End of Year Resolutions

I have a few resolutions for the remainder of December.

First: I am not allowed to knit on any projects except for those WIP's that are destined (as FO's) to be gifted to other people. I have 3 such WIP's on the needles currently, and another one queued up after that. One of them is a scarf in Lanaloft Bulky, which is half done. Two of them are adult-sized sweaters, both started. I have a sleeve done on one (it'll be knit in pieces and seamed together); and I have almost finished re-knitting the waistband on the other (it'll be knit seamlessly, bottom-up). The one queued up after all of those projects is a baby sweater. My point is that I should have plenty to keep me busy until January. The only exception to this rule is for bus knitting--I am allowed to knit on the socks I started (for myself) over the weekend, but only while riding the bus.

Second: I am going to spend at least 2 hours per day, for the rest of the month, on my dissertation work.

Third: I am going to clean out, cull, and organize my closet, dresser, bookshelves, and yarn stash. My goal is to finish this by the end of December. Anything targeted for dismissal must be taken to an appropriate destination by the end of the month--except the yarn stash discard pile, which I will pack away in a separate container (with cedar blocks) to be swapped or sold.

And that's what I want to accomplish before the end of 2010. Going into 2011, and my 44th birthday, I want my life to be leaner, meaner, and more functional. I've got shit to do, dammit, and I'll never again have as much time left on this earth as I do right now.