Hi, my name is Donita and I have personal & crafting goals. This year, my mantra is “More of what makes me happy.” I’m trying to choose my focus and hoping my mindset will follow.
The end of March means the end of Q1. My mind likes clear boundaries of time (too many years spent on academic calendars, I suspect), so even though my job doesn’t predispose the end of the quarter to have any significance at the moment, I still feel like I should tie something up and put a pretty bow on it.
So, my super broad goals were:
- Not yet hit by any vehicles
- So far, so good!!
- Resolve both legal matters from the last time(s) vehicle(s) hit me
- HALLELUJUAH – ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO!! It was the lesser of the two, but any progress is welcome at this point!
- Try yoga as the next phase of rehab from when vehicles hit me before
- This hasn’t happened yet, but not due to lack of desire… more lack of availability.
- Walk more
- Not as much as I would like, but walking has happened! My Ellie was so happy to have her pack walking together, she could barely contain herself.
- Knit more
- Spin more
- Design more
- No progress on this front.
- Get current design ideas on paper & published
- None here either.
Work got in the way of life a little bit during the last 3 months, but that phase seems to be coming to an end (Thank God!). Hopefully, this will allow me the time to get a jump on some of the things I haven’t started to tackle yet.
As for the crafting goals, I made those a little more tangible for the year.
- 20,000 yards in FOs worked
- More sweaters in my sweater chest
- Fewer languishing UFOs
- More socks in my sock drawer
Here’s where I am:
4,443 yards in FOs so far – 22% to goal and considering how many things I have progress on that I’m not counting, I’m confident this is doable.
11 FOs so far! All the links lead back to my Ravelry project pages, where you can see info about the patterns, yarns, needles & mods I used.
4 pairs of socks:
2 cowls:
1 shawl:
2 accessories
- Lintilla mitts – I improvised these & I couldn’t have been happier about how they turned out!
- Earwarmer/Headband
2 sweaters
- Owls, which had been languishing since 2012. That’s 3 years.
- Bayside Pullover
I’m actually ahead on my sock goal. With my progress so far this year, all my other goals have been incorporated! I can’t tell you how nice it was to get that Owls off the needles. I still haven’t even worn it yet – not even tried it on. But it’s done. (We’re not speaking at the moment. It’s done but it’s still metaphorically in time out.)
I currently have 9 active WIPs (works in progress). There are 2 sweaters, 4 pairs of socks, 3 wraps/shawls and I’m about 3/4 of the way done with an 8 oz blend of wool/silk from Morro Fleece Works. As if that wasn’t enough, I’ve got 14 more on deck: 7 sweaters, 3 pairs of socks and 4 accessories.
If you want to see progress pics, follow me on Instagram @inagaddadonita – it’s mostly pictures of my knitting, spinning and sewing, my dogs, and things I love like tea, Lo-lo bars, my favorite hippie products, etc… And if that sounds like something you’d like to see, I’m your girl!
Donita Westman 