New Year....Long Lists.....

Such good intentions, aren't they....those ones we have just a few days before the New Year and after.  And then it happens.  The List takes leaps and bounds overnight, and suddenly the months ahead are filled with so many I-will-dos that serious doubt creeps in.....when will I ever get it all done?? 

That List of (Hope) To Do includes a baby gift, just a simple little snuggy, several pairs of socks (I joined Ravelry's 12 Socks in 12 Months--how crazy is that??), some more small home things, more than a few knitties for daughters and family, and even a couple of things for me (at the end of the list).  Those aren't the details--the list goes on and on, so I have to prioritize and then stick to the priority list.  Yep--I know the process, but in the midst of so many things happening in my work, family, and community that I keep my fingers into, I'm feeling that "Oh mercy!" pull.  Send encouragement!!!

I did, however, have to laugh at how I wasn't doing myself or my list any favors as I rustled around Ravelry and other sites one evening.  In my rummagings, I came across this site:  DROPS Designs.  If you've never visited, don't go unless you have some time.  I'm not kidding.  When Lion Brand yarn opened up all of their patterns for free, I was amazed and hooked and my printer ran like riverwater printing off patterns until it dawned on me that the patterns weren't going anywhere and I needed to be more choosy.  DROPS almost made me forget that epiphany.  Take a look, but again, have time to spend.

Staring me in the face in my family room are 3 baskets of yarn....full baskets....and I have to get organized, start the first pair of socks, find the yarn for the baby snuggly, get my daughter's cami on the needles so she'll have it by warm weather, and put all the rest of those "ideas" into place, so I can grab and go.  With a grandson (and mom and dad, of course!) moving to South Carolina and my other daughters also miles away, I have a feeling I'll need some travel knitting close at hand. 

Here's to 2012 and an already busy, busy start!!