DYSFUNKTIONAL KNITTER

Just another knitting blog with a little bit of quilting thrown in!

Monday, January 01, 2007

Another year gone by....

and I grew another chin hair. Now I have three, oh lucky me! So a pluckin' I will go in 2007.

So 2006 was not a great year for me. Besides the chin hair thing, I became a defunct knitter. And when you combine that with my dysfunctional being, you get a fricken disaster. I struggled finishing projects this past year, which was a new ailment for me. I've always been one to start and finish a project. But I currently have two pairs of socks on the needles that I started way back when that are begging to be finished. This past year I also did not renew any knitting magazines as they weren't inspiring me. I also didn't keep in touch with friends as much as I usually do. Maybe working nights contributed to that; I don't know. I didn't even knit Saturday mornings with the local knitting group. Not only did I struggle with knitting, I even quit blogging for awhile.

But in 2007, I plan to see friends more often, knit with a local group of knitters, attend spinning guild more often, and finish all my projects. I'm also going to renew my knitting mag subscriptions. Oh yes, I plan on spinning more, too.

I don't believe in new year's resolutions but I do believe in change. And with a new year comes hope for change. Darn, I need to get organized. My stash is strewn all over the floor in one of the spare bedrooms along with miscellaneous patterns and other knitting paraphernalia. I struggle with this year after year. I organize it, then look for something, make a huge mess and close the bedroom door for months.

I don't mean to bore anyone with a recount of 2006. But I want to look back at this post in July and see how I am doing. Will I be able to say that I've changed? Or will I still be me .... a defunct, dysfunctional knitter?

Thanks for stopping by during the year and reading and commenting. I truly enjoy reading all of your blogs. Happy New Year!

7 comments:

Sheepish Annie said...

Oh, I can't even comment on the whole "stash management" issue. I'm the worst!!! It's a train wreck...

But, I'm very glad you resumed blogging. I missed your posts while you were on hiatus. The other stuff (knitting, finishing projects, friends etc...) will come together. Sometimes there's other stuff to which we need to attend. It always comes full circle after a while. Happy '07!

JessaLu said...

Happy New Year :o) Good luck with your stash management!

amanda said...

thanks for all of your lovely comments on my blog! I have finally found yours. When i view your blogger profile, knittingartisan comes up. anyway, happy new year!!

kristinknits said...

Change is good! I am going for change as well in the new year. Thanks for visiting my blog. I always find your posts entertaining.

Happy 2007 to you!

Lynne said...

Wait just a minute...you only have three chin hairs? Lucky you! And the disaster that happened to me this morning? After being sick all week, I was in serious need of plucking, which I do in my car on the way to work (the light is better)at stop lights. Well, my tweezers were not in my car. I recall A Visiting Daughter early last week asking me (while I was in a drug-induced state) where my tweezers were. And I told her! I'm sure I'll never see them again, which means I may have to shave in the morning.
Happy New Year!

B. said...

Happy New Year Diana!

I have so enjoyed reading your posts and love to see your comments for mine.

I wish you all the best for 2007!

Becky

http://knittygirlfun.blogspot.com

witchpoo said...

Yea 2006 kinda sucked. You should try my stash management, big plastic bins... easy to dump out to root for something, and easy to scoop stuff back into when you didn't find what you were looking for. If you run out of space, then you just buy more plastic bins.

May 2007 be a much better year!