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December 30, 2006

Resolute

I am one of those people who never make new year's resolutions. The new year is supposed to be a time of renewal, refreshing and redefining of yourself. My unfortunate problem is that I never keep my resolutions and so therefore just stopped making them when I was about 15. This year needs to be different though. I am resolute to make and follow some resolutions. I have so much going on in my life right now. My master's degree is about 50% finished with much of the coursework behind me and much of the internship ahead. My knitting is still a delight to me and I want to take the next steps in my 'process.' Some of this is currently in the works and some of it is still in my head. My marriage is still wonderful but work is never done there. Being married is all about being self-less and being a mom (one day...) requires even more self-less-ness. I'm working on it.... Other personal life issues have evolved over the last year that are emotional draining and have required much prayer and much release of my "I want to solve everyone's problems" nature (wow, imagine that I want to be a psychologist...).

I resolve to...

...knit from my stash. No more yarn buying for the next year. Period.
...get the patterns in my mind down on the page. And swatched. A couple actual finished pieces would be great but right now I'm just shooting for rough patterns and swatches.
...lose weight. With everything that's been going on, working out and eating healthily have fallen by the wayside. This year it's not all about being skinny (although fitting into my old clothes would be nice) but about being healthy and feeling energetic. I have a thyroid problem and so weight and energy are always issues for me. This is me being proactive!
...blog more. Last year about this time I decided to take a break from blogging and closed down my other site. I came back about 4 months later after really missing the exchange of ideas and decided to really make a good blog. I think I've done ok with that, but my blogging leaves a lot to be desired. I want to hold myself to posting at least once a week and actually work on and think through my posts so they will be of better quality.
...Finish all the projects I have started. Holy moley, are there a ton of those! Maybe my first post of the new year will be sorting out what I have to work on. Oy.
...Get to know one new blogger a month. This is the fun part. I try to read up on my usual blog 'friends' every week, but I'd like to find one new blog a month and read through her/his archives.
...go to a KIP meeting. Mostly I want to go to one in particular in Chicago, which I'm hoping can happen soon. I'm mostly a solitary knitter because I don't have a whole lot of time to sit and knit with people. I just do it when I can. Plus I want to actually meet some bloggers!
...spend less time focused on the future and more time focused on the here and now. Primarily, spending time contemplatively (praying, with God), being a good wife, doing well in school, performing well at work, and giving of myself to family and friends. I worry too much about what's coming and not enough about the current day.

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