A New Year
December 02, 2010
It feels like a new year. I can't decide if I should make resolutions (which I'm making anyway) but should I Write Them Down? Will that help or hurt? Does wondering that mean that I'm trying to assert some control over an uncontrollable life? Oh yes. Will it work? Yeah, probably not. Magical thinking, it's my mode of thought.
That red in the picture? It's exactly that color. Neon.
How nice of you to make your cat a sweater! And that red, whoah, is it ever bright!
Posted by: Stefanie | December 02, 2010 at 01:04 PM
Every year I have resolved to knit more for myself. Well, you read how that didn't work again this year! But resolving to be selfish doesn't exactly sound nice, does it?
Posted by: Chris | December 02, 2010 at 06:17 PM
Whether I write them down or not, I'm a complete and utter failure at keeping resolutions.
Hez looks awfully comfy. Also, have you read anything by Susanna Kearsley? Because if you haven't, you really must.
Posted by: Bookfool, aka Nancy | December 02, 2010 at 08:44 PM
So is it a cat cardi?
Posted by: Mary Lou | December 02, 2010 at 08:48 PM
That is, um, vivid. I hate resolutions. I consider ever-changing guidelines. It seems to work better for me and is more in keeping with my life, AKA Chaos Central.
control? bwahahahahahaha!
Posted by: Marji | December 02, 2010 at 09:00 PM
I tend to go with the Just Do It school of thought... if I feel like it's time to have a New Year, I go with it. :)
That red is really, really red. Whooo!
Posted by: Charity | December 02, 2010 at 09:08 PM
OMG, how did you know exactly what I was thinking? ;-)
Posted by: Kristi aka FiberFool | December 02, 2010 at 09:39 PM
Wow, since when has Hez had a human foot protruding from her chest??????
Posted by: Lesley | December 02, 2010 at 09:52 PM
Yeah, I don't do resolutions either. I do goals from time to time, but they don't usually happen at a particular time of year. Anytime is the right time for New Years! Besides, because of the tax season, you work on a different calendar anyway. Enjoy the right now, for April loometh.
Posted by: Julia | December 02, 2010 at 09:59 PM
So. Bright!! I notice that Hez can't even look directly at that color. ;)
Posted by: Chris | December 03, 2010 at 06:05 AM
That's one cute kitty!
Last year I made one very specific New Year's resolution that applied every single day. I didn't write it down, but it totally worked. Being super specific helped immensely! There were no judgment calls to make.
Posted by: jodi | December 03, 2010 at 06:28 AM
You're making a cat coat? Hez obviously doesn't mind.
Posted by: Cheryl S. | December 03, 2010 at 07:33 AM
(Hez used for contrast.)
Posted by: Kim | December 03, 2010 at 08:48 AM
Resolutions. Meh.
Posted by: Amy | December 03, 2010 at 09:04 AM
I'm a failure at resolutions so I made a resolution to not make more resolutions. It's the only one I've kept. But that's just me. BTW - very red. What is it?
Posted by: Jeanne | December 03, 2010 at 10:33 AM
Is that a project for Hez, or just a modeling job? Funny, I think the early winter is responsible in part for that feeling. I started my annual decluttering two months early, forced inside by the cold!
Posted by: burrobird | December 03, 2010 at 11:06 AM
I make 40 resolutions, well I call them goals, a year and keep about 5 of them. But at least its some. I do write them down, its the only way I remember them.
That is a very bright red.
Posted by: Rebekah | December 03, 2010 at 12:44 PM
You're knitting the cat a cardi?
Posted by: Cookie | December 03, 2010 at 03:49 PM
At least it is keeping Hez toasty.
I hate making resolutions. I was forced to make goals when I was a child and since then I have a kneejerk hatred towards them. Sigh, but I'd probably get more done.
Posted by: BigAlice | December 03, 2010 at 09:14 PM
Carrie- Why not start a new year now? This one was crap.
I think I'll join you in Auld Lang Syne-
Posted by: Lorraine | December 05, 2010 at 10:01 AM
I find writing things down is helpful. What is more helpful is knowing where the slip of paper is that I wrote something on!
That is one intense red. I remember some acrylic yarn that red, from 20+ years ago. That kind of color burns itself into your retina. You never forget it!
Happy New Year!
Posted by: crzyjane | December 05, 2010 at 12:09 PM
I've got a few :) Meeting you is one of them :)
Posted by: mrspao | December 06, 2010 at 11:28 AM
I dither about resolutions (so much for the "resolve" part, eh?). I always have a sense of some goal I want to achieve (and why do the words "ten pounds" seem to loom large, no matter what weight I am?), but there are times when the main one is "be mindful in the moment", which seems a bit anti-resolution, no? Good luck deciding!
Posted by: Jocelyn | December 06, 2010 at 12:25 PM
Even posting mine on the blog seems not to work all that well! I despise "resolutions" and made "plans" instead - tho' they almost always fall thru.
Hmm...I'll maybe make two - one for knitting and one for personal. Does the number make it more or less possible?
Who knows....what will you do?
(((hugs)))
Posted by: Knitnana | December 07, 2010 at 07:19 AM
I like the lighting in that picture a lot. The sneaker has a halo effect going on in some manner.
I don't write my resolutions down. I don't really make resolutions only in January- throughout the year, I give myself (and often fail to meet) all sorts of goals.
Posted by: Aarti | December 07, 2010 at 06:06 PM
Maggie sez "can I borrow Hez's blanket cause I iz cooooold"
Posted by: Squishy | December 08, 2010 at 11:47 AM
I still think writing down goals, plans for the new year is a great idea, as long as we remember that "life happens" and sometimes our own little timetable is not part of the bigger picture.
I wish you and the lovely Hez a wonderful and prosperous 2011. Can you believe that number!!! When I was a kid, I thought I'd be dead by now, I'm sooooo old. Or so I thought I would be, when I was a kid. ;<)
PS: You could sub toasted wheatgerm for the coconut, should work fine.
Posted by: Geraldine | December 10, 2010 at 08:46 AM
Even if I may be setting myself up for failure each year, I always write down my goals/challenges for a new year (I hate the word resolution and yes I do actually realize 'goal' is basically the same word!). It gives me a sense of purpose and always make me feel motivated...even if only in that one moment!
Neon red is perfect for this month...and I'm shocked Hez allowed herself to be draped in knitting!!
Posted by: Rachel | December 11, 2010 at 09:16 AM
Wow. That's red.
You know, I always say - if something is worth doing, why wait? Do it now. Mind you, I seem to live by that rule when it comes to knitting. Other stuff? Not so much...
Posted by: Brigitte | December 13, 2010 at 05:46 AM
I am a terrible poster, and resolver of resolutions, but I make them anyway. Hez looks great :)
Posted by: pixie girl | December 13, 2010 at 11:10 AM