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I had never heard the term depth year<\/a> before this week. Anyone else? Or is it just me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou take a whole year in which you don\u2019t start anything new or acquire any new possessions you don\u2019t need. No new hobbies, equipment, games, or books are allowed during this year. Instead, you have to find the value in what you already own or what you\u2019ve already started.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>David Cain<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A couple of reasons why 2022 is a good year for a depth year: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) I love a good challenge and to shake things up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) I want to simplify and to be less of a consumer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3) It feels like I’ve already started the process though I haven’t been calling it a depth year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is nothing like having to pack up your possessions then unpack them again to make you realize you have way too much stuff. The real eye opener was that fact that I hardly missed any of it while it was tucked away in boxes. Check out this article: 7 Reasons We Buy More Stuff Then We Need<\/a>. I did a major purge while packing up. I’ve done another purge while unpacking. I have a plan for the items I’m donating. Does anyone else tend to set these aside and purposely forget about them so you don’t have to deal with them? Or is it just me? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time to start fresh and use the things I own. I bought them with the best of intentions. Something about the items appealed to me. But there is a double cost to most things we buy. One is the initial price. The second is a cost I don’t really think much about and that is the time it takes to put the item to use. In some instances, learning to use it takes time and practice and money. In others, it’s taking something you had a passing fancy in and then realizing the experience wasn’t one you’re invested in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think craft supplies is the place to start for me. I love them, or perhaps I should say I love the idea of them. All the colours. Textures. Sizes. Shapes. So many possibilities and I’m a creative person. And who didn’t overindulge in the buying department these last couple of years? Waves hand in the air! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But where to start and how to keep my goal small enough as not to be overwhelming. My answer: an art journal. Which I had started and abandoned. It’s an excellent no stress way to incorporate all kinds of mediums. And to work on my word of the year, Dream<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So, once a week I’m going to work on a page in my art journal. It will be interesting and once the weather is warm enough I can take it outside. Time to get inspired and do some dreaming. It promises to be loads of fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until next time…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone else art journal? Or thought the idea sounded good but haven’t started yet? Maybe some of you are attempting, or have attempted, a depth year? What are your thoughts?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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