Also known as: One resolution executed.

Did I come home from Perú bitten by the handicraft bug? Absolutely. I’ve been carrying this Schacht spindle around with me and worked the very last yarn that I could fit onto it before I wound off today and started anew. This heathered denim-blue Merino wool is just about the softest thing I’ve ever touched. I can’t wait to see a) how much of it I get and b) what it will become one day.

This is but one of my resolutions. I have no excuse not to spend at least a little bit of my time each week engaging in productive handicrafts, especially since I have more raw materials than the deity of your choice, and as a fully employed woman it was not moving fast, to say the least.

Other resolutions:
- Read more (books), dawdle about online less.
- Post more frequently to this here blog, about the more substantive matters of life: food, books, religion, crafts, and anything that remains interesting to me about current events
- Buy only what we (I) need, and buy used when possible.
- Stay on track with nutrition and fitness (I started this year more than 50 lb lighter than I started 2008. I don’t expect to maintain this trend, but I’d like to stay in my current ballpark.)
- Cook at home more and eat out less.
- Eat only ethically raised and farmed animal proteins (once I finish what’s already in our freezer.)
- Squeeze all the meals I can out of our CSA box and whatever supplemental vegetables we need to buy.

Hmm, this came out sounding like a lot more work than I think it will be. Ultimately, it’s more of the same. More of last year, but tweaked and improved.

Cheers, 2009!