31.12.11

facing the new year

facing the new year
facing the new year
facing the new year

i hope you've been enjoying this holiday break as much as i have.  right before christmas began, i got news that the pathology on the tumor the doctors removed came back benign!  i cannot explain the feeling of peace and relief it's brought to us.  this short paragraph hardly does the good news justice.  maybe i'll get more comfortable talking about the details, but for now, this helps.  thank you for all your prayers and concern!

facing the new year
facing the new year

this month, this last year really, has provided a chance (once again) for me to learn about setting the bar lower and seeing that we still survive even if things go differently than i expect.  coming off of that, it's an awkward time to set some new years goals, but doug has been helping me keep them simple and reasonable.  here what i've come up with.


+ clean and organize our office into a more useful space
+ double the savings for my business this year.  this is a smaller amount than you'd think, which means i can probably do it.
+ expand my knitting machine skills and catch up with my machine knitting group
+ finish the seat covers for our danish chairs
+ get better about incorporating smaller and repetitive projects into my work
+ have friends over to the office to work on projects together
+ call my friends more to go to late night movies 
+ make more of a habit of exercising without any distractions and noise


some of these goals seem more daunting than the others, some might get scratched, but all have me excited for 2012.  ha, as long the mayans are wrong!

facing the new year

20 comments:

  1. Oh wow, Elly. Hope your 2012 is filled with beauty & happiness. x

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  2. So happy to hear the good news!!! May 2012 be filled with lovely times, big and small.

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  3. Blessings to you and your family this new year. Im glad it that bump in the road was just that, a bump in the road.

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  4. That last picture is really lovely! Glad you have good news and good goals.

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  5. What wonderful news! Hooray! Happy 2012 to you and your family.

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  6. That is such great news! I have been thinking about you. Best wishes for the new year!

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  7. Elly, I have been following your work for years. I'm so happy that you are ok. I wish you and your family all the best in 2012. P.

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  8. good news!

    may peace & presence flood your being this year.

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  9. oh such good news and happiest new years wishes to you guys! Also I highly recommend work days with friends, especially when you have something to work on that you've been putting off. It's the only time I can make myself get those things done!

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  10. The most wonderful news to get as one year becomes another... I am so very happy for you; waiting for test results is an incredibly scary time. I wish you and yours peace, happiness, and good health in 2012.

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  11. Wonderful sentiments and goals for the new year. I'm so pleased most of all for your good health, knowing all too well the devastation of the. To you, to yours, to a wonderful 2012.

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  12. I love these goals! Very tangible and real! I always set lofty goals that never seem manageable. I am so happy for your news and wish you all the best in the new year! I am also totally impressed with your knitting machine skills. I am so tempted to try that!

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  13. bless your heart what good news! love your goals especially working in your studio/office with friends....have a happy new year!

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  14. Oh Elly just wanted to say I am so happy for you. Happy New Year!

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  15. i was so glad to see that you received good news, right in time for the holidays!

    i'm with you on late night movies with friends. i miss watching movies in a theater, especially.

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  16. Very happy to see the good news. Also, I love the idea of simple, small goals (and scratching them if they no longer meet your needs). No big lofty resolutions for me this year either!

    Hope you have a happy and healthy new year!

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  17. So glad you received great news! Happy New Year! Hope you are able to accomplish the things on your list!

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  18. I'm so very glad that your health and inner strength have been confirmed.
    Lots of love and hugs for the New Year!

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  19. Lovely to hear about the small but all-important goals of others- makes mine feel less silly ; )

    I've just discovered your blog and as a fellow machine knitting newbie, its been fun to read about how you're going. It is crazily different to handknitting but equally addictive!

    Hope your 2012 shines.

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