Every year, BF and I spend the week between Christmas and New Year's reflecting on the past year and planning for the next. I learn a lot each year and stop to take time to appreciate the good things in our lives. This past year was a very difficult year for many people - and we hunkered down and prepared for the worst - which thankfully wasn't as bad as we had feared. We survived both boys' surgeries at CHKD in February and they're doing marvelously! We survived the recession. We even made some headway on New Year's Resolutions. OK - I didn't lose any weight. But I was very successful on my knitting resolution of 2009 - the Finish or Frog It Friday
This past year, I used Friday as a day to reflect on my WIPs and UFOs. I often would get bored with my knitting and look to the next BSO (Bright Shiny Object) for immediate gratification. This would only guarantee that my WIP would languish in the forgotten object pile with little hope for resurrection. This has changed. As of today, I am slightly more focused on my knitting. I only have 6 projects in my To Do Pile. The rest have either been finished, frogged or put into my Ravelry "Hibernating" mode. When I go to Ravelry to see which projects I need to work on, I only see a manageable number of projects. Six is not overwhelming to me. Six is something I can actually look at and say "Which one do I want to finish next?" I'm down to six projects that I actually want to finish. The oldest UFO is from 2005. I picked it up again this past week and have been knitting diligently on it every day. I think it will be one of my first FOs for 2010. It only took 5 years, but the finish line is definitely on the horizon. That's a great accomplishment for me. I feel really good about it.
So, while I still think I should lose weight, eat healthier, exercise more in the new year, I can definitely tell you that I'll be keeping up with my Finish or Frog It resolution via Ravelry. Would you care to join me? Please check out our group. Hopefully we'll provide the support you need to Just Do It! I know it's been a fantastic change in my life. I hope it will be for you, too.
Best wishes for a very healthy, happy, joyful and prosperous new year!
I'm in. I don't have many UFOs, but several of them are quite old, and need to be Finished or Frogged!
Posted by: Lorette | Saturday, January 02, 2010 at 17:08
I'm looking forward to participating in the group in 2010! Happy New Year!
Posted by: Beth | Saturday, January 02, 2010 at 09:07
Happy New Year! When I get all my stuff back, I will be finishing or froggig more. It seems hard to believe - but at the moment, I only have three projects on the go (apart from the ones in the sea freight).
Posted by: Ingrid | Saturday, January 02, 2010 at 00:30
I really enjoy the Group on Rave. I love to see what people are doing. You have done a remarkable job as the Group Leader Jennifer.
Posted by: kathy b | Friday, January 01, 2010 at 21:43
Happy New Year! Good Luck with all your NY resolutions :) I've given up on making them as I am not very good at keeping them. Just looking forward and hoping for the best!!
happy knitting :)
Posted by: hakucho | Friday, January 01, 2010 at 20:01
Love reading your blog posts but you use more TLAs (three letter acronyms) than anyone I know. :)
You have inspired me to knit more in the upcoming year and I already have some other projects lined up.
2010 started off with my home phone not working, I dropped a stitch in my current project and can't find it for the life of me, I've already broken my new year's resolution to eat better and then my computer went berserk.
All seems to be settled down on the electronic front so maybe I'll send out a search party for that missing stitch.
Now, what is a UFO and an FO?
Happy 2010 to you, the BFF and your boys.
Posted by: Carol King | Friday, January 01, 2010 at 17:01
Happy New Year!
Posted by: Wool Winder | Friday, January 01, 2010 at 08:16