New Year's Resolutions

It's that time of year again- the beginning of it. Even though every day and week is new, the less-frequent (usually about annual) new-ness of a year causes some to pause, reflect, and revamp. I'm not always one of those people, but since this is my first whole year away from school, I thought it might be an appropriate time to resolve.

.... Of course, it's nearly the end of January, which gives you a good indication of how well my resolution not to procrastinate is going. But all hypocrisy aside...

Knitting: My knitting resolutions spiraled rapidly out of control, and have become more of a glorified "To Do in 2010" list, which looks something like:

I'd be more concerned, but I'm really excited by my list, and isn't that what makes your resolutions attainable? The nuts and bolts of my knitting resolutions for this year are:

Love the stash I have: My stash has grown considerably in the past year, partly from my own obsession and partly from the generosity of friends and family who love my Loopy Ewe wishlist and point and click without asking too many questions. My stash looks something like:


It's big and bright and beautiful and I love every yarn in it. It's also nearly 15 miles of yarn, not including the hundreds of yards of scrap yarn in the little red box. I don't want to preclude myself from buying some gorgeous new stuff, I just want to appropriately love and squeeze... and occasionally, you know, knit... with all the great stuff I've already accumulated.

Go big or go home: I have tons and tons of projects in mind for the year. Knitting sweaters, knitting in tons of group KALs, dyeing sock yarn, looking into buying a loom, designing Solstice gifts for my family... My resolution is to get as much of it done as I can. It's about as Miss-America-generic of a goal as I can have but... well, the list above takes care of the details.

....while retaining a semblance of balance: Occasionally, non-knitting things happen. Like husbands and puppies and work and having an apartment. Integrating my resolutions with the rest of life is what will really make them successful.

Check in occasionally: I promise, no more 6-month gaps in my blogging.

Non-knitting: It's my first whole year in the real world, so I have a lot of good eating, exercise, and reading to catch up on.

So, being the good government employee I am, I have my lists and my timeline and my evaluation criteria. Now, it's just time to put it into action. Ready, set, go!