i even have the t-shirt. but not this year (happy new year btw).
i have been musing on resolutions for much of the last month – i don’t usually do them, but this year i had an idea. it started when we were christmas shopping, and we just kept saying we had all we wanted. and we really do. we’ve spoiled ourselves somewhat (ok, maybe more than somewhat) and we’re really in a place where we are in need of nothing. we are blessed and lucky to be in that position, and we do what we can not to take it for granted.
with this in mind, my resolutions this year:
1) don’t buy anything you don’t need. what this really means, in specifics:
- no buying yarn/needles/books/anything related. no pdf patterns, no magazines. no notion, no nothing. no bobbins for my wheel, no fiber, no stuff.
- no toys, no accessories, no books, no magazines. i’ve got enough unread on my kindle to last me the year.
exceptions/does not include:
- mdsw – i didn’t go last year, and to go this year and not spend a dime isn’t all that awesome. so i’m going, and my budget is 125. no exceptions.
- starbucks – i am planning on cutting back however.
- clothes for work/needed stuff – this is really unavoidable
- craft essentials for items that i am making for etsy, where i have all the stuff but x to finish and x is not more than 10 dollars
- out to eat with friends (i really only do this once a month anyways)
why? i have SO MUCH STASH for yarn, and a lot of fabric, not to mention all these projects that are queued/half finished. i’ve got a set of bounty hunter armor in the box that i wanted to work on pre-baby, and it’s still sitting there. to be truthful, i have enough project stuff to keep me busy in the next two years, not one. but we’re going to try this out.
2) cut out people in my life who provide nothing.
- i am around too many people who pretend to be my friend for reasons that i don’t understand (or in at least one case, totally understand) that are poison. i’m done with that, i have too many things to do and no time for such bullshit.
3) be healthier.
- i’ve said this for so long , and i’ve recently really taken better hold of it. but i could be better. so i’m going to try. this one’s kind of loose, but i didn’t want to not state it.
and last, but most importantly:
3) spend more time with my family.
- i have attention issues and they affect our life. i know my husband and son know i love them, but i want to be better at making sure they feel it and know it on a regular basis. this means more dinners together, and more time where there’s no outside influences (tv, iphones, computers, etc). i won’t get the time i lose back, so i am going to do my best not to lose it.
there’s my goals. i have one award if i make the first one — a new wheel. yes i have a wheel, but i want a second one. part of the first one is to save enough in my personal account that i have at least double the cost of the new wheel in my account on 1/1/2011.
grateful
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