Kicking 2010 to the Curb

Helllloooooooooooo 2011.

Mushy stuff out of the way first - so you can feel free to ignore the rest of this blog post if you have something more exciting to do- like pick the fluff balls off your socks or wash your cat.

According to my stats I did 251 posts last year. That means I send my own brand of crazy out into the blogisphere on average every 1.5 days. And people actually read it. And then sometimes comment. To say I'm blown away would be an understatement.

To everyone who has supported , nurtured , given advice,  taken the time to visit, email, follow or comment over the past year - Thankyou! Some of you have become real friends and have enriched my life in ways I never expected . I appreciate each and every one of you.

It was quite exciting to look back at my 2010 posts at the things I thought were important enough to share with you. I've realised I rattle on a lot about nothing much. However  this is my party place and that's just the way I roll.

So to re-cap 2010:

Grizzling and bitching my way through both the laundry and kitchen renovations took up a fair whack of 2010. Thanks for sticking with me ! On the list for this year is finishing the computer room renovation and doing something with our front yard (I hate gardening so be prepared for more wailing)

I tried my hand at furniture restoration , with the meat safe re-do and THE BLACKWOOD CHAIR. My funky ottoman was one of my favourite re-do's for 2010.

The desk for the computer room remains unfinished as do the chairs and table and french provincial buffet for our dining room. They're on the list for this year. Expect more whining.

Somewhere in there I had time to read  45 books.....

We started last year as a house of 4. In November Miss P moved into her own place with Little P leaving us kid-less for the first time in almost 20 years. Whoooooo Hoooooooooo. I can run naked through the house and do it on my kitchen table if I want.

Slack Tea Thursday, Translation Tuesdays, and Favourite Thing Fridays all made appearances in 2010. STT and TT have now been retired but  I have some other stuff planned for 2011. Favourite Things Friday will be back next week. Come and Play!

I finished all these quilts, and one mini quilt (not pictured here)

This years plan is to finish 10 full sized quilts, including my  three outstanding PhD's.  My quilting vows for this year are to name all my quilts, to label all my quilts, to challenge myself with trickier designs and to continue to buy every piece of fabric I clap eyes on.

Other craftiness included mug rugs, cushions, pot holders , diary and journal covers and curtain tie backs that  I'm too lazy to photo montage.

In February Miss P went back to school. In June she realised this was not her cup of tea. So, Miss P will be starting a two year hairdressing course in a couple of weeks. I hope she finishes because it will mean free hairdressing for the rest of my life.

I survived da whoopy cough, and the lump in my side I'd been ignoring for months. This year I'm going to get brave about going to the place where they take care of  your teeth. I think that's going to take some work since I can't even write the word. I'm going to work on losing the kilos I have put on in the last 2 weeks and then ditch a few more.

In the last year Little P walked, talked, earned his wings as an assistant baker, and helped Bella strip a desk. He celebrated his first birthday. That kid just gets cuter by the minute!

I did two tutorials. One of them is the most popular post I've ever written. The other one got Miss P to do her own washing after 10 weeks of  ignoring the growing pile that grew to rival Mount Everest and could be seen from space. Who knows what she was doing for undies by about week 5? Stay tuned for exciting tutorials in 2011 for picking up your own crap from around the house, and how to mop a floor.

One of my blog posts was re-printed in a genealogy publication. I'm a published author!

Mr. P lost his job which made for some very anxious weeks.  Mr. P started a new job which was the cause of much jubilation.

My entire food menu for the year came from reading your recipe posts. Notable favourites are Becks Burgers, Kirsten's Devil soup and Little Miss Sunshine's noodles. Keep 'em coming people. Maison Pyjamas is counting on your food creativity to keep us fed!

And if I had to pick one single moment in Blogland that stood out above all others I couldn't do it. For all the laughs and giggles , for all your support and comments, please know that it means so much to me to have you here sharing my stuff and letting me share yours.

And while I don't do resolutions , I'm going to try not to swear in 2011.


Oh who am I bloody kidding?

Happy 2011 everyone.