'New View' on Collections and 'I Think I Can'

On this beginning of a New Year on CollectInTexas Gal, I am inclined...not totally locked in...to the idea of documenting my 'Collections' that relate to each month.   This 'NewView' of looking at my varied collections of everything from Art to Zippers will be beneficial as...

...an opportunity to SKS...Sort-Keep-Share.  Yes, I am continuing last years efforts to downsize by 'UseIt Or LoseIt' and 'LetItGo'.  I have a couple of  'NewView' ideas for 'LettingItGo' that I think will be fun here on CollectInTexas Gal.  I'll introduce those as I get them formulated.

Next is the 'MTP'...Monthly Twining Projects.  Since beginning this new FiberPsychosis art form last Fall, I have invested in a Loom and Easel, Thrifted Fabrics suited to rug making as well as incorporating Stash Fabrics. 

Rug making has given me the chance to continue my 'UseIt or LoseIt' mantra.  It also allows me to continue the process, creativity and design elements that years of Quilting gave me. Funny thing is...my Rugs look like my Quilts...hmmmm...imagine that.  Must be why I have yet been able to throw them on the floor.

 I averaged 'Four-Per-Month' last year.  A good goal to strive for in 2016. 

 I think I can!  I think I can!

Welcome January 2016

Resolutions have not been on my January list of ToDo's for several years.  Not happening this year either.  Did you know that the #1 resolution for most people over the years has been to lose weight?  Here's what Erma Bombeck had to say about losing weight...

In two decades I've lost a total of 789 pounds. 

 I should be hanging from a charm bracelet.

In the last year or so, I've noticed a few changes in what people list as important aspects of life.  For 2016 the top resolution, according to a Google poll, is to 'Enjoy Life to the Fullest'.  Smart! 

 

~The name January came from a Roman god Janus.  Roman ruler Pompilius gave January 30 days in the 700BC 10 month calendar.  In 46 BC Julius Caesar added one more day and January became the 1st month of the calendar year.
~January's gem stone is the Garnet which represents constancy.
~January's flower symbol is the Carnation.
~The Zodiac signs for January are Capricorn (12-22 through 1-19) and Aquarius (1-20 through 2-18).
~January is National Stay Healthy Month.
~On January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln.
~The Common Sense by Thomas Paine was published on January 10, 1776.
~On January 6, 1946 my parents were married.
~On January 20, 1947 I was born.

Happy New Year from a JANUARY Gal who plans to

Enjoy life to the Fullest in 2016!