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Are you SMART?

May 17, 2014 by Pam Pedersen 1 Comment

Sunshine Flowers Gate Area

 

How are you at setting stitchy goals or timetables? Me…I am horrible at it unless it is for a swap that I am in. I get stuck in ruts or overpower myself with way too many patterns that I want to do all at one time. Lucky for me, and you, Elizabeth at Sew in Love came up with an excellent way to set goals and stay on task. SMART. It is so simple to follow, I can’t believe I have been missing out on this technique. Do you have any stitchy goals that you are working on? Why not try this method to help you power through them?

If you are looking for ways to set and achieve your goals, check out her blog post HERE. 

 

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Comments

  1. MamaNugga says

    November 22, 2019 at 9:23 pm

    What is the pattern at the top of your page? The one with a window and flowers? It is lovely.

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