The 1st Step
My name is Dani, and I love fiber! While my stash may not be of the monumental proportions of others, I do need to work thru some of it before I can purchase more with anything even close to a clear conscience.
I have made the decision to join the SOS and go with out new yarn purchases this summer to see how much of a dent I can put into my stash (which will, in effect, make room for new stuff!) and to save some cash for some of the yarns I have been drooling over. I also want to prove my hubby wrong - while he doesn't give me grief for the money I spend on knitting, he laughed when I told him I was going to go all summer without buying any new yarn. That, my friends, was the proverbial gauntlet being thrown down ;-) I can't let him be right, can I? LOL
My goals for this summer aren't as exact as the others, in that I haven't defined a set # of FOs I need to finish, or X balls of yarn I need to knit thru. I don't want to put any pressure on that will detract from the knitting for the love of knitting, or that will send me rebelling against the SOS. I have plenty of variety in my stash that I shouldn't be bored, or run out of things to knit!
My 2 exceptions? Easy! 1 is a trip to Ohio to visit my aunt (who happens to lives about 1hr 30 minutes from Threadbare *s*) And the second will be an online shopping trip with Scout - I have fallen in serious love with more than a few of her colors!)
And as for my reward? Saving some money, and clearing out room for more (new!) yarn is reward enough for me (OK, proving hubby wrong wouldn't be awful LOL)
Looking forward to seeing everyone's creative ways of working thru the buying urges!
-=Dani
PS - My blog isn't on Blogger - you can find my actual blog here)
I have made the decision to join the SOS and go with out new yarn purchases this summer to see how much of a dent I can put into my stash (which will, in effect, make room for new stuff!) and to save some cash for some of the yarns I have been drooling over. I also want to prove my hubby wrong - while he doesn't give me grief for the money I spend on knitting, he laughed when I told him I was going to go all summer without buying any new yarn. That, my friends, was the proverbial gauntlet being thrown down ;-) I can't let him be right, can I? LOL
My goals for this summer aren't as exact as the others, in that I haven't defined a set # of FOs I need to finish, or X balls of yarn I need to knit thru. I don't want to put any pressure on that will detract from the knitting for the love of knitting, or that will send me rebelling against the SOS. I have plenty of variety in my stash that I shouldn't be bored, or run out of things to knit!
My 2 exceptions? Easy! 1 is a trip to Ohio to visit my aunt (who happens to lives about 1hr 30 minutes from Threadbare *s*) And the second will be an online shopping trip with Scout - I have fallen in serious love with more than a few of her colors!)
And as for my reward? Saving some money, and clearing out room for more (new!) yarn is reward enough for me (OK, proving hubby wrong wouldn't be awful LOL)
Looking forward to seeing everyone's creative ways of working thru the buying urges!
-=Dani
PS - My blog isn't on Blogger - you can find my actual blog here)
posted by Dani at 5:59 AM
1 Comments:
If your motivation ever starts to flag, post for support--spousal units are *not* allowed to belittle our determination to reduce the stash (especially when it's for the purposes of enhancing it at a later date).
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