2026 Goals

[jlumen]

In no particular order...

1. "1 in. 1 out"  approach to yarn stash wrangling. I've already written a little bit about this. The stash is getting out of control but I know myself and the likelihood of me not buying any new yarn in a year is unlikely so I'm hoping this will be a balance approach. Additionally gives myself the challenge of finishing more 1-3 skein projects that I enjoy.
2. Make blanket for Gigi. Related to #1, my first time knitting a request. The yarn (homespun) unfortunately is semi awful to me but I'll figure it out. Will probably need to do a few swatches to find a project I'll enjoy. I tried a Tunisian plaid like pattern and it didn't really work out. 
3. Get back into strength training - probably starting with bodyweight exercises. Over the past couple years I've lost a lot of weight but haven't had the bandwidth to start up strength training, it's mostly been light cardio that I can do with my son. I'm hoping I'll be able to start back ring fitness or other switch games but we'll have to see how that goes as we enter the terrible twos. Perhaps I'll reduce my doom scrolling and use those breaks during work for a short busy of exercise. Right now it's easier to knit when my son is playing independently but I also want to be a good example for him. 
4. Home decorating - Mainly getting my son's room to look like a kid's room and have an actual guest room. I have a few ideas but this is still a half baked idea that I still want to complete this year. I know I want to put a Murphy bed in the soon to be guest room and move my home office to our dining area. And get rid of the glass furniture my mom has. Perhaps it's not so half baked after all. ^⁠_⁠^
5. Figure some career goals - I've had my job nearly 10 years and I'm in a middling phase. Unfortunately at my job, middling is not a viable option at some point I'm going to have to improve. I'd like to work on my Building Energy Modeling skills (BEM) but I'm not exactly sure how to do that with the limited time I have. Perhaps data science will be an easier lift by improving my tableau skills.