Sunday, December 31, 2017

goals

photo: focus..damn it!


Eating
-Just get back to normal. [Remember that a day with out Christmas cookies and bourbon-spiked eggnog does not equal starvation rations.]

Shopping 
-Don't, at least until April. I have a relatively small amount of debt and there's no reason it shouldn't be paid off by the end of the first quarter.
-Exceptions:  Fabric for the Jalie Eleonore pattern that's been sitting on my sewing table, and supplies (zipper and bias tape) to finish my in-progress Tamarack jacket. Which brings me to....

Creating 
-Find that ever-elusive balance between product and process. I primarily wear neutrals, so maybe don't knit any more brightly-colored lace shawls.


These only see the light of day when I open my closet.

Instead focus on useful things, like this Tamarack:

Quilting the back. 


Listening
-Pay attention and listen deeply. Notice when my mind wanders to my Ravelry queue or mountain of laundry or diet coke.


Onward and upward!



Thursday, December 28, 2017

and so it begins

In roughly 11 months I will celebrate my 50th birthday.

It doesn't feel "old," but it feels significant--much more like a milestone than turning 40 did.

And man, a half-century can really fly by in a haze of misspent energy.

There are things I'd like to do more of and things I'd like to do less of, from eating to shopping to creating to listening.

Can an aging dog learn new tricks? I'll share the results of my experiment here.

Glad you stopped by.