That is the first sentence in the story of Miss Gillyflower. Who is Miss Gillyflower? She is the main character in a children's storybook I'm working on.
My departure from the classroom has taken place and people still keep asking me, "Are you sad?" or "Do you have any regrets?" Well, I don't have even one little regret - only excitement! In the classroom, we are always talking to the kids about setting goals. Set your sights on what you want to accomplish, figure out a plan for how you're going to do that, and then GO FOR IT! Well, I've set four long-term goals for myself.
My departure from the classroom has taken place and people still keep asking me, "Are you sad?" or "Do you have any regrets?" Well, I don't have even one little regret - only excitement! In the classroom, we are always talking to the kids about setting goals. Set your sights on what you want to accomplish, figure out a plan for how you're going to do that, and then GO FOR IT! Well, I've set four long-term goals for myself.
They are:
The Adventures of Miss Gillyflower
(a children's book I have written and am working on illustrating)
(a children's book I have written and am working on illustrating)
Lots of time with paints, brushes, and canvases
to fill up my Etsy shop.
to fill up my Etsy shop.
"Dear Gilly"
Dresses for little girls with a tie-in to
Miss Gillyflower in a very fun way!
And -
last but not least -
Miss Gillyflower in a very fun way!
And -
last but not least -
When fall comes, and school bells start to ring . . .
cello lessons for moi!
It will all take time, and I don't plan on doing everything at once.
But THIS "retired" teacher doesn't plan on sitting around in a rocking chair!
cello lessons for moi!
It will all take time, and I don't plan on doing everything at once.
But THIS "retired" teacher doesn't plan on sitting around in a rocking chair!
Congratulations!!! Can't wait to see and hear about your adventures!
ReplyDeleteHi Nan! I love your goals. I know you are going to be a success. I have been retired for a few years now and I think you will find that you are so busy after a while that you wonder how you had time to work. You hear this often; but it really is true!!
ReplyDeleteSo happy for you! Already love Miss Gillyflower and I've only seen her picture. Oh, and those little Gilly Dresses make me wish I had a little girl to dress.
ReplyDeletesounds like you have a good plan...
ReplyDeleteOh go for it with the Cello lessons...our son played violin and our daughter-in-law took Cello..what a wonderful goal. I have been thinking of setting down at the piano again..that is when my piano playing children and hubby aren't in the house.
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