2009 in review (or, a halfhearted attempt to make up for not blogging very much) December 31, 2009
So, 2009 is about to end, and I can’t say I’m sad to see it go . . . it was a challenging year in many ways, and I hope 2010 is going to be a better one!
Since I love lists so much, here’s a list of some stuff that happened or didn’t happen this year around these parts:
1. B lost his job not once, but twice, which is Very Bad, but also made us hunker down and conserve, which is a Good Thing.
2. I joined a kickass local Fiber CSA, and as a result have made some very good friends (some of whom say “baa” and “cluck”).
3. Planted a bigger garden, and though it was not at all successful, I’m going to do it again in 2010.
4. Missed waaay too many knitnights. Not a good thing.
5. Talked for months about getting chickens for my backyard, only to realize how unfeasible it really is, leading to #6.
6. Helped spearhead the formation of a Chicken Sponsorship program with my kickass local CSA (above, see #2), which will allow me to sponsor a chicken, get fresh eggs, and not piss off my neighbors or feed fresh chicken to our neighborhood feral cat population.
7. Worked on small ways to make our home a “homestead” (I’m still not sure what exactly that word means, but I did stuff like make bread from scratch, grew plants, made my own laundry detergent, etc).
8. Learned how to brew beer at home, and found out that it is really good!
9. Made handmade gifts for xmas, most of which were received positively.
10. Maybe have sort of learned how to crochet, kind of.
11. Really truly stopped being a vegetarian, and no, I really don’t want to talk about the particulars.
12. Used my crockpot a few times.
13. Learned to weave!
14. Made soap!
15. Finally hung up pictures in the house (we’ve only been here almost 5 years!)
16. Painted the downstairs bathroom (had only been primer-white for 3 years!)
17. Hm, not sure what else to say — fingers cold and tired.
Looking back at the list, maybe it wasn’t all that bad of a year (except for items 1 and 4), though there are definitely things I’d like to improve on this coming year. I think I’m also glossing over some stuff in the attempt to not be a Grumpy Face.