resolutions?

So, I've spent a good bit of time over the last two days sorting through and organizing my craft stash. Even Nathan was impressed at the results, which makes me feel good about myself... I wanted to go through everything I have, trash a lot of junk, get like items together, and see what I actually have. That last one is the main reason I wanted to get this taken care of - to take an inventory of what I already own - so that I won't buy so much new crafty junk! One of my biggest New Year resolutions is to craft more. And okay - I know I'm already a big crafter - but I want to push myself to start and complete projects on a more consistent basis. I feel like I'm always getting ideas for projects and halfway starting them, but I don't always motivate myself to finish them. It's frustrating for me to do that, because I thrive on the fulfillment of a finished product! (That's one reason I love my day job - I'm always pushed to finish everything and produce a product, and then it's straight on to the next thing.)

So, with the More Crafts resolution...I want to keep working on my embroidery that I've started loving, and I absolutely want to start sewing a lot more. I get so much inspiration for sewing not only in all the blogs I read and from my mom the quilter, but of course at work, where I'm immersed in crazy-super-sewing-talent. I feel like I could do so much more than straight stitching rectangles if I just started out slow.

Not only with sewing and needlework, but with any crafting, I'd love to make more gifts than we buy. I want to use my stash more than I buy new stuff. I want to DIY as much as I can in the house that we hope to buy before long. (We're headed to the mortgage lender on Tuesday to recheck all of our finances and start looking!!) And since I think cooking totally counts as a craft, I want to cook a lot more - and I mean make actual meals on a regular basis. We eat too many one-pot, one-color meals, or meals out of a bag, and there's just no reason for that. I think I can spend the same amount on groceries that I do now and make it work. We'll see.

Speaking of meals and food and groceries, I signed up for Weight Watchers! I bought the Monthly Pass online so that I can use the e-tools as well as go to meetings. I've done well tracking my points for two out of three days since I started, and I go to my first meeting on Thursday. There is a meeting near my work that I can go to after work on Thursdays, which I think will work out well. I'm not trying to set a specific goal or resolution, because I'd be afraid I wouldn't stick to it! Instead, I really just want to feel good about myself and my body again. I am very unhappy with myself right now - I'm the only one that can try to rectify that. I'll keep you posted!