I am a HUGE fan of new year's resolutions. Not the traditional "lose weight," "exercise more" type--nothing hard to measure so vague. But I always make a list of things to be done during the year. Besides the "Year of No Processed Foods" experiment, there have been years devoted to trying a new recipe every week, being a tourist in my home area, exploring musical composers, etc. Things that are new, interesting, and can be accomplished.
As it is January 1, it's time for this year's list:
1. Read 100 books
Okay, sort of a repeat of last year, but reading used to be one of my favorite things to do, and somewhere along the way, it had ceased to be that important. Last year was good for me--I read lots of interesting things, much more "mind popcorn" mystery books, and just anything that struck my fancy. It was great fun, and I intend to read (or listen to) 100 this year.
2. Read Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Ever since I heard of the Julie & Julia Project, I have been curious about Julia Child's book. While I am an adventurous person, I make beef gelatin for no one, so cooking my way through the book is out of the question. But I think I will learn a lot by simply reading it--and trying a few recipes that don't completely repulse me.
3. Finish 100 knitting/sewing projects
This is more for the knitting blog, but it's a resolution. I have such a long list of things I want to make--maybe this will give me a jump start on them.
4. Be able to swim a mile before I turn 40 in September.
Note to self: look up how many laps that will be. (January 1 is not the date for details)
5. Do 10 lessons in my serger workbook
I bought my serger 3 years ago, and bought a workbook with it that very nicely explains how to do all sorts of different things. I have used the serger quite a bit, but still have yet to do a single lesson, and I'm thinking it would be nice to move past my current 2-stitch repertoire.
6. Try 5 new bread recipes
7. Shake this dang cold!
Happy New Year!!!!!
1 comment:
Happy New Year! I do hope that the cold lets up soon. This one seems to have been hanging around for some time.
I do agree with you about the serger. I too have had one for a number of years, but done little with it beyond very simple tasks. I managed to find a couple of rather good books about their use in a charity shop during 2009, so perhaps 2010 should be thhe year I finally get to succeed with a serger.
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