I've come to accept that this is a preliminary list. Things always change. But you have to start somewhere.
So here we go.
Books:
I'm starting with 12 books, because I need to work on my ability to focus. Much has been said about the internet cutting down the ability of people to focus on reading, and in my case I believe this is true. I'd like to read for about an hour a day, but I need to work on that one. That being the case I'm starting with the hope of getting at least 12 books read this year, and if I can get up to 24 I'll be thrilled.
- Shall We Wake The President by Tevi Troy
- Grit by Angela Duckworth
- Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Cory
- Caliban's War by James S. A. Cory
- The Wrinkle In Time Trilogy by Madeline L'Engle
- The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini
- Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara
- The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
- The Last Full Measure by Jeff Shaara
- Pontoon by Garrison Keilor
- The Art of War by Sun Tsu
- The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine
I don't know if it's the most well-rounded list ever but it has the benefit of currently occupying my coffee table. So that is where I'm starting.
Embroidery:
I have six embroidery projects listed, but given that the last one is kind of big and in truth it's hard to fit embroidery in from November to February I'm only listing five. The problem being that I don't have pictures for some of them, they're so old they're out of print. But we do what we can.
Quilting and Sewing:
I have myself down for one big quilt this year but I don't think that's going to happen. We need to replace the one on our bed, but there's one we'd really like to buy. Instead I'm going to shoot for two pillows to continue with girling up our bed. I'm saying four because I need to buy the patterns and material, which will take a bit, and at the moment I'm not physically up to sitting at the machine, so I'm going to lose the first four months. And I have other, priority projects anyway, namely a new bag that's both easy to wear with my crutches and shows off my butons and some new aprons.
Crochet:
Which is distinct from knitting in that I can only manage a small amount of it during the day because it bothers my wrist so.
Knitting:
This is where the rubber meets the road, isn't it?
- A Rainbow Wingspan
- A Rainbow scarf
- A pair of Rainbow Gloves to match the above scarf
- A Copper Boom scarf in a rich, soft blue
- A Hoek in rich, forest colors
- A Leftie in black and cool jewel tones (inspired here)
- A Simple Sideways in silly pastels
- Finish the Country scarf
- Finish the Nine-Patch pillow
- Finish the Wild West scarf
- Make a Bobble Sheep pillow
- Make a Riverbed Scarf, at last
Yes, this is a project a month. Yes, this is GOING to happen this year. I am a productive knitter and I will produce. And I might just throw in some more decorative stuff or tea cozies besides. But I am going to pick one and FINISH it per month before I start anything else.
You'll notice a lot of scarves and aprons. That's because I finally settled on a "school" uniform of black tank tops and either charcoal, black or denim skirts. Relatively stain proof and good everywhere, but they need to be dressed up somehow. Scarves to the rescue.
TV & News:
Because I feel the need to catch up to my Liberal brethren. Also because I have a lot of handiwork to do up there.
- BBC news every day
- NPR news every day
- CBC news every day
- Westworld
- Game of Thrones
- The Expanse
- Breaking Bad
- American Horror Story
- Supernatural
- Gilmore Girls
That ought to get me started.
Writing:
I have stories to finish. I truly do.
- Finish Least Expected
- Finish Understanding
- Finish First Run
- Finish Percival's Dominatrix (This will take two months)
- Finish the new Sci-fi one
- Finish the Lost Girl cross-over
- Finish the one with the White Plague
- Maybe something original
Personal stuff:
Of course these are the really important goals
- A1c under 6.0
- Healthy LDL
- Walk a mile
- Ride five miles
- Get back to lifting 5x/week
- Get to a 2200 kcal/day diet
At the moment I'd be happy to be back on one crutch. Baby steps here.
The House:
Which is dead last because I can't do any of it right now. If I can empty and re-load my dishwasher I'm thrilled. Hell, at the moment if I can shower I'm thrilled. But hopefully, eventually I'll get to this.
- Clean out the pantry
- Clean out the cupboards
- Set up the Room of Many Hobbies
- Clean out the walk-in closet
- Clean out the craft closet
- Set the craft closet up as camping/emergency storage
- Set up the library
So those are my goals for the year. I'll be drawing from this list to make my monthly goals. so watch this space.