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Two things about everything

There's a theory that for every subject, there are really only two things you really need to know. Everything else is the application of those two things, or just not important.

For an example, for trading, all you need to know is:

1. Sell high
2. Buy low

Of course, someone started a blog meme about this that I ran into recently, and I thought y'all would enjoy this little exercise. So, to get you started, here are my entries:

Two things about management:

1. Praise in public, critique in private.
2. Your job is to help them do their jobs.

Two things about client service:

1. Clients don’t like surprises.
2. Always tell the truth.

Two things about being a valued employee:

1. Make your boss look good.
2. Don’t blame others, but always give credit.

Two things about marketing:

1. Find the end-end-benefit.
2. Make it crystal clear. 

Two things about market research:

1. Identify the real objective.
2. Only ask the need-to-know questions, not the nice-to-know.

Two things about PR:

1. Perception is reality.
2. Perception is created.
   

Two things about single parenting:

1. You have to do it all yourself.
2. You can’t do it all yourself.

Two things about blogging:

1. It’s really not about you, it’s about your readers.
2. Don’t post anything you don’t want your mother or your next employer to read.

OK, your turn!

Never mind. Just delete that last post.

So, most of my knitting resolutions lasted exactly one day. How about yours?

We had a group class on the Baby Surprise Jacket, so I had to start that, and since Gossamer was so nice to provide the class space, I had to buy some yummy Cashsoft yarn for my knitting retreat in February. I didn't use point protectors and lost some stitches, then spent a few hours on ravelry.com when I could have been knitting.

However, I did finish Mark's clogs before he left Sunday a.m., and the dog sweater. See photos on the right. Next, sister #1's Christmas gift (yes, I know) then on to the BSJ. The baby decided to come two weeks early, so I'm already behind.

Unfortunately, the winter vacation break is over and work is going to cut into my knitting time, darn it. The more I knit, the more obsessed with it I become. It's clearly starting to overwhelm my blog as well.

Sorry!

Knitting up some resolutions

Ah, a fresh new year, with new knitting hopes and dreams. Isn't that what your new year is all about? But before we cast on for the next project (mine is a baby sweater for a friend's just-born), it's time to write down those serious, serious knitting resolutions for 2009.

This seems to be a popular topic in knitting blogs: Google turns up 4,900 search results for the phrase. EVERY ONE includes the resolution "Knit from my stash" (which of course is one of mine). So, without further ado, I resolve to:

1. Use point protectors on my needles. How hard can this be, seriously?

2. Knit from my stash. No, really.

4. Re-learn fair isle and maybe even intarsia, as long as it's not 

a teddy bear blankie. 

4.Spend less time looking at knitting and more time doing it.

5. At least attempt to finish projects before I cast on the next.

6. Organize my patterns.

7. Knit patterned socks so they won't bore me to tears next time.

8. Finally tackle the aran sweater with the cables and the bobbles.

So, at the risk of repeating myself piteously, won't you share yours???