moving right along...

Ah, crap. Back at work. But that's okay--it's a short week (again, woo-hoo!).

So, to recap this stellar year of 2003:

I gained the 30 pounds back that I lost.

We went totally broke.

I started selling my artwork in earnest.

I learned to spin and got a wheel.

I bought way too many knitting books and had no time to knit.

I spun more yarn than I know what to do with.

I destashed my commercial yarn by at least one-third on Ebay.

I made my first non-A (B+) in grad school.

I got to enjoy two one-week classes with Jean Hicks and Akira Blount.

I found out that Akira's first name used to be Betty.

I found out that my dad has learned to show some love and sympathy.

I learned that there is yet more serious work to do in my marriage but feel confident we are going to make it for the first time.

I realized that I need a bigger support network.

Daddy's kitty, Peanut, passed away from a cancerous tumor.

I didn't get my hair cut even once in 2003.

I quit coloring my hair.

I colored my mom's hair for the first time in her life. We both hated it.

I got a drum carder (oh-la-la!).

I got my first pair of Brittany birch knitting needles. Now I wish all my needles were Brittanys.

I made my husband swear he wouldn't back out on a hobby farm when we can afford it.

I learned how to Navajo ply and make silk fusion.

I actually printed business cards for my artwork.

My dogs continued to get fatter, as both my husband and I did.

I gave up on one of my old friends.

I made new friends.