Grooving into the New Year!

 I don't quite know what is different, but I have been quite productive since I returned home.  Part of it is getting warmer weather and being outside. Part of it is getting done with all the Christmas presents, food, and family. I love Christmas and do enjoy the traditions, the music and the joyous celebration of Jesus's birth. But now, I feel relieved of the pressure and hub bub and am back to my routine!

And I have started my new calendar journal making lots of lists.  ( I am truly not very consistent over time.)  But the new year brings new starts and new goals.  So I have been more organized... so far. And I have dropped the afternoon nap, although I don't know if I can keep it up.  

Lots of you have stated how much we have accumulated.  And as a 60 something lady, I am in that same category.  So I am attacking the boxes.  I am using Karen Brown's method ( from Just Get it Done Quilts) of doing a little each day.  And so far have cleared out 6 boxes. ( leaving 1 from the reorganization).  My first big push is clearing my teaching things. I retired 4 years ago and although I do tutor a little, I don't need all the books and manuals and such.  I am donating the books to a school. And am throwing out the tried and utilized methods away.  My local school district just adopts new curriculum every couple of years after the powers that be determine what is best.  ( not the teachers) So giving the materials to them is worthless, hence the garbage dump. 

But I have also been working away at some projects:

1) January's BOM for my guild this week:  a spool block

2) All the sashing strips are pieced for my Blockheads: 

3) I restarted a scarf for my daughter.  I had wanted to do it for Christmas, but really struggled with the pattern. And then I felt it was too narrow, so I ditched it.

Now it is wider and all that practice has made the knitting easier and even. 

And I will give it to her later this month for her birthday.  WIN WIN