Pass the Pumpkin Spice: Fall Planning for Crafters

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Fall is almost here and while everyone else is all about the pumpkin, I’m all about the planning! I am a planning enthusiast! I get high from checking off those carefully organized boxes! In my personal life my planning obsession has been out of necessity. I am the mother of four children, two of whom are now grown. My husband travels all over the world for his job and in the recent past was gone more days a year than he was home. I have been homeschooling since 1999, which is a full-time job! Plus I have a child with special needs, which means extra doctor visits and therapy sessions.

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I’ve been exactly the opposite in regards to my budding little crochet business. I’ve been flying by the seat of my pants since it’s inception, creating what I want to create, when I want to create it. It has been working well up until this point. That flexibility has allowed my creativity to bloom and wander in different directions. But recently opportunities have come my way that I have not able to fully utilize because I haven’t had a plan. When you’re flying by the seat of your pants it’s hard to pull up the brakes and do things that require preparation.

This month’s theme on the BHooked Podcast has been all about planning and I am loving it!! Brittany has great tips and wisdom beyond her years. One thing she encourages her listeners to do is set achievable goals. I have planned out my daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly objectives for Le Petit Saint Crochet.

Daily goals:

1. Post to Instagram and Facebook
2. Interact on social media
3. Exercise and stretch for tendonitis

Weekly goals:

1. Write blog post
2. Update Etsy shop announcement
3. Fan Friday features on IG stories
4. add pins to Pinterest

Bi-weekly goals:

1. add new Etsy shop listing

Monthly goals:

1. Batch photograph
2. plan Etsy shop listings

Quarterly goals:

1. Teach crochet class

I like having a plan but I’m not a fan of having each and every detail managed. I find that having the space to be creative and spontaneous is key for me. But I do like to have at least a rough outline of what goals I would like to achieve. My planner is full of the nitty-gritty details and ideas that pop into my head. I have learned the hard way that when inspiration hits I need to record it right away, otherwise I probably won’t remember it the next day!

 

How do you plan out your goals? Are you a detailed planner or a more spontaneous creator?