PoMo Golightly

One Special Day and 99 Others

Yesterday was Neal's birthday.  I love this picture taken in the meadow over the summer with George the iPhone.  Sweet little kisses among the flowers are one of life's joys, don't you think?

Last Tuesday we hit 100 days until the end of the year, and in a final push to meet some goals, Neal and I have undertaken the 100 Days Project.  We have fitness and financial goals to meet, and I have some writing and crafting goals as well.  Since I seem to fail at goals that I proclaim publicly, I'm going to keep this set mum for the most part, but I'll be sure to let you know what success I meet.

Remember when knit bloggers used to write about knitting on their blogs?  Ravelry has caused me to move a lot of what I have to say about the craft off of the blog and onto my Projects pages, and I think I want to shift back here a little more.  Right now I'm in the midst of a Clapotis (surely I do not need to link to the pattern).  I want to wear it to Rhinebeck, which means a lot of knitting ahead of me.  At some point, though, I may decide I can't achieve that goal and switch my plan.  Beth has opened a shop for her lovely handspun, and I scored about 300 yards of her Green Beer worsted.  This fantastic yarn may become a Milkweed Shawl (Rav link) if I think I can squeak by with what I have.  Anyway, that's Plan B.

Are you going to Rhinebeck?  Are we going to see each other there?  I sure hope so!

100 Days

One hundred days from now, I will turn forty. 

There are some who read my blog who have known me since I was a teenager.  Some since my birth.  They are likely feeling a little old having just read that statement. 

I don't feel old, though.  I feel invigorated by the prospect of entering a new decade of my life.  I have so much good in my life right now--and I believe my 40s will lead to even more good, nay, wonderful events.

To bid adieu to my 30s, years that were tumultuous, heartbreaking, yet ultimately the best so far, and to prepare for my 40s, I have thought long and hard about a project I might undertake.  I determined that I want to focus on strengthening my body, mind, and spirit during the next 100 days, and here's how I plan to do so:

1.  Complete this program, which will result in my doing 100 push ups before my birthday.  My dear friend LJO is a personal trainer, and she has assured me that properly executed push ups are one of the best exercises to target a variety of muscles and to build my upper body strength.
2.  Read the Bible.  While I have probably read most of it throughout my life, I plan to dedicate myself to a focussed and deliberate reading.  I'm estimating that I'll need to read about 20 pp.a day.  I'll be using my favorite version, the New Jerusalem Bible.
3.  Return to a regular daily  yoga practice.  I miss my headstands, even if I do need to lean against a wall do do them.   We are, as the saying goes, only as young as our spines.  I want my spine to feel as young as my mind does.
4.  Write at least 200 pages of my revised draft of The Hardest Bent.  Since the start of the semester, I have been lame about getting in my writing time.  I uprooted my life and underwent drastic changes in order to learn my craft, and I intend to respect myself by, well, writing.   I've been sloppy about  staying on the treadmill, but now I will be pristine in my habits.

I'll post progress as warranted.  Wish me luck!