Goals for 2017

So, here is the post about my goals for the year and how I did last year! I feel like I was quite lazy, so my hopes and expectations for 2017 are high XD Looking back at last year's goals, I didn't do so good with them either...

Posts for previous years:
Goals for 2016
Goals for 2015

Goals achieved in 2016:
Take a group photo of my complete Azone crew
Make a custom DD Saber

Only 2 out of 7... And even these two were just partly achieved XD I took the Azone group photo back in May and there have been many additions since then, so it's already quite outdated, lol. And my custom DD Saber project is still a work in-progress - she only has the head with faceup, eyes and wig.

Also, I actually managed to achieve an older goal from the 2015 list as me and Sarg finally found the perfect sofa for our 60cm+ dolls! XD

Goals not achieved in 2016:
Take a group photo of my complete BJD crew
Take more photos of my figures
Make more cosplays for Ceci
Do not buy more BJDs (besides Undine)
Visit Azone International and Volks stores in Japan

5 out of 7. I'm not surprised that I didn't take a group photo of my BJDs, since that would require so much work and I honestly have no idea where I could even fit everyone neatly X'D I also didn't take that many photos of my figures... I did have a few cosplay plans for Ceci, but didn't actually make any new cosplays for her.

Our Japan trip didn't happen in 2016, so obviously visiting Azone and Volks stores wasn't possible either. Hopefully we get to make our trip in 2018, when I'll (hopefully) graduate from my current school :3

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These are my goals for this year:

Take a group photo of my complete BJD crew

New try this year, I guess? :'D The biggest challenge is having the time and energy for posing everybody in one place, as well as figuring out what would be a good place for the photo.

Take an updated group photo of my Azone crew

I'm also hoping to take an updated group photo of my Azone dolls, including the ones that have arrived after May 2016 when I took the previous group photo. Posing smaller dolls is not as time-consuming as posing the big BJDs, so I'm feeling quite confident that I'll be get at least this group photo crossed off my goal list.

Make a mermaid tail for Undine

As a mermaid, Undine definitely needs a pretty mermaid tail that I can use for some photoshoots! I've been looking for suitable materials and hopefully I can get the tail done before summer, since that'd be the only chance for taking outdoor photos this year >.<

Work on the custom DD Saber project

I would need to start working on clothes next and I'm hoping to make at least one of her outfits this year. Still haven't decided for sure, but it'll probably be either the blue or red dress... Though I do love the white Lily version as well ;w; So hard to decide which one to make first, lol. It'll also depend on the availability of the materials.

Sew Medeia's Queen outfit

Medeia's background story has changed quite a bit, from an ordinary shapeshifter to Solamnia's Queen disguised as an ordinary country girl :D I've sketched an outfit that I want to make for Medeia, it is going to be another long project. I already have a few photo ideas that would require this outfit, so I really need to get it done!

Make short BJD photo stories

I used to make some photo stories years ago (back when I mainly had MSD and yo-SD sized dolls) and it's something that I've missed doing. I'm hoping to start making some photo stories again, at least short ones :3

My goals for 2016!

I'm a bit late with posting this, eheh ^^; Things just don't always go as planned and I didn't manage to finish this post before last year ended - time went so much faster than I thought! I also wanted to think about possible goals carefully and not write them down in a hurry :) I'm quite a slow writer sometimes, even slower if it requires some actual thinking...

Anyway, last year's goal post is here and I also went through them in this post to see which ones I managed to achieve and which not! Seems like it was actually a tie between things that happened and things that didn't XD

Goals that were achieved:
:: Practice and make more cernit sweets
:: Update this blog actively
:: Do not leave sewing projects unfinished
:: Go to a meet-up
:: Make more photostories

I'm quite happy with these achievements! I mentioned in the doll year 2015 post that I feel like I wasn't as active as on previous years, but while I was writing this post I realized that I did achieve many of my goals and was actually quite active - even if not in the same way as some time earlier.

The goal that I'm most happy about is definitely going to a meet-up - or actually multiple ones! ♥ I've felt quite anxious in the bigger meet-ups and it had been a long time since I last went to one, so I tried out meeting just with a few people, who have now become great friends~

Goals not achieved:
:: Buy/make a neat sofa for 65cm+ dolls
:: Do not buy non-planned (limited) dolls
:: Get a new camera
:: Make a doll-related video
:: Visit L-doll in France

Obviously, not buying any non-planned dolls/limiteds failed miserably, but that's not a big surprise, to be honest ^^; I'm going to forget about the huge doll sofa for now - it would be great, but we just don't have much space for such big props anymore and I think we can manage without it. A new camera is not a top priority for now either, since we moved together I've been able to use Sarg's camera, which I like much more than mine because of the handy turning screen~ ♥ We almost made a box opening video at one point, but ended up being lazy and it didn't happen after all...

Visiting L-doll wasn't possible, since it was on the same weekend as an anime convention we attended - if only we could've been in two places at once, hahah XD

And then finally, moving on to the goals that I have for this year:

Take a group photo of my complete BJD and Azone crews

This might sound like a simple task, but it's quite far from it... I have so many dolls that it takes a lot of time to dress them all nicely, pose them and get a picture where no one looks too derpy :'D I'm not even sure where I could fit them all at once for a group picture... Azones would be easier, so I'm quite sure I'll manage to take a group shot of them at some point, but I don't know about the bigger dolls. We'll see! This would definitely be a fun challenge though XD

Take more photos of my figures

I've enjoyed people's figure photography on Deviantart and Flickr very much, it's really inspirational and I wish to take more figure photos in 2016 myself too. Dolls have always inspired me the most, but it'd be fun to do something a bit different for change every now and then. My figure collection has grown quite a lot (Nendoroids probably being my main obsession ♥) and I'd like to give them some appreciation through photos as well, besides just having them on display in the cabinets. I could maybe give myself some sort of a challenge - like taking at least one figure photo per month?

Make a custom DD Saber

I'm waiting for a DDH-09 head, which I'm hoping to turn into Saber from Fate/stay night~ Not a big fan of the actual Saber DDs, since I feel like there's something off in their faces when it comes to portraying the character, but I think the 09 head could work perfectly for her... It'll be quite exciting to work on my own Saber :3 I'm planning to sew her outfit(s) myself as well, probably starting from either the red dress (from Fate/EXTRA) or Saber Lily dress~ Finding the perfect wig and eyes will take some time too, so this is going to be yet another long-time project!

Make more cosplays for Ceci

I love sewing cosplay stuff for Ceci! ;3; While I do enjoy cosplays, sewing in human size is not really my thing so it's great to be able to do it in smaller scale XD Previously Ceci has cosplayed as Chii (from Chobits), Madoka (from Puella Magi Madoka Magica) and Super Sonico. This year I'd like to make one or two new cosplay outfits for her. At the moment I have especially cheerleader Kotori on my mind (Love Live addiction ftw!!), but we'll see :3

Do not buy more BJDs (besides Undine)

This is quite the same as last year :'D Limited releases are always the worst temptation (since there is no guarantee being able to get the doll some time later), so once again I'm hoping that there wouldn't be releases that tempt me too much... I'm already almost giving in to buying Souldoll vampire Isabel (a basic release, though) and it definitely won't be the last temptation this year, so I'm not very optimistic about this one...

Visit Azone International and Volks stores in Japan

Assuming that our Japan trip really happens this year, I'd naturally like to visit Azone's and Volks' stores there! It would be a dream come true for a doll enthusiastic to get to see their selection of clothes and accessories~ Naturally there are many, many other doll/figure/fashion stores that I'd like to go to, but these are the top two! ♥

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I think that's it for this year! Besides these I obviously want to take lots of photos, be active with this blog and commenting to others' blogs, meet up with my friends, spoil my dolls with new clothes, sew a lot, craft a lot.. And most importantly, have another great year with my hobbies :3 I also wish that this year will be pleasant to my friends and fellow bloggers~

I think pretty much everyone has already blogged about their goals, but if you haven't, hope you do now! ♥

My goals for 2015!

A post fantasywoods made on her blog inspired me to write about what kind of goals I'd like to set for 2015! I though it'd be fun to look back in the end of the year and see if I've managed to reach any of those goals or if I've miserably failed XD

*drumroll* Here are my goals for next year:

• Buy/make a neat sofa for 65cm+ dolls

This has been really high on my wishlist for years... I've seen some really neat doll sofas for sale, but either they're too small for anything larger than 60cm or the sellers can't ship them overseas at all since their shipping boxes aren't big enough X'D So I'm starting to think that I need to make my own sofa, which might be wise in the end so I can get exactly the kind that I like and just the right size. This would be quite a big project that'll require lots of time, work, supplies and possibly help from my father.

• Practise and make more cernit sweets <3

Me and Sarg made some cernit sweets a couple of times during last year and had so much fun, so I definitely want to make even more this year! Both for Azones and larger BJDs~ They make such cute props for photos x3

• Do not buy non-planned (limited) dolls!

I already mentioned on my "Doll year 2014" post that I always try this every year, but never succeed ^^; In 2015 I'm going to try really, really hard and hope that doll companies won't release anything that I'd fell in love with. I have only two dolls that I'm planning on maybe getting in 2015 (Iplehouse nYID Rexy and SID Felix).

• Get a new camera?

Well this depends on many things, but I'd really like to get a new camera... I got this current one as a Christmas present in 2009 and I've been using it quite a lot ever since. It's not functioning that well anymore and it sometimes drives me crazy how hard it is to get to focus into something : < Editing saves many of my photos, but it'd be nice to get decent photos without having to edit and sharpen them so much... I have my birthday coming up in June, so maybe I'll try to collect some money XD

• Update this blog actively

Hehe well this goes without saying I guess, but I'm putting it as a goal just in case XD

• Do not leave sewing projects unfinished!!

I'm a horrible procrastinator and often start making something (or multiple things at best), but never finish ^^; This year I'll try to be more patient and concentrate on finishing planned projects that I start.

• Make a doll-related video o_o

The idea of making videos on Youtube has been circling in my mind for a while... It could be a box opening in the form of a video, a stop-motion photo story, room tour, or anything doll-related. I'm so shy that I might never be able to do this as much as I'd love to, but we'll see!

• Go to a meet-up

I used to go rather actively to local meet-ups, but now I've been either too busy with work or not feeling well so I've had to pass all of them :/ But hopefully this year I won't have so many shifts at work (especially on weekends) and could attend some meet-ups, it'd be great to meet other dolly people.

• Make more photo stories

...Or at least something like that XD I've made a couple of little story-like photoshoots lastyear (like Chici's Christmas baking) and I'm hoping to make even more things like that this year. It would be fun to make proper photo stories with speech bubbles and all as well :3

• Visit L-doll in France

Me and Sarg have talked about this every single year... How it'd be fun to go, but in the end we never do and always look at the photos people have taken at the event and wish we had gone there too XD Planes and flying seem super terrifying now that there's been some horrible things about them in the news, but maybe I will get over it... >.<