November Goals!

Hello and happy November! I'm very late to the party. If you're a regular reader of this blog, you know that my Year of Projects post went up late because I've been busy with kids and one of my besties from college is staying with us for a week........which is why this post is late, as well :)

But, we're here so let's get going!

My October Goal Review:

FIBERY GOALS
1. Work on the following (and maybe finish one or two of): Snape's Stockings, Wink, Dragon's Egg Socks, Pacific Shawl, Fire & Ice (Fire) Socks, Little Man's Hat, and Bunny.

Hahaha, no. I worked on my Pacific Shawl quite a bit this month and I'm on the border. The Fire Socks saw some action, as did my hat for Little Man. I'm not close to finishing anything but I did make some progress...

2. Card some more puni rolags from the purple merino/silk blend and maybe spend some time spinning it.

All the fiber has been carded and rolled into puni rolags and I even spun some of it. Not much but still, progress :)

3. Try to partake in a fibery endeavor every day.

Trying. Not succeeding. Oh well.

4. Get back on the Yarn Diet Train (club yarns, of course, do not count).

I think I've done pretty well with this. I had some club yarns arrive and I've not done any shopping that I can think of...

5. Toss the stash. Pull things out to destash, update the written database and the spreadsheet, and so on.

I didn't toss the stash as much as I wanted, nor did I work on updating my database/spreadsheet but I did sell some yarn, which is lovely.

6. Work on Ice Socks design (seriously, the chart.....it eludes me!).

My mantra: JUST GOOGLE IT, STUPID! I did some work and found a chart of what I've been looking for. I have to tweak it for what I want but I found one and that's exactly what I was going for. 

7. Anything else that tickles my fibery fancy (starting a new project, destashing, book destashing, organizing, etc.).

I'm sure things tickled my fancy but I don't remember. I'm lucky I know my own name...


NON-FIBERY GOALS
1. Reorganize in Stormageddon's room. 

Haha. No.

2. Go through Little Man's clothes/books/toys.

I did do some of this but it needs more (story of my life!).

3. Drink more water.

Does coffee count?

4. Try to go to the gym at least 2x/week or some other method of exercise.

It was hard for part of this month because Little Man was on fall break from school, which means I spent two weeks NOT walking 2 miles 5 days a week. But, it's okay.

5. Family history/genealogy stuff: photo albums, family stories, etc.

No.

6. Keep working on the weight loss shit (thank you, Lose It app for doing the math and such for me).

Keep on keeping on. 

7. Keep up on the pseudo bullet journal thingie I'm doing.

Not perfect but I'm trying.

8. Read The Hobbit.

Nope. Not at all.

9. Work on my recipe journal.

One would think I would have, as it's a goal....but, it just didn't happen. 



So, there's October....but let's move on to November.

FIBERY GOALS
1. Work on the following (and maybe finish one or two of): Snape's Stockings, Wink, Dragon's Egg Socks, Pacific Shawl, Fire & Ice (Fire) Socks, Little Man's Hat, and Bunny.
2. Spin some more of that purple merino/silk blend.
3. Try to partake in a fibery endeavor every day.
4. Get back on the Yarn Diet Train (club yarns, of course, do not count).
5. Work on Ice Socks design (tweak the chart, figure out what I want to do, etc.).
6. Anything else that tickles my fibery fancy (starting a new project, destashing, book destashing, organizing, etc.).

NON-FIBERY GOALS
1. Reorganize in Stormageddon's room.
2. Make Little Man's board for school (birthday board).
3. Drink more water.
4. Try to go to the gym at least 2x/week or some other method of exercise.
5. Start working on Christmas presents (wrapping, ordering, etc.), and wrap Little Man's birthday presents.
6. Keep working on the weight loss shit (thank you, Lose It app for doing the math and such for me).
7. Keep up on the pseudo bullet journal thingie I'm doing.
8. Read something that is in the form of a book.
9. Work on my recipe journal.


A few new things, a few minor changes, and lots of old favorites :)

Mid-Month Update: October Goals!

Happy mid-October!

It's been kind of quiet lately around the blog...lots going on, I suppose...or maybe we should just look at the goals list :)

FIBERY GOALS
1. Work on the following (and maybe finish one or two of): Snape's Stockings, Wink, Dragon's Egg Socks, Pacific Shawl, Fire & Ice (Fire) Socks, Little Man's Hat, and Bunny.

Admittedly, it's mid-month and I've worked a little bit on Wink, my Dragon's Egg Socks, my Pacific Shawl, my Fire Socks, and the Bunny. But no major progress has been had on any of it. 

2. Card some more puni rolags from the purple merino/silk blend and maybe spend some time spinning it.

While I didn't card any more rolags, I did spin a couple that I had already made. It wasn't much but it counts!

3. Try to partake in a fibery endeavor every day.

I think about it.......does that count?

4. Get back on the Yarn Diet Train (club yarns, of course, do not count).

I'm doing well...but that may be because I've got three clubs going on right now (Cookie A, Sheepy Time Knits Middle-Earth, and my Knitcircus one just started). Oh, and Lambtown happened but I don't count festivals either :)

5. Toss the stash. Pull things out to destash, update the written database and the spreadsheet, and so on.

I've not done much of this...I should do more.

6. Work on Ice Socks design (seriously, the chart.....it eludes me!).

Still cursing at the chart. It's pissing me off and I'm almost tempted to toss the entire idea. 

7. Anything else that tickles my fibery fancy (starting a new project, destashing, book destashing, organizing, etc.).

Um........nope.

NON-FIBERY GOALS
1. Reorganize in Stormageddon's room.

Hahahahahaha.

2. Go through Little Man's clothes/books/toys.

Hahahahahahaha. 

3. Drink more water.

Going in spurts again. I remember one day or a couple days, and then I forget and fall off the train...and then I remember for a couple days. 

4. Try to go to the gym at least 2x/week or some other method of exercise.

Trying. I've been to the gym several times, in addition to walking Little Man to and from school and to the park and....

5. Family history/genealogy stuff: photo albums, family stories, etc.

Nope.

6. Keep working on the weight loss shit (thank you, Lose It app for doing the math and such for me).

Keep on keeping on...

7. Keep up on the pseudo bullet journal thingie I'm doing.

I've missed a couple days here and there but it's okay. 

8. Read The Hobbit.

Nope.

9. Work on my recipe journal.

Nope. 

Overall, October isn't a great month in any sort of way. Perhaps I need to rethink my goals or give me more general ideas or maybe more specific or.....yeah, I'm a little clueless. Perhaps it's just that I'm exhausted. I don't know.

Anyway, I hope you're having a fabulous Thursday!

October Goals!

Happy October! Part of me cannot believe it's October already while another part of me is screaming, "Dear Lord, where is November and the cooler weather already?!" because it's rather warm in the San Francisco Bay Area this time of year. We get, what I would consider, a late summer here. So, while the rest of the northern hemisphere starts celebrating all the cooler weather that fall brings, I'm busy dealing with heat and it sucks.

But, let's talk about October Goals and revisit my September Goals!

FIBERY GOALS
1. Work on the following (and maybe finish one or two of): Snape's Stockings, Wink, Dragon's Egg Socks, Pacific Shawl, Fire & Ice (Fire) Socks, Petty Harbour Socks, Little Man's Hat, and Sacrificial Goat #6.

I finished up the Sacrificial Goat and Petty Harbour socks. I've spent some minimal time on Wink, my Dragon's Egg Socks, Little Man's Hat, and my Fire Socks. Snape's Stockings and my Pacific Shawl were put into a pseudo-hibermation this month. Oh well...

2. Card some more puni rolags from the purple merino/silk blend and maybe spend some time spinning it.

I've done a very small amount of this. I spent more time knitting.

3. Try to partake in a fibery endeavor every day.

Trying. Not succeeding but trying!

4. Get back on the Yarn Diet Train (club yarns, of course, do not count).

We should probably just skip over this one. I've added yarn to my stash. Oops.

5. Anything else that tickles my fibery fancy (starting a new project, destashing, book destashing, organizing, etc.).

I started a bunny for Stormageddon for Christmas. It's going pretty well. I have the head and body finished and stuffed (still need a face), the pieces for the ears are done, one arm is knit. All I have left to do: make the second arm, make both legs, make both feet, make the tail, stuff said parts, sew the ears together and attach them to the head, attach the head and tail to the body, and make a face. It sounds like a lot but it really isn't that much. 

I also started and finished a test knit hat. I've not done an FO Friday post yet because I'm waiting to take better photos. But, you can see some goofy photos and a blocking photo on the project page. 

Um....I've also sold some yarn, tossed some stash, pulled out some things to destash, and I've started a regular spreadhseet for my yarny goodness. I like Ravelry's database but I need something that isn't as cumbersome to use...not that the one on Ravelry is difficult to use but I have to take photos, upload them, then enter the yarn, and it just takes awhile. This way, I have no photos in my spreadhsheet but I have everything else. 

It's been a good time.

NON-FIBERY GOALS
1. Reorganize clothes in Stormageddon's and Little Man's closet.

I went through clothes in both boys' closets, discovered that Little Man had almost no pants (and had to go shopping).....combined clothes for Stormageddon (condensed bins, mostly). Exciting times.

2. Go through Little Man's toys.

I didn't do this as thoroughly as I would have liked but we did get some done. He let go of some toys for his brother, we discussed why we throw out broken toys and he let me throw out broken ones, we did some reorganizing of the toys.....and his room was much better. 

3. Drink more water.

This shouldn't be hard.....but apparently I have difficulty drinking more water. I just kind of forget about it.

4. Try to go to the gym at least 2x/week or some other method of exercise.

I was doing okay with this and then I got sick with the plague so lately, the only exercise I've gotten is the walk to and from school twice a day to drop off and pick up Little Man. Once I get rid of the plague, I'll start going again :)

5. Family history/genealogy stuff: photo albums, family stories, etc.

Nope. Moving along......

6. Keep working on the weight loss shit (thank you, Lose It app for doing the math and such for me).

Since Stormageddon was born (which was 13 months ago), I'm down 40 lbs...32 of which are since the end of February. So, you know, go me and all. 

7. Keep up on the pseudo bullet journal thingie I'm doing.

Keep on keeping on :)

8. Read The Hobbit.

Nope. I really should, though...

9. Work on my recipe journal.

I've done a whole recipe into the one journal. Just one. I got a nasty split in my thumb which made it almost impossible to write and rather than having blood everywhere, I decided to let it heal properly. So, I should get back on this...





So, that wraps up September.

Let's talk about October!

FIBERY GOALS
1. Work on the following (and maybe finish one or two of): Snape's Stockings, Wink, Dragon's Egg Socks, Pacific Shawl, Fire & Ice (Fire) Socks, Little Man's Hat, and Bunny.
2. Card some more puni rolags from the purple merino/silk blend and maybe spend some time spinning it.
3. Try to partake in a fibery endeavor every day.
4. Get back on the Yarn Diet Train (club yarns, of course, do not count).
5. Toss the stash. Pull things out to destash, update the written database and the spreadsheet, and so on.
6. Work on Ice Socks design (seriously, the chart.....it eludes me!).
7. Anything else that tickles my fibery fancy (starting a new project, destashing, book destashing, organizing, etc.).

NON-FIBERY GOALS
1. Reorganize in Stormageddon's room.
2. Go through Little Man's clothes/books/toys.
3. Drink more water.
4. Try to go to the gym at least 2x/week or some other method of exercise.
5. Family history/genealogy stuff: photo albums, family stories, etc.
6. Keep working on the weight loss shit (thank you, Lose It app for doing the math and such for me).
7. Keep up on the pseudo bullet journal thingie I'm doing.
8. Read The Hobbit.
9. Work on my recipe journal.


A couple changes this month, a couple additions, a couple other random bits and bobs......




I hope you're having a happy October 1st!