Resolutions

I have goals. I want my doctorate. I want a clean house. I want my girls to grow up happy and knowing they are loved. I want to be a better cook. I want to be able to craft easily and well. I want...well, you get the idea.

The doctorate will happen. Maybe not immediately, but it will happen. The house comes and goes. We live in a three story house built in 1849. We've been doing a lot of work on it, so between an old house, construction, and two kids under two, it simply isn't going to be spotless all the time. I'm coming to terms with that. My girls are very much loved and will grow up happy--of that I have no doubt. The cooking and crafting is where my new resolution comes in.

I love to cook. I love to craft. I don't think I do either overly well. I love to browse through Etsy and other handmade sites and blogs. I have had great dreams of being able to make something well enough that someone will want to buy it. I've bought a few "how-to" kits and courses through makers I have followed whose work I love. (More about those another time.) I don't work quickly--I just don't have the time to devote hours a day to projects right now. I decided that the best way for me to be able to learn to do the crafts/sewing/cooking the way that I want is to set a goal that is reachable in the near future. For Christmas 2010, I will be giving out handmade gifts. I will be picking projects throughout the year. I will learn techniques. I will ask for help from people in the know. I might even schedule in some "me time" that is before 10pm!

I will continue to take classes as I can. I will keep plugging away at the house. I will keep loving my girls above all else. I will take great pride in sewing a dress, felting an ornament, knitting a scarf, and cooking one heck of a meal.