New Year's Resolutions

I'm publishing this list in part, because I don't want to forget about it...also, it seems like if I share it with you...I'll be more likely to follow through! This year is all about quality of life, simplicity, and frugality. The latter is the price I'm gladly paying for being able to spend time with Joseph, but sometimes it might mean that I have to decline on fun things that cost alot of dollars. Be assured, this is not a life long goal, I'll never be frugal to the core.

Money/Home

1. Be CHEAP this year.
2. Grow Food/Can Food
3. Go to Farmer’s Markets
4. Buy Organic wherever possible (I know it's not cheap to do so, but this is important because we dont' want nasties going into Scrumptious' body)
5. Eat wisely
6. Cook at Home
7. Sew and Knit for us and gifts wherever possible
8. Use materials you already have or buy used items
9. Get rid of stuff and have yard sale
10. Airstream!

Personal/Professional

1. Publish a Zine 4 times this year (book fodder) I know this is a new idea coming from me...but just wait and see
2. Exercise every day (even a walk with Joseph)
3. Sort through mags and make idea binder (getting rid of mags along way)
4. Use the Library alot
   

Family

1. Be kind and calm
2. Show love with abandon
3. Enjoy every day with Joseph
4. Keep journaling for Joseph
5. Limited Movies/TV…no TV in front of Joseph (and knit or sew or project during a movie)
6. Eat dinner at the table

Knitting-Current Projects

These are my current projects...the two skein photo is a little scarf for Joseph...requested by Clay. It's a wool/bamboo yarn which is super soft and I'm just doing a simple garter stitch. Half will be orange and half will be blue and there will be a little slit in the middle of the blue so the orange half can slip through. The hat project is for my massage therapist's baby Raena. Tami and Paco are the parents and they were in our birth class...this yarn is super soft and it's such a pale pink that I had to make something cute out of it. I'm going to hang a little felted red heart from the tip for valentines day.

My Knitting Projects-First Sweater!

Heather inspired me by posting her knitting projects...so I'm copying her. This is the back and front of the little boy's sweater that I made for little baby Weston Reynolds. It's a boat neck and when I tried it on Joseph, the neck seamed a little flimsy, so I added Sock Monkey print closures and buttons. I must note that I taught myself how to sew the seams with the diagrams on the pattern and they are SO good, pat on the back to me.