New Goals for 2017!

Hello New Year!  I can’t believe it is already 2017! Of course, like most of us, all I can think about is setting new goals for the year and reflecting on 2016.  The last few months I’ve majorly slacked on my creativity, journaling, and this blog because life happens.  I’m pregnant and I’ve got a bun in the oven that’s making me SUPER sick! I am 5 months pregnant now and FINALLY getting a little relief from this little peanut.  Wooo Hoo.  It feels so good to be almost back to my old self!

Now that I am feeling saucy and creative, I’ve got plenty of goals in mind for the new year.  I’ve immersed myself into some of my favorite creative planning books along with a new one called “Your Best Year 2017: Productivity Workbook and Creative Business Planner” by Lisa Jacobs.  I’ve heard great things about this creative planner from fellow bloggers and just had to get my hands on it.  So far I’m loving it.  My main focus this year will be directed towards improving my business/blog and getting a little bit more organized in that regard.

I also want to motivate other creative entrepreneurs and share my creative journey as a business owner in hopes you can learn something.  That’s the one thing I’m constantly searching for from other successful bloggers…..how did they do it? What did they do to get to where they are today?   I feel like it is kind of a hidden secret. I mean, I want to know the products they use,  marketing strategies, the workshops they’ve taken, and all the tips and tricks along the way. Even the horrible mistakes.  I want to create a road map of my journey to help you with yours.

Some other changes I’d like to make are posting on a consistent basis.  I am very guilty of posting on a whim when I feel motivated.  Does anyone else have that problem? I surely can’t be the only one!

I think I am going to get rid of the monthly journal prompts for now just because I’m kind of over it.  Don’t get me wrong.  I still think journal prompts are great.  But I feel like doing something a little bit different. Instead of the monthly journal prompts for each day of the month, I’ll do ONE journal prompt for the month along with a journal spread to inspire you.

Here is a spread from my bullet journal on quarterly goals inspired by Boho Berry. I just love this idea. I still have to fill out my action steps.

Okay. Okay. Enough about me and my goals. I want to hear about you and your goals for 2017! Lets make 2017 great!

My challenge for you is setting five goals that you can accomplish in the next three months.  Then creating an action plan for those goals. Make sure you set S.M.A.R.T goals.

S: Specific

M: Measurable

A:  Achievable

R:  Relevant

T:  Time-Based

Please share some of your goals with me in the comments!  Would love to hear them. 

January Journaling Prompt

Happy New Year!!! Here is your journaling prompt for the month of January!

Finding Her Voice

The Art of Discovery.

The Stories Begin Here

This month I kept my journal spread pretty simple.  Sometimes it’s harder to get started when you have to set up your art space.  Gathering all your paints, stamps, and embellishments can be quiet a lot of work in itself making you not want to journal at all.

What’s great about this spread is you can sit on your couch, thumb through some old magazines, ripping pages out as you go and simply paste images down with your glue stick. Easy Peasy!

Below is a list of the supplies I used to create this journal spread. Have fun exploring January’s journal prompt.  Get as artsy as you want.  And share your work with me in the comments!

Supplies List:

• Black n’ Red Notebook:  This notebook is great because it’s large with thick paper and super cheap. 
• Crafty Rolls Decorative Glitter Tape Silver:  My husband bought me these for Christmas.  OMG! Loving them.  It’s a glittery fabric tape.  I’ve never used anything like it.  Kind of addicted to them now.
• Hot Pink Duct Tape
• Scotch Mega Glue Stick
• Old magazine clippings:  Be sure to check out my post about “How to Organize Your Magazine Clippings for Art Journaling”.  It’s one of my most popular posts.
• Scissors

 

December Journaling Prompts!

Hello Lovies!  I can’t believe it’s almost December already!  For this month of journaling I’ve provided a word or two for you to journal about.  Write whatever comes to your mind first.  Have fun free-writing and brain dumping!  Maybe write the word in HUGE bubble letters with splashes of color first.  Then grab your favorite pen and begin jotting down your stories and ideas.  Have fun!

1.  Grace
2.  Intimidating
3.  Focus
4.  Fearless
5.  Inspire
6.  Cherish
7.  Giving
8.   Children
9.   Awkward
10.   Lesson Learned
11.   Dating
12.   Bliss
13.   Beautiful
14.   Cruel
15.   Secrets
16.   Gossip
17.   Romance
18.   Journey
19.   Adventure
20.   Summer Morning
21.   Holidays
22.   Family
23.   Free time
24.   Courageous
25.   Past Relationships
26.   Unspoken
27.   Wandering
28.   Hurtful
29.   Hope
30.   Travel
31.   New Beginnings

If you enjoy the word prompt inspiration you can even collect words and phrases from magazines to use as journal prompts!  Be sure to check out my blog post on organizing your magazine clippings–I have a section about collecting words and phrases!  Happy Holidays! ‘Tis the Season!

November Journaling Prompts!

It’s that time again!  Journaling Prompt time.  I am going to do something a little different this month.  I’m feeling the urge to change it up a bit.  This month I am going to focus on QUOTES.  I will provide a different quote for each day of the month and I want you to write about how that quotes makes you feel and what comes to mind when you think of the quote.  You can play make believe and write a fictional story or maybe write about something that you are currently experiencing or a memory from your past.  Grab your favorite notebook and let’s have fun!  Make sure to write the quote on top of your page.  Add some colorful splashes with markers or gel pens! Or even add some picture from some old magazines.

1.  “She understood that the hardest times in life to go through were when you were transitioning from one version of yourself to another.” –Sara Addison Allen
2.  “I loved her not for the way she danced with my angels but for the way the sound of her name could silence my demons.”  –Christopher Poindexter
3.  “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”  –Ayn Rand
4.  “I would rather die of passion than of boredom.”  –Vincent Van Gogh
5.  “There will always be a reason why you meet people.  Either you need to change your life, or you’re the one that’ll change theirs.”  –Loubis And Champagne
6. “It is a risk to love.  What if it doesn’t work out? Ah, but what if it does.”  –Peter McWilliams
7.   “She has been through hell.  So believe me when I say, fear her when she looks into a fire and smiles.”  –E. Corona
8.  “You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.”  –unknown
9. “You can’t solved a problem on the same level it was created.  You have to rise above it to the next level.”  –Albert Einstein
10.  “Every night her thoughts weighed heavily on her soul but every morning she would get up to fight another day, every night she survived.”  –R.H. Sin
11. “If you’re laying in bed wrapped in sheets of miserable thought, go to sleep.  If thumbing through old messages only causes your heart to ache and long for something unattainable erase them.  If it hurts to keep everything you’re feeling bottled up inside let it out.  If you’re clinging onto someone that doesn’t  treat you like you’re worth the world let them go.  Because sometimes we choose to believe that things are only indistinguishable shades of gray when in reality, life is more black and white than it seems.  If you’re unhappy with the way you are living your life change it.  –M.K.
12. “For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.”  –F. Scott Fitzgerald
13. “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”  –Victor Hugo
14.  “To be beautiful means to be yourself.  You don’t need to be accepted by others.  You need to accept yourself.”  –Thich Nhat Hanh
15.  “I want to get into my car and drive until I find what I’m looking for.  Maybe it’s purpose or maybe it’s a new start or maybe it’s just a sky with unclouded stars.”  –R.I.D
16. “There were things you wanted to tell me and there were things I was dying to say.  But you were scared and my voice faltered so we both sewed our lips shut and buried it away.”  –E.G.
17. “The moment you feel like you have to prove your worth to someone is the moment to absolutely and utterly walk away.”  –Alysia Harris
18. “I think there are two kinds of forgiveness, the kind that when you forgive you’re also giving them another change, or the kind where you forgive, but move on without them.  Use them both wisely.”  –S.B.
19. “I promise if you keep searching for everything beautiful in this world.  You will eventually become it.”  –Tyler Kent White
20. “She was fascinated with words.  To her, words were things of beauty, each like a magical powder or potion that could be combined with other words to create powerful spells.”  –Dean Koontz
21. “And at the end of the day your feet should be dirty, your hair messy and your eyes sparkling.”  –Shanti
22. “No one can tell what goes on in between the person you were and the person you become.  No one can chart that blue and lonely section of hell.  There are no maps of the change.  You just come out the other side.  Or you don’t.”  –Stephen King
23. “I feel there is nothing more artistic than loving people.”  –Vincent Van Gogh
24. “The thing about chaos, is that while it disturbs us, it too, forces our hearts to roar in a way we secretly find magnificent.”  –Christopher Poindexter
25. “With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?”  –Oscar Wilde
26. “People are prettiest when they talk about something they really love with passion in their eyes.”  –K.V.H.
27. “In your life, you meet people.  Some you never think abut again.  Some, you wonder what happened to them.  There are some that you wonder if they ever think about you.  And then there are some you wish you never had to think about again.  But you do.”  –C.S. Lewis
28.  “She didn’t leave you for making too many mistakes’, she left because you made the same mistake, too many times.”  –via curiano.com
29.  “Someday, everything will make perfect sense.  So for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason.”  –unknown
30. “Don’t think.  It complicates things. Just feel, and if it feels like home, then follow its path.”  –R.M. Drake

Wow! That’s a lot of quotes.  Searching for quotes and writing this list was a lot of fun!  Maybe you can compile a list of quotes that speak to you! Enjoy!

 

October Journaling Prompts!

Wow! I can’t believe it’s almost already October! September has been a little crazy because my son turned O-N-E this month and I threw a big Lion King party.  I made all of the decorations myself.  It seems that Lion King is a thing of the 90’s because there really isn’t much out there nowadays.  I loved having an “excuse” to be crafty and had fun making all the decorations though.  I might share some pictures from the party a little later and share how I made some of the decorations.

In October, I’m hoping to write a few more blog posts on art journaling now that things have slowed down a bit at home.  Until then, I hope you enjoy more journaling prompts! Be sure to check out my other journaling prompts if you’ve missed out on those!

1. How can you change someone’s life for the better today?
2. I couldn’t imagine living without….?
3. What always brings tears to your eyes?
4. What’s one topic you need to learn more about to help you live a more fulfilling life?
5. What new habits would you like to cultivate?
6. In what ways can you re-structure my time?
7. What fun activity would you like to incorporate into your life?  What steps can you take to make it happen?
8. Who are the three most important people in your life?  Write a little about each person and why they are important.
9. Where do you want to be in 5, 10, 20 or 40 years?
10. What was the last life lesson you learned?  Why do you think you needed to learn this lesson?
11. What stops you from making the first step towards your dream?
12. Do any of the things that used to upset you a few years ago matter at all today? What’s changed?
13. List 20 things you are grateful for.
14. If you had one year left to live, what would you try to achieve?
15. How would you describe yourself?
16. What comes to your mind when you think of “taking care” of yourself?
17. What would your life look & feel like if you had balance, peace, & calm as an every day experience?
18. Write a gratitude note to a friend, listing all the things you like & admire about them.
19. What could you let go of to give you more balance?
20. What do you need help with in your life?  Is there something that you have been struggling to create but the path seems filled with obstacles?
21. If you could live one day over and over again, what would you choose to do?
22. What is the most important quality you look for in another person?
23. If you could tell your younger self one thing, what would it be?
24. What was the best day of your life? Why?
25. Do you say ‘yes’ too often when you really want to say ‘no’? Why?
26. What is the number one change you need to make in your life before the end of the year?
27. How can you simplify your life and focus on the most important things to you?
28. What stresses you out?
29. What do you most regret never telling someone?
30. Do you think you would be happy if you never had to work again? Why?
31. What is your favorite Halloween memory?  Describe it?  Why is it your favorite memory?

September Journaling Prompts!

Summer is coming to a close.  And I have more journaling prompts for you!  Have fun with these prompts!  Add colorful splashes to your page with markers, gel pens, and doodles!  Pick and choose the prompts you like or simply go down the list in order.

1.  What are your thoughts on intuition?
2. What do you daydream about now? What do you think about when you are stopped at a traffic light or when you are lying in bed at night?
3.  What if you knew for certain that everything you are currently worried about would work out okay?  What would you do?
4.  Is their a problem area in your financial life?  If so, describe it.  What are your beliefs about money?
5.  What single change in your life would give you the most joy?
6.  What is the one thing that you most envy in others?
7.  What small step could you take that would lead you in the direction of your dreams?
8.  What do you do when you feel stressed?
9.  How would you describe the darkest time and circumstances in your life?  What was going on?  How did you handle it?  How do you feel about that dark time in your life now?
10.  What are the interests in your life that bring you joy or make you feel excited?
11.  When you are faced with uncertainty, what are some of the bigger changes or transitions that affect you?
12.  Write a few lines about something you feel unhappy about in your life right now.  If you could wave a magic wand and create a happy, new situation, what would that be?
13.  List four successes that you are proud of achieving.  What qualities do you feel you developed as the result of these successes?
14.  List those unanswered questions that have been plaguing you since childhood.
15.  What sort of “secret life” do you think about, or even engage in?
16.  What is your signature color?  Red?  Blue?  Pink?  Think of your wardrobe, what colors do you wear most?  Why do you like this color?  What does this color mean and represent to you?
17.  Write a letter of encouragement to your creative self.  Recognize your accomplishments and obstacles.
18.  Write about the worst thing that ever happened to you.  How has this experience shaped you and made you different?  What lessons did you learn from this experience?
19.  Cut random shapes from paper of at least three different colors.  Play around with the different shapes on a bigger piece of paper.  Write about what you learned.
20.  Do something a kid would do:  play with bubbles in a bath, color in a coloring book, play with leaves, sticks, and mud…..Write about how this experience felt.
21.  What if it didn’t matter if I (or it) was _______________ or not?
22.  What if you went wild?  Did something you’d never do?  What would it be?  What would happen?
23.  What physical activities feel like play to you?  What makes you smile and captures your attention for no other reason than it’s fun for you?
24.  List 10 activities that make you feel good?
25.  What parts of yourself do you regularly hide from others?
26.  Something about yourself that you really would like to see your children emulate is….?
27.  What parts of yourself are you holding onto that no longer are a true part of who you want to be?
28.  What are some events in your life you feel guilty about not being present for? Are you feeling guilty because you actually wanted to be there, or is this an outside pressure?
29.  What parts of your life are most distracting?
30.  Describe your perfect vacation?  Where are you?  What activities are you doing?  Who are you with?

 

 

 

 

July Journaling Prompts!

It’s that time again! More journaling prompts. Hope you enjoyed last month’s journaling prompts! Here is a list of prompts for each day of the month of July.  Feel free to journal each day using these prompts or pick and choose when you feel inspired to write.  Enjoy!

1. List all the qualities you love about yourself.
2. What stories does your family like to tell about you from when you were younger?
3. What did you really enjoy doing as a child?  As a teenager?  Are these activities still important to you?
4. List the fantastic pranks you’ve successfully pulled off.
5. What are the major turning points in your life?
6. What failures, struggles, or disappointments did you experience as an adolescent or young adult?
7. List the things you’ve done to get noticed.  Why did you do those things?
8. Describe the first date you ever went on?  Who was it with?  What did you do?
9. Write a paragraph describing you at this time in your life from the perspective of a close friend.  What would he or she say?
10. Suddenly you can foresee the future.  What big changes will take place in the next twenty-five years?
11. Describe your perfect day.  What are you doing?  Who are you with?  How do you feel?
12. List all the ways you’ve changed for the better.
13. If you could develop one skill, what would it be and why?
14. What limiting beliefs are you holding onto?
15. What can you do to start living your ideal life?
16. Who do you enjoy being around most?  Why?  What activities do you do together?  What do you talk about?
17. What personas do you want to have?
18. How can I radiate optimism, kindness, energy, passion?
19. Make a list of 10 things you’d like to achieve in the next 6 months.  It can be big or small.
20. What are some of the things I want that others have?
21. What stories do you retell over and over?
22. What are some of the unique or extreme aspects of your character?
23. Are you putting any of your life on hold?  Why?
24. If you were to die tomorrow, what would be your biggest regret?  What can you do to make sure that doesn’t happen?
25. What is your ideal diet?  What can you do to achieve your ideal diet?
26. What do you fear most in life?
27. What empowering beliefs can you take on to help you achieve your goals?
28. What is the purpose of your life?  Why do you exist?  What is your mission?
29. What are the times that you are most inspired, most motivated, and charged up?
30. Who are the 5 people you spend the most time with?  Are these people enabling you or holding you back?
31. Who are your life mentors?  Why?