Ten on Tuesday - 10 Things I Want to Do in 2012

Carole has been sending me the topics to write about for Ten on Tuesday for months and I keep forgetting to write them.  So today I figured I am going to start.  This way I can look back at the end of the year and see if I managed to do any of them.


1. I want to read 50 books this year.  Last year I managed 52 so I should be able to squeeze these in.


2. I am going to attempt to eat mostly unprocessed foods 5 days a week.  There are small kids that live at my house so I know that going for everyday is practically impossible.


3. I am not going to start any new knitting project until one of the works in progress has been completed or frogged.  I have over ten WIPs and most have been on the needles for a long time.  This will force me to reevaluate their existence.  This does not apply to the following.  I am going to attempt to keep up with the Shakespeare in Lace club kits from Wooly Wonka Fibers. They are beautiful and I love knitting them so they are the exception to the above rule.  Hopefully this will keep me from getting too bored with the projects I have on the needles.


4. I am going to write more.  My goal is to work on my writing 7 hours a week.  I also want to get over my fear of editing and begin to edit my works in progress.


5. I am going to practice my spinning and get up the courage to try to spin the beautiful Merino/Silk I just bought at The Fold's New Year's Day Sale. I would like to get to the point where what I spin is actually useful for a project.


6. I am not going to buy any more yarn until Midwest Fiber and Folk.  I have 142 MILES of yarn currently in my house.  I think that is plenty to tide me over until then.


7. I would like to have a warp on both looms at all times during the year.  That being said neither one has a warp on it right now, but i do have two warps wound and ready to go.


8. I am going to finish one fiber art project a month.  I don't care if it is woven, knit, crocheted, or spun I just want to accomplish somethign every month.


9. I want to take my lunch to work more often than going out. I am aiming for taking lunch 3 out of the 4 days I work.  (We have a screwy 4 days on 2 days off schedule.)  It would be healthier and save money.


10. This one is probably the most important.  I vow to be kinder to myself and to the people that live in my house.  Lately I find myself being stressed and not treating myself and other the way I truly want to be treated.  In this I am going to go to yoga 3-5 times a week.


Rereading this it sounds like a lot but they are goals and I like a challenge.