how did i do - 2013 review

So we can't get started on the new year without seeing how I did last year, right? It's always fun to see if your December 2013 self was in tune with your January 2013 self - did I get anything done or not? So with that said, may I have the envelope please.<br /><br />My <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/01/2013-goals.html" target="_blank">2013 goals</a> were:<br /><br />1. <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/10/freshening-foyer-finale.html" target="_blank"><b>Entry Refresh</b></a> - Wahoo! We are off to a good start. It may have taken me a while (I started in June and finished in...October) and I did have to <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/06/freshening-foyer-part-2.html" target="_blank">redo the entire stencil</a>, (sometimes I guess it pays to read the directions) but it <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/10/freshening-foyer-finale.html" target="_blank">turned out even better</a> than I had envisioned and now it's fresh and bright and a jolly little welcome to our little home.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXGtx8xWJdUnjeM27BScLDuL9_hnQjyx8z5kD16gbdktwpZJRLTivpC52uvsA1JufdJjXUv9zHBl93QtYduH0W9SqE_RVnEt_UwPLWrNwX8ssPoBpjGShlIikkuT6r98qOf_htii_E3dN/s1600/GreenStenciledEntryStarPendant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXGtx8xWJdUnjeM27BScLDuL9_hnQjyx8z5kD16gbdktwpZJRLTivpC52uvsA1JufdJjXUv9zHBl93QtYduH0W9SqE_RVnEt_UwPLWrNwX8ssPoBpjGShlIikkuT6r98qOf_htii_E3dN/s1600/GreenStenciledEntryStarPendant.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><br />2. <b>Sew something. Anything.</b> - Bam! I rocked this one like a hurricane for the <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/11/one-room-challenge-week-6-aka-reveal.html" target="_blank">One Room Challenge</a> in November. It is amazing what confidence a looming deadline will give you. I had just days to go before the big reveal and I was staring at a pile of fabric and no pillows, so I bit my lip and gave it a go. I will say that the intimidation factor is squarely on that damn machine. Actually sewing a pillow is pretty simple, its that blasted bobbin that gets me. Every. Time.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZO9M4Edjomp3yVGcTZY0PdLEsiIe2_0ummRWGnGm2s9nEscf5RNdrbAawQqah3ux0QULYHiTJ0lMBbwL5pOP-2rbqZ_z537D9eIG0_3MfQSph7DEOohNEEp-YGuAHE1yG7LvuSGwXPf4L/s1600/greensofafamilyroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZO9M4Edjomp3yVGcTZY0PdLEsiIe2_0ummRWGnGm2s9nEscf5RNdrbAawQqah3ux0QULYHiTJ0lMBbwL5pOP-2rbqZ_z537D9eIG0_3MfQSph7DEOohNEEp-YGuAHE1yG7LvuSGwXPf4L/s1600/greensofafamilyroom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I even went ahead and made myself some pillows for my <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2012/05/now-i-can-lay-down-bedroom-reveal.html" target="_blank">bedroom</a> while I was at it. Overachiever.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_uknUaUPGaKjesJPkaG9CjgTuzmdiqdKIxqeLoAirLnF0yBGrjWSbLT37Fc86RdhTu-vxdSo9XEeaoCrxSBx_5pQpvh5GrPX0N6pCCMP6kHH3P0CDmNydhMzTbLOIGFZk1o6FnuNPMhl/s1600/sarahandtommypillows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_uknUaUPGaKjesJPkaG9CjgTuzmdiqdKIxqeLoAirLnF0yBGrjWSbLT37Fc86RdhTu-vxdSo9XEeaoCrxSBx_5pQpvh5GrPX0N6pCCMP6kHH3P0CDmNydhMzTbLOIGFZk1o6FnuNPMhl/s1600/sarahandtommypillows.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />3. <b>The girls' room.</b> This already feels like a million years ago, but I knocked this one off the list in February/March thanks again to the <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/03/one-room-challenge-reveal.html" target="_blank">One Room Challenge</a>. This was one of my favorite projects of the year and I'm happy to say the room still looks largely the same - just with the addition of a thick layer of clothes, toys and naked barbies strewn on the floor.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizGB_rDSgM_dqtsCO2C5pJ9ABtkQzdPsxq_mVyKe-EZiK3nyckYhOq7R25ggtkkbW88MWJkm771OeBoTQEinGHIaBaoexKXqv5us-9FUb5Nw82-zqFVtQijZchhfi56icl-NgnZZiIOeq/s1600/GirlsRoomWideShot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizGB_rDSgM_dqtsCO2C5pJ9ABtkQzdPsxq_mVyKe-EZiK3nyckYhOq7R25ggtkkbW88MWJkm771OeBoTQEinGHIaBaoexKXqv5us-9FUb5Nw82-zqFVtQijZchhfi56icl-NgnZZiIOeq/s1600/GirlsRoomWideShot.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />4. <b>Bathroom Redo.</b> This one is a mixed bag. Yes, I have updated the bathroom. Good homeowner. But I have yet to share the updates. Bad blogger. I did share a very small sneak peak a while back on <a href="http://instagram.com/littleblackdoor" target="_blank">Instagram</a> but that is it. For shame! I promise a full reveal before we hand out Valentine's.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9HLYRwWgfgMbcq0WHZHcV0vSL1_dTWCu-evsay_irAQ2hcMU4VbTdBuMIZVMhCv153QJr5ZhptHQh_Vb23sRJxUmXWb1-_FDwVPqNJQTO6bfLCP4so_72AtpEUck8S7jGmdiIrKsJoa4/s1600/bathroomrefresh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9HLYRwWgfgMbcq0WHZHcV0vSL1_dTWCu-evsay_irAQ2hcMU4VbTdBuMIZVMhCv153QJr5ZhptHQh_Vb23sRJxUmXWb1-_FDwVPqNJQTO6bfLCP4so_72AtpEUck8S7jGmdiIrKsJoa4/s1600/bathroomrefresh.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />5. <b>Open my little black door a little more.</b> I just realized how...interesting that line sounds. But anyway, it was about sharing more about other aspects of my work, my life, and just putting myself out there more. And I did work on this. I shared some client projects <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/04/before-and-after-farmhouse-kitchen.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/05/blue-and-orange-library-before-and-after.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/12/family-room-design-board.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I started a new series, <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/09/fess-up-friday-animal-prints.html" target="_blank">Fess Up Friday</a> and shared more of my crazy life on <a href="http://instagram.com/littleblackdoor" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, which I consider like a mini-blog of sorts. I have more plans and more work to do this year, so we will call this one 'under progress'.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-H9b_u06NAsWE_9Dq8EK5vHHjm_Ig1nACG2g6O4Kqr8M5TSAKUh3tNdDLfhlsEh-wrC_sXOQGWoRwxpJiesAHZpZ1rFh2Ub9qv6T7TnTqMWfomvPnaLq-GPkkztMYCWFYjjN-YZ3J-VX/s1600/ClientWork.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-H9b_u06NAsWE_9Dq8EK5vHHjm_Ig1nACG2g6O4Kqr8M5TSAKUh3tNdDLfhlsEh-wrC_sXOQGWoRwxpJiesAHZpZ1rFh2Ub9qv6T7TnTqMWfomvPnaLq-GPkkztMYCWFYjjN-YZ3J-VX/s1600/ClientWork.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />So all in all, not so bad for old Elizabeth. And I'll tell you, this has gotten me motivated for 2014. I'm ready to get working! And I'll share those plans tomorrow.<br /><br />So how about you? How did you do with last years goals? Do you make any years goals for yourself, your business, your home?

how did i do - 2013 review

So we can't get started on the new year without seeing how I did last year, right? It's always fun to see if your December 2013 self...

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