New Year's Resolutions?

I generally do not like New Year's Revolutions. They are over general and hard to keep. So this year I have decided to make a list of things that I want to do this year. I was inspired by all of the lists of goals by other Ravelry members. This list includes things I would like to try and things that I would like to do before the start of next year. I am sure that things will change as the year goes on, so I will have to rewrite and rework as I go, but this is a good starting place.

Knitting

• To knit my first socks.
• Try cables in earnest. (I tried once, but the whole scarf got messed up. I really should frog that...)
• Finish an afghan. (I have one on the needles right now.)
• Try dpns.
• Try alternating or rewriting a pattern. (I figure that this is that first step to writing my own patterns.)
• Go to a knitting night. (My friend and I are trying this this week.)
• To make a WIP progress bag, since I can't afford to buy one.
• To get at least one new person into knitting (my goal right now is my sister).

Crocheting

• To learn how to!!! I tried once, but it didn't go so well.

Other Fiber Related

• To try dying yarn.
• To try spinning.
• To try tatting.
• To finish several cross stitches that are half started.

Non-Craft Related

• To finish decorating our house.
• To finish ebaying and selling all of the stuff we have sticking in a pile ready to go.
• To visit Disney World this year (I know this is a long shot, but it has been over 2 years and I am going through withdraw. My family went A LOT before I got married.)
• Maybe start having kids or at least making more concrete plans for them.
• Visit my best friend, who is moving to Colorado in May, at least once.
• To stay focused on my schoolwork.
• To gain more experience working with children in a classroom setting.
• To read 50 books this year.
  

I think that that is all I can think of now, but I know that I will think of more later. I have also decided to join several KAL to better my skills and to help me make time for knitting.