November 1, 2021

IntPiPoMo Takes Off

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It is November and that means it’s the start of another IntPiPoMo – International Picture Posting Month. It’s a lot like NaNoWriMo which also starts this month except instead of writing 50,000 words (which is a lot, let’s face it) you post 50 images throughout the course of November. I used to love doing NaNoWriMo but then I had kids and my time became exceptionally precious, so I have really enjoyed participating in IntPiPoMo instead. It’s run by the lovely Chestnut over at Gamer Girl Confessions, and there’s a sign up sheet and all that info over on her blog.

In other words, for this month, expect a LOT of BDO screen shots (I’m sure there will be some art, knitting, and all the usual posts too).

DailyCreative Goals – November 2021

Completed:

Once again I didn’t actually complete too many of my goals, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t have a creative month. In fact, it was probably one of my most creative months yet, which is wonderful. I did not finish the back of my cable crush hoodie, and I did not complete my Halloween storybook SAL cross stitch, but I did get pretty close. I trailed off at the end after a few bad days. I’m planning on using it as a book binding, I just have a few squares left.

I also completed a few pieces of art, including the mock watercolour digital picture above. I attempted some traditional art, too. I made two Halloween pieces and framed them for decoration which I am quite happy with. I also bought some actual watercolours, but I’m brand new and have no idea what I’m doing so that’s going a bit sideways at the moment. Still, I’m persistent and going to stick with it.

WIP:

  • Cable crush hoodie
  • Halloween SAL

November Goals:

  • Work on cable crush hoodie
  • Complete at least two pairs of socks (cranked)
  • Complete two christmas balls
  • Complete the Halloween storybook SAL
  • Finish one or more other creative projects (drawing, etc)

This is a more adventurous set of goals for November, mostly to remind myself to budget my time and to prove to myself that I can get things done as long as I schedule myself and actively work towards goals. No big deal if I don’t actually get there, but that is the goal, in any case.