ready, steady, spin!

And we're off!

I've just added in the folks who signed up last night -- and no worries, if you turn up tomorrow, I won't turn you away.  As it says in the "rules of engagement" -- if you come late to the party, just set a goal that's appropriate for the time remaining.

A reminder that I have nothing to do with whatever is going on over at Ravelry -- but if you want to participate here and there, well, that sounds good to me.  Whatever you need to meet your goal, which is the point, right?

A note about how you report your progress -- or not.  Again, this is entirely up to you.  If you have a blog and want to report there, fine.  If you're on Ravelry and want to report there, fine.  If you want to leave a note in the comments here, fine.  And if you just want to set your goal and not report, well, that's fine, too.  And there's no timetable -- if you feel you have made progress and want to share, then do so whenever you want to.

It's your challenge, and you get to set it yourself, manage it to suit your needs.  It's also about attitude -- if the goal isn't working a week from now, well, then look at the goal and change it.  Adapt to changing situations, apply a new strategy.

As for me -- many thanks for all the good thoughts about my shoulder.  It's still bothering me, and although my usual operating mode is just to jump in and ignore it, I know from experience that I can't, so there will be very little spinning for me in the next three weeks.  This was bothering me -- how can I set a spinning challenge and then not spin?

And that's when I realized that over the last year, issues of Spin-Off and Wildfibers have ended up all over the house, and I keep having to go search for them when I need something, so there it is, a goal!  I'll spin as much as I can without causing more shoulder problems, and then the rest of the time, I'll gather up the magazines and put them in some order and put them in a magazine box and get them on the bookshelves, where they belong, and where they're easily accessible when I want to consult them.

So there we are -- and now, I'm off to check the Tour de France website, and see if Europe1 has got their podcast feed up again this year!

Best of luck, everyone!

Comments

[Saffron]

Yay! Day one! Perfect time to put my new wheel together and start on my goal(s). Way to go on adjusting your strategy due to injury! :)

[Heather]

I do hope your shoulder heals quickly and allows you to join in the spinning as much as you'd like to as well, BUT! I do completely understand the want for organization! Great goal!

I am coming late to the party due to a technical difficulty (as in, I couldn't find how to comment/sign up properly before!). Is it too late to add my name to the sidebar? Last year I spun along with my Golding spindle. This year, I've got goals for me and my WHEEL! Yay!

Thanks so much!

:O)

[katherine]

No problem, Heather -- the list of participants is on the main page (http://www.tourdefleece.com), and I've added you in.

This site has grown a little unwieldy, for sure, but it was built before my Tech Guy really knew how to put all this stuff together on Typepad. It all kind of works in the end. :-)

[vicki]

Hope your shoulder feels better, I'm spinning along, glad for a challenge to get some yarn produced.
Vicki

[Saffron]

Haven't had a chance to blog it yet - I've spun about 1.8 ounces - 1/2 of a two ply. Hope to finish it tomorrow. :)