A week has passed.  Intended progress has not been made.  Perhaps, my plans were a bit ambitious, although they did not seem at all so. I have not finished the gray sweater although I do intend to finish it before I leave for Knoxville.  Little progress has been made on the striped cardigan because little time has been spent with it.  

Yet I don't feel particularly frustrated by my lack of progress.  There has been much singing of Christmas carols to myself, even as I worked on non-holiday inspired projects like sewing.  Snow on the ground only serves to brighten my spirits more.  The tree is up and lit, although not fully decorated yet this year.  It has been put on the sun porch, which is not heated but is protected by sliding glass doors from the rest of the house.  It is a safe place to leave a tree with a young cat in the house who feels it his mission to climb every mountain.  Since we will be away Christmas week, it seems like the best coarse, and I am content to see the sparkling lights twinkling in multiple iterations as they are reflected between the windows and sliding doors, sparkling in the dark winter night.

Cookies have been baked and distributed and, if I have not been knittng, I have at least finally been assessing the state of the yarns stash which is piled up behind closed doors in the library, safe from young kitten claws.  The process of sorting, indexing, and putting away has begun, and although I am somewhat overwhelmed by the amount of yarn in residence, I am also very much enamored of every skein, eager to start every project "right now" as I pick up the yarn and put it away.  New projects are tempting, but the projects that are here waiting are calling to me strongly now; egging me on to finish the piles and mountains that are dragging me down.

I don't think the UFOs will be finished this year, aside from the grey cardigan.  I have other priorities at the moment but that mountain of sewing and finishing as well as unravelling and remaking must begin soon after the new year begins.  In the meantime, I hope to make progress with the yarn stash, organizing and putting away, and although I don't think I finish that either in a week, significant progress can be made.

Comments

[materfamilias]

Sounds as if you're perfectly in tune with the season and its expectations. Year's end often seems to call for an accounting yarn-stash/project-wise, but we do well to remember it's something we do for enjoyment and we can set the rules. I'm confident we'll see a series of UFOs being cast off your needles in the new year.

[Robin]

A christmas tree safely twinkling beyond the reach of the kitten- perfect!

I am glad you don't feel frustrated by your lack of progress, nor do I. I am taking my time and enjoying the process.
Gee I hope this attitude lasts!!