My New Year’s resolutions this year take the following form.
As always I started out with a big list, but I know that it’s most effective to keep them to a minimum. I am also steering clear of negative
resolutions – you know the ones, the things you aim to do because they will
make you “better”, like the current you is somehow lacking.
So, here goes:
1.
Spend more time outside. This year I’d like to
spend more time in my garden. We weren’t able to do that much last year while
the building work went on, and my gardening has really taken a backseat to
sewing and child-rearing over the past 7 years. I’d like to return to
gardening, to get more joy from both the process and the result, but I’d also
just like to be outside more, whether that’s exercising, gardening, playing
with the boys, going for walks or just chilling.
2.
Prioritise exercise. I know I said I wasn’t
trying to self-improve, but I’m conscious that although I am thin and healthy,
I am not fit. I don’t consider myself a couch-potato by any stretch, but my
preferred activities do revolve around sitting, my job is desk bound, and I
drive to and from work. I’m also conscious that I am often tired, stressed and
anxious and I think (hope) that exercise will help with this. I also want to
set a good example for the kids, and to have the energy and fitness levels to
properly run around with them. Gardening will help, as will being outside
(apart from the chilling aspect), but I’d also like to make a concerted effort
to use the gym at work and maybe run/walk a bit more.
3.
Read more books. This doesn’t need further
explanation, does it?
4.
Socialise more. I feel like I hardly saw anyone
last year. The building work really took its toll on both our finances and our
time and energy. Now we have a shiny new kitchen, I want to entertain more, and
I want to be more proactive about arranging get-togethers with my friends. I also want to bear in mind that entertaining
doesn’t have to be a full on extravaganza. It’s about seeing people, not
dazzling them with fancy food.
But what about the sewing resolutions? Well, I don’t have
any. I plan to continue sewing as often as I can and to blog as and when I want
to, and that’s what I do already. No changes. No revelations. No guilt about
the stash, no self-reproach about what I sew and for who and no pressure to sew
all the things.
With that in mind, I have a number of things to photograph and blog that I sewed at the back end of the year, so watch this space!
