More or Less
Welcome to the first Tuesday of 2016!
New Year, New 10 on Tuesday!
Carole has given us the lovely task this week to share the following:
List 5 things you want to do less in the new year and 5 things you want to do more
Welcome to the first Tuesday of 2016!
New Year, New 10 on Tuesday!
Carole has given us the lovely task this week to share the following:
List 5 things you want to do less in the new year and 5 things you want to do more
Apparently, last-minute rushed decisions create the perfect storm for the flurry of projects that I started for Natural Stitches 12 Days of Casting On.
And storm is the correct analogy – I have some finished projects, a flood of WIP’s, and a couple of swatches for a future project.
Welcome to 2016, Gentle Reader, one I hope will be truly a remarkable year!
But, New Year – new you? I hope not so much, I spent much of last year trying to improve me. I wanted to learn more and do more.
And, I think I did fairly well.
2015 saw me become a student of yoga, which has become an almost daily ritual for me. I am happy about this but I need to do more. Every year I fool myself about losing weight, well the days of fooling myself are over. As the saying goes, actions speak louder than words. What this equates to is more action needs to happen in my life, as in MOVE IT! Which is a struggle when all your favorite activities are sedentary ones.
However, knitting and walking is apparently thing… Stay tuned for more on this become a thing in my life as 2016 unfolds.
I loved the stitching process in making my daughters “family tree” so you can expect more stitching projects in 2016. I am a long way from the beauty that Bonnie Sennott stitches, but I won’t let that stop me. This book might be the perfect addition to my library.
But, what I really want to focus on this year is gratitude. I will be working through 365Grateful this year. You will see things about this all year-long here on the blog, but if you want to see my daily gratitude, follow me on Instagram!
And so, what I am especially grateful for today: coffee, in a very special mug.
Happy New Year!
I hope as you all reflect on what 2015 brought you and ponder what 2016 holds for you, may this be your guide:
I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before and more importantly, you’re doing something. – Neil Gaiman
Here is to a bold and exciting 2016 to you all!
Happy New Years!
Carole has me reviewing my year to determine the following:
10 Things You Did in 2015 That Made You Feel Proud
Wow, this one is a bit of a challenge! I am certainly proud of my new granddaughter, Genevieve – but she is not something I did. I am also proud of my children for a variety of reasons, but especially now that they are all out of school I am so proud of how well they are all doing at “being adults” – but again, not something I did either.
For me, 2015 was a “Year of Making” coupled with lots of learning! Please join me as I look at the things I did, learned, and made this year – things that make me proud of myself!
I can now share with you some of the gifts I made for Christmas! I had a few very busy weeks with lots of projects going!
The marshmallows are done, bring on the Christmas!
Because…
There is nothing better than homemade marshmallows atop a warm cup of chocolate on Christmas morning.
Happy Christmas, Gentle Reader!
Happy Christmas Eve, Gentle Reader.
Tonight there will be singing and lots of it.
And, a Wassail Martini or two for good measure!