soon as I figure out the technique...)