I must accept had a case of temporary insanity last yr when I was making my resolutions. All 24 of them!!!

Who does that? Way to be ridiculously over-ambitious, and so brand yourself feel like crap when you don't truly reach anything. Go Me! Guess I'1000 only absurd like that. Anyway, here was my plan for the concluding year, and a few notes on how much of information technology I actually managed to get done.

12 Must Exercise Craft Projects for 2012

one. Get the craft supplies organized.

Nosotros're half manner there, although I'm convinced this one is a never ending battle.

I have a postal service well-nigh this coming, so you'll see pictures of my new and "improved" area.

edited hydrangea flowers photo

2. Acquire how to use the DSLR camera properly.

This i was going pretty well. The newborn photos that nosotros took of Corbin were Awesome (if I practice say so myself!), and I've fifty-fifty started trying out some fun effects like these blurry backgrounds. Nigh of the time I know what I desire to practise, but just don't know how to exercise it. I'm sure reading the manual thoroughly would be a big help, but practice will probably make a difference…And learning how to edit what I screwed up is always helpful too!

iii. Reduce my material stash past half.
Ha Ha Ha, Make my stash smaller. YEAH Correct! What the heck was I thinking?
Babe projects like the Nursing comprehend, Band sling, Boppy covers, Irresolute pad covers, and Babe kimonos, definitely took a little seize with teeth out of my stash, but if anything it has managed to abound. Plus, now that I've been able to get everything out in the open where I tin can meet it, I'm starting to realize simply how much material I actually have.
It'south pretty scary seeing all this beautiful stuff I totally forgot I owned!

Little girl in dandelion shirt

4. Re-do everything in the "refashion" pile.

5. Sew more clothing. (and share the patterns with you guys)

Unfortunately I haven't had many real patterns to share because of all the baby gear that took over the last few months before Corbin was born. I am super proud of the Peanut swaddler pattern though, and have been able to cross the Sadie shirt, Peasant dress, and a few refashions higher up off my to-practice list.

half dozen. Make personalized sewing labels.

I actually designed these and was ready to print them out when something my husband said fabricated me call up that our printer wouldn't work. I planned to go to Kinko's instead, simply never got around to it. Now this past week Ant told me our printer really would work later on all. Doh, And so shut and yet still so far!

7. Splurge and buy some of the "expensive" fabric.

Wait. Ummmmm, didn't I just say I was going to reduce my stash?

viii. Acquire to make granny squares.

Nope. I'm still trying to finish the blanket I started for Corbin last Christmas – 2011 :/

nine. Make a quilt. (the right mode)

Lets but pretend I didn't even mention this 1…

ten. Knit a pair of socks.

This is really a cold weather action. I'll think almost it later… ;D

11. Makeover a piece of article of furniture.

No dice. How exactly does i accomplish this in an apartment?

12. Make a scrapbook.

Haven't even thought about this one, but I have learned to edit my photos a bit better,
and too started following some scrapbook related blogs. That's a beginning right?
Eh, I should probably only go the Project Life road anyhow…

1. Endeavour non to stress then much.

This was something that I pictured staying on my list for pretty much forever.
In one case you accept kids it just seems to be part of the territory, and I'm not very good at it anyway.

2. Practise more things for myself.

Does taking steps towards bettering my blog count as doing more for myself since blogging is
my attempt to keep some of my sanity? If non, so no, I didn't get around to this one either.

3. Eat healthier. (as a family)

Well, Ant lost about fifteen pounds this past year and then I'm going to pretend that my cooking had

something to do with that. (Let's just forget near the fact that he goes to the gym…)

newborn baby

4. Lose the baby weight.

I did it! I really and truly did… and then I stopped breastfeeding and gained five pounds back.

That doesn't seem very fair that each baby brings a seemingly permanent improver of 5 extra pounds.

Thank goodness I'm not planning on any more than kids!

5.Get dressed nearly days. &

6. Put together a "proper" wardrobe.

Nursing puts sure limits on a woman'south wardrobe, just I went out the weekend after Thanksgiving and bought
my very start pair of skinny jeans. Who knew they looked so cute with a pair of tall boots? ;D

7. Get Mini Miss potty trained.

I can't take credit for this one, since it was something that would

inevitably happen, only give thanks goodness it's over anyhow.

Girl splashing in fountain

eight. Keep more than outings with the kids.

9. Decorate the house.

No…

10. Get on a family unit holiday.

Nope…

11. Keep more dates with Ant.

and No.

Wow. That's kinda distressing.

12. Let Ant have a Christmas tree and get into the vacation spirit.

Nosotros did become the tree, but not so much on the spirit. Does that count?

How did you make out on your 2022 resolutions?

Are in that location any that y'all are going to have to echo again this year?

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