I’ve always preferred a little project over new year’s resolutions to ensure forward motion. Having just moved into a new home with plans for a brand new business, I thought I’d see if I could create something new every single day in 2021.

As my friend Andy said, “well, you could create a big mess and still have a successful day” the caveat of ‘must be useful’ was added.

Day 1: 1 Jan - A new shelf for my office (approx 1 hour)

Day 2: 2 Jan - Registered a new company, the Big Sky Hideaway Ltd (approx 30 minutes)

To Do List

Cork Roll Pinboard

Trailer Park Model pieces 30 mins

Alpaca Fencing for model 2 hours

Make office space 1 hour

New Bank Account

Garage access for buggy - Sometimes to make you have to takeaway

Squirrel See Saw

Sink soakaway

Daily make, sometimes you gotta make a to do list full of things that need making. I’m learning as I go and some of these tasks took some good research, so if you’d like to do something similar to any of my makes do ask if I can make your job easier

Daily make - if a creation takes more than one day then I share it the day it’s finished

New office, new shelf

Six pieces of wood, a few nails, about one hour and a lovely little corner shelf is born

Create a company

On the second day of the new year I formed a new company, the Big Sky Hideaway Ltd


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