Despite the promise to myself to have more “me time” this year, I didn’t do such a great job of it this week. The shop was busy so most days I’ve been processing orders, uploading new goodies and keeping on top of admin. Thankfully, I did find a few hours on Tuesday to start a new hat called Slouched Tuva. Progress is slow as I didn’t get to pick it up again until last night, but I’m hoping to dedicate some time to it (and myself) this weekend.

I’m also itching to play around with my camera over the next few days. While I found my Project 365 a little hard this week – mainly because I left it until later at night – the motivation this project has given me to improve my photography is quite amazing. So, to push myself a little further, I’m going to be starting a new series called Explored (or perhaps Exploring). Basically, I’ll be picking themes every few weeks that will be driven by subject matter or technique.  The main results of this will be shared on Flickr but of course I’ll post some of my favorites here too.

What are you plans for the weekend? Anything fun going on? Whatever you do, have a good one friends!

P.S. For any fellow knitters out there, feel free to add me on Ravelry. I like me some friends. :)

November and December of 2009 were a total blur to me. My shop was the busiest it has ever been, for which of course I’m thankful for, but come late December I was thoroughly burnt out. Every waking moment was dedicated to working and I simply needed to decompress. I think when you work for yourself, or have a busy life in general, it’s quite easy to forget the small things that bring you pleasure. For me, one of those things is knitting. Aside from a few projects here and there, I didn’t pick up my needles much in 2009 and with the yarn stash that I have (trust me, it’s ridiculous), I need to start making a major dent in it pronto.

As a result, I’ve finished quite a few projects recently – one scarf and 3 hats to be exact. While admittedly I’ve worn the hats already without weaving in the ends, that’s all that remains to be done on them.

Being a little selfish, all the projects I started were for me. So over the weekend, I cast on something for James which is aptly named The Boyfriend Hat. He’s happy.

What small things bring you pleasure? And more importantly, do you remind yourself to slow down and experience them when life demands you do otherwise?