So many blogs have been starting the new year with resolutions, which includes revisiting last year's resolutions. That can be a little dicey, particularly if your weren't all that successful. I still might, but since I can only remember one resolution, I'll have to go with that one. I'm almost afraid to look at my Big Plans for 2010.
My main resolution was to become a better spinner. To be more mindful and to challenge myself to spin finer, more even yarns. For a long time, I settled into my default bulky yarn - perfect for the quick & cozy hats that I do so love to make. I think that I was afraid that I might loose my ability to spin the 'calm' that I needed to settle my monkey mind. For me, spinning had become a way of not thinking, just mellowing out. I blame grad school - I needed the mellow.
But as those days are behind me. Now I want to think about my spinning and make better yarn. Well, although I am not going for the Certificate of Total Fabulousness, I think that my yarn is definitely better. More...shall we say...refined. It is finer, smoother, more even. But I still can whack out the fluffy stuff when I want to. Success? I guess so. Brilliant? Hardly, but that's okay.
My 2011 resolutions seem to be personal, rather than fiber-related. Kind of in the
Wag More, Bark Less department. Possibly not fit for public display. We'll try again tomorrow. No promises...
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