Decorating the apartment

So I'm on a very crafty, creative kick lately. Not only have I been knitting up a storm (see my recent Ravelry projects here), but I purchased my first sewing machine and am scouting fabrics online. I have this dream of a crisp, ordered New England farm house filled with handmade shetland lace, classic quilts, and a warm breeze worth of Eastern flare through everything. We'll see how it works in the apartment's living room and then I'll scale it up in our house...when we buy one.

So as this is a craft post, I should mention my projects.

In progress:

1. Sam's Gift for our Jan Challenge on Fiber Pen Pals: about 65% done. Hoping to finish for a Saturday send-off. Love the pattern and yarn. She's lucky I'm not keeping it :)
2. Mike's Brioche Knit Hat: yeah not going so well. Acrylic yarn is so hard to handle when it gets tight. And DPN knitting is still getting the best of me.
3. Living Room Curtains: ordering swatches; waiting on machine to get into Saftler's.

In The Wings

• 1. & 2. Aunt Teri and Jen's presents
• 3. Secret project!!!
• 4. Dara's arm warmers
• 5. My shawl/scarf/cowl? I just have 350 yds of cashmere to use...

Nine '09 accomplishments; Ten '10 To-Dos

Stuff I did in 2009:
1. Finished my thesis and got my M.A.
2. Started tweeting
3. Hiked the White Mountains
4. Landed a job as an acquisitions editor
5. Super-connected my life with a Blackberry and a netbook
6. Edited my first book (and got paid!)
7. Ghostwrote my first book (and got paid!)
8. Avoided the flu
9. Began training for dog agility with Pepper

Stuff I want to do in 2010 (stuff with *s has already started)
1. Clean the apartment once and for all
2. Hike the White Mountains for Charity again--and recruit people to join me!*
3. Get back into shape. All weight-loss goals aside, I want to be healthy.*
4. Knit knit knit because it's fun fun fun!*
5. Learn to sew*
6. Start blogging again*
7. Volunteer somewhere
8. Join a CSA
9. Take a vacation with Mike
10. WRITE. Even if I don't finish anything.