the list.

even though i already wrote myself a little stack of new year goals, i thought i'd play along with tinniegirl and pop them into a nice list (i do LOVE a list).
so in no particular order...

* keep the lawn under control
* plant out the last of my planter boxes and grow some vegies worth eating.
* try and cook as many homemade dinners as possible in a week (so far i'm 5 for 5 :D).
* re-organise (and hopefully give a lick of paint to) all the cupboards (wardrobe, linen, crockery).
* become better friends with my neighbours.
* make myself some clothes.
* have people over for dinner more often.
* finish some of the unfinished embroidery/crafting projects lying around the house.
* empty the "crap" box (not actually full of crap, just things that don't necessarily have homes).
* get a tattoo.
* avoid putting on more weight. 58.9 or below this time next year. if i don't lose any, i'm cool with that, i just don't want anymore creeping on...
* get crafty things happening. crafty things that could be put in some kind of online shop.
* organise the paperwork. the boy and i have 4 super funds EACH. this needs to be rectified.
* read more.
* go on a holiday with the boy, not a big one, just some time away together.
* not get caught up on what i should be doing, live in the moment a little more.
* graduate.
* take care of myself a little better.

there, that's my list. it's something that i've been putting off writing most of the day but i'm not sure why. it was easier than i anticipated i think!
if you'd like to make a list of your own, you can link it up here.

and a happy new year!

hope you all had a safe and very happy new years last night and that you're not feeling too sickly this morning!
i rang in the new year on the beach with some good friends. we had music and drinks and it was all very fun, especially when the fireworks started all around the bay! after the scorcher of a day we had in melbourne, the night turned out to be amazing!

now resolutions, did you make any?
i think i'm just going to make a general motto for the year, and that motto is organisation!
i've got cupboards and boxes and bags and containers full of stuff that are all in no particular order and are pretty much everywhere! my goal this year is to get it all sorted out, then maybe when i get to crafting, i'll actually know where things are and won't have to spend my entire crafting time looking for supplies.
which leads me to the next goal, getting an online store up and running. as i mentioned yesterday, lots of ideas, little action happening. the boy and i had a good talk the other day, and as i am taking this year off study, and he is quite tech savvy, we should be able to get something up and running and off the ground in the not too distant future.
as well as those two goals, i really want to try and cook more this year. i've gotten wayyyyy too slack and takeaway is never as good as something that you can whip up at home (well most of the time anyway...). it would be great to be able to get cooking with some homegrown ingredients too. maybe with all my time at home i'll be able to get some vegie type things happening in that backyard of mine.



wishing you all a productive, joyful and safe new year!!!

2010 revisited.

wayyyyyyy back in january, i made myself a little list of creative-type things i wanted to get done over the course of the year.
i thought i'd have a little revisit of that list today and have a bit of a think about how much i actually got done...



* fill and plant out the 2 remaining planter boxes
i managed to get one of these done, it's now full of lovely herbs. the other one i intend to fill within the first few days of the new year, that counts right?
* plant out the big planter box that's full of dirt but not of life.
so it's not completely dirt anymore... there's passionfruit vine in there now, something's eating most of the foliage, but a few runners are greening it up a bit. there's also some sad-looking beans in there at the moment, they self-sew! and some equally sad looking basil.
i think the answer to this plant sadness is probably fertiliser, more water and definitely some mulch.
* paint some canvasses up, my walls are tooooooo plain!
never quite happened. however with my new supplies, it may happen in the very near future.
* do something amazing with my dresser, it's boring as hell currently.
check. much less boring now!
* make beanies! 10 this year.
check to this one too!
* finish big blankie. he's as long as my thigh now. i can comfortably cover my lap while crocheting, pity it's summer and that's the last thing i need!
sooooooooo close, so very VERY close. much longer than just my thigh now :D
* get some stuff made to whack in an etsy shop. i've been planning in my mind for a few months now, just need the time.
still mind planning at this stage. more ideas now though...
* play my damn guitar! it's been sitting next to my couch since i moved in, it's actually in the garage at the moment i think.
yeah this never happened. it's not in the garage any more though, it has migrated to the study.
* organise the garage so it's actually semi-functional.
this happened. more than once. it needs doing again now though. i need to fix the cupboard system in there...
* write some lovely little poems. i have a devilish idea for these...
the idea is still there, motivation has gone out the window though...
* two words, window boxes. this'll be another ask dad to help/make everything for me jobbie i think.
seeing as how i still have empty planter boxes, i didn't think it would be a good idea to make more things to plant other things in. and now i'm not so sure about them. hanging baskets on the other hand... i've got big plans for some of those!
* make a cover for our futon. it's pretty skanky at the moment. i should really do this one in the next week...
oh DEAR i still desperately need to do this. working with large enough quantities of fabric to make a queen sized futon cover kind of scares the bejeesus out of me though... a fear to overcome...
* make myself some clothes from scratch. well patterns, but still, not store bought.
hrmmm yeah. i bought some pattern. that counts right? well i bought a pattern. and i altered a fair few clothes...

um, so yeah, about half and half really.
but i've done some other things this year too...
* i started and finished a big blankie project.
* i finished my bachelor's degree.
* i managed to recycle about half the clothes in my wardrobe (still need to tackle the shoes...)
* i actually got around to making things for christmas this year.

i think this is one of the things i love most about blogging, the ability to look back on the year and see what i've accomplished. it's also really interesting to see how your goals change for the year (and how your writing style changes too ha!)

did you reach your goals for 2010? did you make any?

well i'm off for the year (ha!), the boy and i are off to the beach with some lovely friends to ring in the new year (and hopefully stay cool). i'll be making a pit stop at spotlight though, i have a new big blankie project in mind (must finish ripple first though...)

have a happy and safe night all! see you next year!