Photo Friday

At the start of the year, I decided to take on the challenge of documenting my daily moods with yarn.  Every day I add to a blanket with the color of my choosing that reflects my mood.

I chose to work my blanket in these colors/moods:

Red = angry/frustrated
Blue = happy/content
Green = tired
Black = stressed/worried
Gray = sad/lonely
Variegated = confused

Every odd day (1st, 3rd, 5th, etc) I would add 4 rows to my blanket while every even day (2nd, 4th, 6th, etc) I'd add 2 rows.

Now that January is over, I am happy to share my progress.  Here is the start of my "crochet" mood blanket for 2014.

I will try to blog separately about my blanket and the moods I had.  That may not happen terribly often but since I want to blog more, maybe I'll finally kick my own tush and keep up!  (I know I've failed so far but I'm a WIP just like my blanket. Haha)

More to come throughout the year.....

2014 Bucket List

I've decided on no resolutions this year. I never stick with them (with 1 exception in 2005) so this year I'm trying something new.

When a friend posted a list of things she wanted to do before her next birthday, it inspired me to create my bucket list for the year. 

Over 2014, I will enrich my life by:

- reading the Bible and learning about religions.

- reading a minimum of 4 classic books.

- reading no less than 1 new book each month. (By "new" I mean one I've never read before.)

- exercising for at least 1 hour daily (not including work).

- reading the complete works of Shakespeare.

- working on family history.

- writing more letters.

- taking a family vacation.

- finishing no fewer than 1 WIP project each month.

- knitting a mood blanket.

- taking more photographs.

- hanging out with friends more.

- blogging often.

- getting my tattoos designed and inked.

It may seem simple but many of these things I tell myself I'm going to do then never do them. It's time to stop procrastinating on being a better me! I will share my progress through the year.... which will also help achieve my "blogging often" goal. ;)

HAPPY 2014!!