Mission Accomplished

I know sometimes we’re harder on ourselves than we should be. Over the months of November and December, I felt like I hadn’t accomplished much creatively. There’s always that “other” idea in my head that yearns for me to turn it into reality.

I have so many projects started and many more in my head waiting for their day. Because of this, I often forget about what I’ve actually finished. One of the goals I had the last couple of weeks is to finish a project. I knew that DH and I wouldn’t be doing much over the holiday. We tend to spend a lot of  (much needed) time together this time of year. I enjoy that. We catch up on our NetFlix picks and eat too much. During this anticipated down-time, I wanted to finish!! something. Unfortunately, (go figure) everything I had started realistically could not get finished in 2 weeks. So, I started something new.

My friend, Lynn Koolish, hand-dyed some yarn for me a few months back. Lynn is an accomplished writer, designer, teacher, and editor. Her latest book, just released, is called “Fast, Fun, and Easy Fabric Dyeing” by C&T Publishing. I love this book and the yarn she dyed for me. I see some dye purchases in my future.

For my goal, I wound the yarn that Lynn made for me (see Whatcha Majig) and I started knitting a pair of mittens. I haven’t worn mittens in decades and I never made a pair before.  I just thought the project would finish quickly…well at least within 2 weeks of on again, off again knitting. As you can see I accomplished my goal. I love this yarn (worsted weight “Bare” from KnitPicks) and I love the colors Lynn chose for the dye. I’m glad I challenged myself.

Today, as I sit her writing this, I think about all that I’ve accomplished the last few months. Although, I “felt” like I didn’t do much, I realize that many of my creative projects were finished. I have taken many steps to becoming more accomplished at what I do and I have surrounded myself with some very supportive friends. It will be interesting to see how 2009 unfolds. All I know is things feel good right now and taking little steps eventually leads to big progress. This is a good place to be. Anyone for a snow ball fight?