Rewrite

My hubby brought something to my attention recently.  He was reading the archives of my blog and noticed that I had set a goal back in Jan of 2009 and have not completed it.  I was sarcastic and said something like "well let me get right on that".  That was his point.  His point was that our goals change.  On January 24, 2009 I wrote my first post.  In it, I set the goal...

I've given myself a goal.  A big one.  I'm going to crochet every blanket in my new crochet book that I have.  I love crocheting, but this is a fairly big project.  It takes me about 2 months to finish a baby blanket and longer for a regular sized afghan.  I will keep you updated on this new challenge.  

Well that has not happened.  I crocheted a few blankets out of the book and then something happened.  I got better at crocheting.  I'm a self taught crocheter and just never thought I could do anything but blankets.  I thought crocheting in round was super difficult.  I had trouble reading patterns.  I didn't realize all of the information and communities out here on the internet that I could learn from.  I had a friend tell me there was no reason I couldn't crochet a hat or in a round and off I went.  

I have had a rewrite. Goals are great.  I love having them, but I'm not going to stick with them just for the fact of finishing them.  If I had stuck with the goal of crocheting all of those blankets, I would not have learned new skills.  I would still be right where I was 2 1/2 years ago.  

I'm proud of my skills in crocheting.  I'm just more proud of the fact that I can let something go and have a rewrite.  Maybe, goals aren't always meant to be finished.  Goals can just be a way to motivate you for a while!  I don't need this same goal anymore.  Learning new skills and completing new things motivates me now.