another year passes..

and a new one begins :). The Holidays are for the most part over, leaving in thier wake tired kids, new toys needing batteries, empty wallets and extra inches in the waistline to fret over in January. Still, wouldnt have it any other way :). My resolution this year is to take up violin lessons again, and that starts on Tuesday. Cant hardly wait, it's been a year and a half since I last had the benefit of a teacher, and though I play for fun now and then, it's not the same as learning new skill. In stitchin news, I worked on Imbolc for awhile and now I'm working on my Arwen/Aragorn conversion again. When I get Arwen's face done I'll take new pics of both. Guilt-free January has begun and since I didnt do any last year this year I will. Kirsten was so kind as to get me fabric for my bday, so I picked out some that should work for Mermaids of the Deep Blue Sea and Queen Mermaid from Mirabilia. It'll be cool to start something new and work on a Mira again, all the beads and metallics and diff colors. Yet the Celtics pull just as strongly as ever, and will till my set is complete. But no law says I cant go awol once in awhile. My other New Year's res is to get and start a HAED or 10 lol. I'm not putting any finishing goals on myself this year, been doing that the last couple years and it gives me the blahs to work on them and so I wind up avoiding them at all costs. Strange isnt it. The thing is so many of my wips are at the same point, halfway or less, that it's gonna be awhile before I see any finishes anyway, given my current rate. so I'll just plod away happy as a clam and see if any finishes happen this year, if not no big deal cuz they arent going anywhere. Not like there's a Stitchburglar who steals wips or something lol.