In 2012, I will
- Drink more water
- I tend to forget to drink water during the day and tend to drink only at meal times. So I need to remind myself to drink more water in between. I brought a water kettle to my office so that I can make hot green tea.
- Have more healthy lunches at work
- The lunches available at my office canteen are not very healthy choices. I want to bring salads and sandwiches to work, as much as I can. To do so successfully, I have to plan and prepare the night before AND remember to take it out of the fridge and bring it to work the next morning! This is my first lunchbox for 2012: romaine lettuce, tomatoes, laughing cow cheese and creamy Japanese sesame dressing in the little plastic box. I also had an apple, not pictured.
- Clean a drawer a week
- It could be a drawer or a corner. This brilliant idea is borrowed from Beth at felt like knitting. When I clean, it's usually vacuuming and mopping. By the time I'm done, I am exhausted and not motivated to do much else. But taking 10 minutes on another day to tackle a small task like a drawer is very do-able. At the end of the year, my house should be more organised, no? haha, my inner self is in doubt because in my mind I'm already thinking that this is the hardest thing to do on my list :)
- Continue to knit up my yarn stash
- I have been knitting from the stash for 2-3 years now and will continue to do so this year. I started a project on 2 jan with stash yarn. Will tell you about it later when it gets more interesting. Right now, it's just a blue rectangle of stockinette.
- Sew an item a month
- This is part of my goal to start sewing up my fabric stash.
- crochet block a month CAL
- I joined the crochet block a month CAL on Ravelry. It seems do-able, even in the busiest times, to crochet one block a month. I'm still thinking of a theme, colours, yarn or something so that I can seam up the blocks into something useful at the end.
By the way, do you have pinterest? You can find me here. I really like how it can be used to organise pictures, tutorials, websites etc. I do however, have a question. Do you know what is the proper etiquette for pinning an item from a website or blog? Should I ask the website owner or blogger for permission first, or is it acceptable to just pin it?
Good question about Pinterest etiquette. I have no idea but Carole may know.
ReplyDeleteYou have great goals! I need to drink more water, too. I've read that people are more successful with exercise if they exercise with a friend. We can be cleaning buddies and we'll both stay inspired. :)
hello,
ReplyDeletei wish you luck with the 2012 goal!!
your blue knitting sounds interesting
blessings,regina
Love your post and your idea of tidying a drawer at a time... Your goals for the New Year are pretty much the same as mine. I might even join Pinterest. I love the re-fashion ideas you have pinned on your board.
ReplyDeleteGreat list, Erin!
ReplyDeleteThe water drinking is on my list too, because I ended 2011 with a kidney stone. Icky.
Um, I've been pinning without asking permission. But now that I've read your post, I'm wondering what the etiquette is too. Please let me know if you find out.