My earlier post about the I Wish Beast went off like a rock (as Cappers would say). It seems we are all a bit prone to letting that beast run riot and get us down.
As so many of you pointed out, it doesn’t have to be a bad thing.
I realised after reading all of your thoughtful comments, that I actually need to be taking the ‘I Wish’ list seriously. I actually need to be wishing harder.
For what is it about ‘that girl’ that I really wish for? I don’t want to be her… I just want to be a better me. A me that is more like the me in my dreams.
So, I have made a list. My ‘I Wish’ list. No beast in sight.
I wish I could sew
I’m going to sew three little drawstring bags by the end of April using this tutorial and linking up with my all time beautiful clever clogs when I’m done.
I wish I grew some of my own vegetables
I am planting some rocket, watercress and spinach seeds this weekend. You’ve gotta start somewhere. I’ll be checking in with Little Eco Footprints and Down To Earth to keep me grounded (heh, heh).
I wish I was a better photographer
I started Fat Mum Slim’s Photo a Day, but on reflection March probably wasn’t a great month to start something new. I am going to commit to doing April and I’m getting photography tips here and hoping I can learn by osmosis from this one.
I wish I had better design skills
I’m investing in the Adobe Creative Suite and teaching myself some fantastic new skills using the tutorials at Lynda. Did you know that full-time Australian primary and secondary school students qualify for the student version of this package? I can’t wait to get started.
I wish I loved carrots
Remember my list from yesterday’s post? Well, I’m going to give up everything on that list for the month of May. Thank god I forgot to put bacon on there…
I have other wishes. More than anyone needs to be going on with. But I’m just going to focus on these five wishes for the next few months and see how I turn out in the end.
[Image via weheartit, please let me know if it is yours.]
Pieni Lintu says
I have carrot bread for you in my blog. š
Kymmie says
That is so much awesome! Turn the ugly into the practical and beautiful! Perhaps I should get out a sewing machine (very likely not mine as I don’t own one) and join you. I bemoan so regularly that I can’t sew. But have I tried since high school? Nope. Not even once.
So, getting on the positive bandwagon with you.
You’re such a leader and you use your super powers for good instead of evil.
Love seeing your face on your blog where we can all see it. God, what a beautiful smile!
xx
Elisa {with grace and eve} says
Oh I love this post so much better than the other wish one! Love making wishes! May all yours come true xx
lipglossmumma says
There is a saying that goes something like…. A dream is only a dream until you write it down, then it becomes a goal…
Go get em Bron x
Me? I wish I could sew, but there aint no way that will ever come true. Something to do with patience and time and a huge lack of!
Kellie says
Wishes into action. Love this. I’ve been using CS (and training parts of it) for years. I wish that if you have any questions you’ll hit me up š
Megan says
Good for you!
This/next month I am wishing for (and working towards) a better sleeping pattern (ie. going to bed before 2am) and a regular exercise plan – working up to doing something 4 times a week. I signed up for the HBF Run for a Reason at the end of May and I have a fungal lung infection to beat!
Mum on the Run says
Wow!
You’re not muckin’ around woman.
I love it.
You’re so pro-active – you should be on those stupid ads!!!
š xx
Cindi says
You should take part in Jamie Ridler’s Wishcasting Wednesday meme. It is really fun and thought provoking.
I love all of your wishes! And all of the links!
Jana Miller says
I have a really easy gardening suggestion for you. You know the end that you cut off when you buy a thing of celery? It you plant it -it grows more celery! Is that awesome or what!
xo jana
lovely post!
Jana Miller says
ps-I just bought illustrator too. So fun! And at the age of 47, I’m back in college taking a graphic design class!
koralee says
Love this today….and your sweet blog! My wish list is very very long. xoxo
Lou Lou says
I wish that the only store in Sweden that sells TimTams, didn’t just run out of TimTams.
Jenny says
What a great idea – and yes, I agree it’s not that I want to be those people, but just a better me. I’m going to have a think… at least I can say, after my previous post about it, that I have started learning to crochet!
And wishing you all the luck in the world already for May.
mel @ loved handmade says
Good for you Bron, and all very achievable I bet you’ll surprise yourself! Doesn’t this tie in well with your word for the year. It’s refreshing to see a positive spin put on that wish beast, I should take note..x
Posie Patchwork says
The trick to being a totally fulfilled housewife is having hobbies & interests, then you realise you’ve never been busier or in total control of your happiness, as ever before.
Extra credit in the last post for saying FattyBoomSticks again, i think you may have also said FattyBoomBah previously, i shot straight back to my childhood & hearing my sister say she hates her middle name ‘Louise’ as a FattyBoomSticks at primary school named Louise had ruined it for her. Yep, my sister, the ballerina, with her own set of body image issues as a teen. What goes around!! Love Posie
Posie Patchwork says
PS the end of celery is called endive, yep, i’m a gardening saint. Love Posie
Super Ordinary Mum says
Love this post – going to steal the idea (if you don’t mind) and hoping to become a better version of me too! No more wine for me – along with other things, will let you know how I go. Good luck with the road ahead… Soozxxxx
Claire Chadwick @ Scissors Paper Rock says
You go girl! I love the force & go-getter in you coming out in this post. What’s that saying? “She turned her cant’s into cans & her dreams into plans!” That’s YOU my dear š
Very inspiring!
I wish to re-build my blog after a slow year last year {due to morning sickness, travel & a newborn} and thanks to Google for retiring my ‘Google friend connect’ {I lost all 160 followers NOOOOO!}. I also wish to get more organised with balancing everything I take on…so I can get to bed before midnight more often š
xx
Cherie @ 'a baby called Max' says
I love your wishlist!
It’s funny, if anyone asks me what I would wish for if I was sitting on death row & requesting my last meal? … well it’s a big mount kosciosko bowl of my Nanna’s roast carrots.
Get some of my Nanna Maureen’s carrots into you, & you’ll never want another vegetable again!
Yum!
Teresa says
I loved your last sentence “…what can you do about it?” I think I forget that part when I’m busy ‘wishing’.
Kim H says
Definitely the photography one. I really would love to get better at photos. I started over at Fat Mum Slim’s Photo A Day but I couldn’t make the distance. It was fun though, that’s for sure. Maybe I should try again…And the sewing one too except I don’t have the patience. I think I have to leave that one to those tolerant, patient Tammi’s from little poppa;) I really wish i could get my mojo back when it comes to exercise. I’ve gone from being an exercise-a-holic to almost loathing it. If I could get to the gym i’d be well on my way. Nothing like paying for soemthing to make me want to get my moneys worth:)
Love your wish list, Bron. Good luck with it. Can’t wait to see that vegie garden growing like a scene out of Day of the Triffids!
::The Beetle Shack:: says
You are excellent bron. Such perspective, such wisdom. I’l be adding you (as if you weren’t already there) to my wish list- it’s best to feed the beast.
It was so wonderful to squeeze you the other evening!
xo em
Rhi @ Hummingbird's Song says
What a gorgeous positive post. I had a bit of a downer on my blog yesterday, but posts like this help me get out of my funk. Love your blog! xx
Alisa : Ink Caravan says
Great list! All the best with it. : )
ps. You’ve got the design one in the bag – Lynda tutes are FAB. I learnt how to use PS entirely through them and now the other programs in the suite don’t freak me out.
ppss. So with you on cheese! : )
emma @ frog, goose and bear says
When I read your first post, I wanted to scream – don’t do it!! We all need to give ourselves a break and realise that we can’t be amazing at absolutely everything and that’s really OK. That we are individual and unique. (I need this advice just as much myself mind you which is why I used the word scream) LOVE your positive spin on it. To not let it get u down, but to spur u on to be the best you can be. You are a very clever and inspiring gal Bron and I love that u use your powers for good. Your blog always makes me smile.
tahlia @ the parenting files says
good on you girlfriend!!! May we all have wishes and passions and drives to keep us going and motivated! I want to read more about these tutes you say! xx
Brenda @ Mira Narnie says
Good girl bron… I’m so proud of you. When I did my list and put it on my blog to do in 2012 I really had to pull my finger out and do it, because saying it is the easy part. I wanted to be so much better than me, and push me to aceive the things I wanted, so now I’m making myself accountable. I’m close to reopening my online store….I have a mega market that I’m exhibiting a next week….i enrolled in an online photography course, reading challenge, blah blah blah you get my drift. The main thing is….it’s your list, it’s what you wish for and as muhammad ali said
“if my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I can achieve it”
You’re a blessing bron
Thanks
B xx
eat my shorts says
For Photoshop tips can I suggest Pugly Pixel?http://www.puglypixel.com/
So much inspiration there. Some free, some not.
And whenever I get stuck with Photoshop I whack a question into Google and it always gives me an answer – someone else has usually struggled with the same thing and come up with a tutorial to help!
Tricia says
I totally agree – wishing for what others have is healthy.
And I hope you do give a draw string bag a go. They’re a great project to start with and super handy. You can even make some out of old curtains to use as produce bags (instead of using the plastic ones provided at the store).
I hope your wishes come true this month. I have just one big life-changing wish I’m focussing on and I hope it comes true. Thanks for the link love š
Kelly Exeter says
Catching up on my blog reading from last week and all I can say is “YAY” š
And if you ever have a tricky Creative Suite ‘How to’ question – you know who you can call š
tim coulson says
Osmosis? You can just ask me anything you like:) I’m more than happy to help.