So, I'm checking in. I'm here. I'm present, but busy. The semester is flying by and spring is almost upon us -- the daffodils are coming up! How have I been doing with my New Year's goals? Let's see:
Release
This one is hard. I'm pretty good about letting go of guilt related to keeping my house clean, but then things pile up. Sigh. I'm working at getting ready to let my sons stand on their own two feet, somewhat. I was determined to let them do their own taxes this year, for example. BUT, I invested in TurboTax software for the first time ever so that it would be easier for all of us. Then, circumstances dictated that I had to do one son's taxes for him in order to give the disc to the other son, after giving him a demonstration. Next year? Definitely they are on their own (I hope). Financially, I'm ready to let go, but they aren't so sure they want me to :) We're going to have to negotiate things like whether they will stay on our cell phone account, whether we'll ask them to pay the cost of their staying on our insurance plan, etc. It will be somewhat tricky, but we'll get there. So, "release" is a work in progress.
Presence
This one is a bit easier. I practice it by insisting that we don't have our computers open when we sit down to eat dinner each night, for example. And, by sitting and eating dinner even if we both put together our own plate of leftovers instead of a cooked meal. But, I'm sure there are other ways to keep working on this. For example, I haven't been very good about getting to yoga classes this winter, and I could really use that time to check out of everything else and be present with myself.
Planning
I've been focused on this in fits and starts. For example, I found myself holding off on making travel plans to our sons' graduations. I made the hotel reservations months ago and then lost the piece of paper I noted the information on and had to call around to find out where I'd made them! But, we've got the plane and hotel reservations for the more intensive travel to one graduation, and will have to start putting some thought into the one that is easier to get to.
I've also been getting after some of the filing that is necessary to complete before meeting with a financial advisor. I'm getting there.
Knitting
I've been knitting up a storm whenever I get a chance. I've knit a bunch of faux-felted mittens to put away for next Christmas. I also knit 3 pairs of angora (Lush) fingerless mitts -- 2 pair for a friend who bought the yarn and asked me to make them for her and a 3rd pair for the pianist at choir. I've got enough left to make a pair for me when I get around to it.
I attended Spa, Knit, and Spin with a friend. I was pretty conservative in my purchases, but did come home with a few things:
The purple is Quince & Co. Tern (wool and silk) for a Piper's Journey shawl, purchased at Purl Diva. We also stopped at Halcyon in Bath where I bought something for a gift that I'll have to share after it is given. The blue is from Woolen Rabbit, a hand-dyer in New Hampshire to be used in a couple of Ann Hanson patterns. The red fiber in the baggie is silk muwata, which are also called silk hankies. When I attempt to use them, I'll have to show you how I'll be knitting them into mittens (the theme of the year so far seems to be mittens!). The gray is alpaca and silk for spinning from Portland Fiber Gallery - my one unplanned purchase. And the soap was a freebie from Spunky Eclectic from whom I purchased the muwata.I've started the shawl, but other than that am still working on mittens. Funny how this has been one of the mildest winters in many years, and yet, here I am knitting mittens!
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