Yes, yes, I realize that it is 17 hours too early but chances are slim to none that I will be awake at midnight so....there you go!
As I take stock of 2013 I have to say that it was a pretty good year in spite of the drama that ensued. It started out slow and went on without a hitch until July when my daughter and I both got sick and had to had surgery all within two weeks of each other. However, we seem to have come out on the victorious side and life is getting back to normal. Now I am looking forward to the new year and am making plans.
I don't believe in resolutions because they usually involve food -- basically the not eating of it -- and I just fail miserably at that. If I say I am never eating sugar any more you can be guaranteed that I will have a cookie in my hand before I finish typing the sentence. So, yeah, no resolutions. Instead, I would like to look at the goals I have for the year.
Quilting -- yes, I am anxious to get back to it. I have been away from it -- having burned myself out on it for a while. It seemed that every time I looked around I was required to make a quilt for something and it went from a joyous pastime to a chore so I stopped. I have always loved handwork though and am now exploring English Paper Piecing and hope to ease my way back into quilting for pleasure.
Reading -- I signed up for two reading challenges in 2013 and contributed to both. I committed to 20 books for the 2013 Goodreads Reading Challenge and actually read about 25-26. I also signed up for the Pre-1960 Children's Literature Challenge and read 5 for that one. I feel like I did pretty well, I learned some authors new to me, I fell in love with Nancy Drew and I explored audio books which were a fantastic help on my daily commute.
I am only signing up for one reading challenge this year -- the Goodreads 2014 Reading Challenge and the first books I will be reading are a biography of John Lennon that I got for Christmas, the next Elm Creek Quilt series book "The Quilter's Legacy", one off my Nook queue "90 Minutes in Heaven" and the fourth in the Nancy Drew series. I don't know if I will read them simultaneously or one after another -- I usually don't do well trying to read more than one at a time but I will see.
Exercise -- yes, well, I need to do that but after whacking my back out on my Tony Little Gazelle I think I will be revisiting pilates -- on my bedroom floor -- and walking on my little feet. I have a path through the house that yields 100 steps with my stride. Yes, I don't have a large house and I would have to walk this path about a bazillion times to get enough steps in for the day but at least I wouldn't have a backache. So. yes, exercise will be a daily, ongoing challenge it seems.
Eating -- ah, I said eating wasn't going to be a part of this but it is. I am definitely going to try to eat better -- more fruit and veg, less meat and fewer treats. I think moderation is the key here.
My blogs -- definitely more attention to the blogs and less attention to Facebook. Who knew how addictive FB could be and I am sure it is not a good addiction so less Face time and more bloggy time.
So, there are some of my goals for the year. I am sure I will have others as the year goes on but for now, this will keep me very busy and I look forward to getting on with it.
So, again, Happy New Year!
