I started a six-month contract at Geospiza, Inc. on November 26th.  My job is to write up test cases for the core program, Finch.  I'm working for Jim Hancock again who hired me at CVS.com and then at Washington Mutual.  It's nice to work for someone who knows my work and likes it.

Geospiza is a small company, about 24 employees, and everyone's been great to work with.  They're planning to hire a couple of more programmers in January and Jim is looking for a performance tester to fill out his team.

I've come to the conclusion that I have to set myself a schedule for blogging so I'm going to blog at least once a week.  That's my New Year's Resolution for 2007.

I haven't blogged about my knitting, or my new passion needlepoint, because I've been unable to find my photos.  I'm going to check out the photos that are on my laptop and George's.  Hopefully I'll find them.  At which point there will be some knitting updates.

Wish me luck in keeping my two resolutions for 2007: Knitting from My Stash and Blogging Weekly.

Wendy of WendyKnits.net posted the following on 14 December 2006:

Knit From Your Stash 2007!

A few days ago, L-B mentioned to me that she was thinking about attempting to knit from her stash exclusively in 2007. I, of course, laughed at her initially, but started thinking that attempting to knit from my stash exclusively was not a bad idea. Both L-B and I have stashes of epic proportions. L-B had suggested a period of 9 months of knitting from the stash, so that we could go to Stitches East next October and buy yarn there.

So, in a phone call this morning, we sketched out some guidelines.

Knit From Your Stash 2007

1. The Knit-From-Your-Stash-a-Thon will start January 1, 2007 and run through September 30, 2007 -- a period of nine months.

2. We will not buy any yarn during that period, with the following exceptions:

2.a. Sock yarn does not count. What? You think we are made of stone?

2.b. If someone asks for a specific knitted gift that we really and truly do not have the yarn for, we may buy yarn to knit that gift.

2.c. If we are knitting something and run out of yarn, we may purchase enough to complete the project.

2.d. We each get one "Get Out of Jail Free" card -- we are each allowed to fall off the wagon one time.

3. We are allowed to receive gifts of yarn.

4. Spinning fiber of any sort is exempt.

So. I have put it in writing. I've got yarn for a number of very alluring projects in stash, and I am hoping to actually get to most of those projects next year. We'll see how I do.

And anyone else who would like to join us in this is welcome to do so!

I have something of a stash but what I really need to work on is knitting up items for which I have bought the pattern, yarn, and needles already.  My rules will be as follows:

1. The Knit-From-Your-Stash-a-Thon will start January 1, 2007 and run through August 31, 2007 -- a period of eight months so I can buy yarn in Italy in September.

2. I will not buy any yarn during that period, with the following exceptions:

2.a. If someone asks for a specific knitted gift that I really and truly do not have the yarn for, I may buy yarn to knit that gift.

2.b. If I am knitting something and run out of yarn, I may purchase enough to complete the project.

2.c. I get one "Get Out of Jail Free" card -- I am allowed to fall off the wagon one time.

2.d. I can buy specific yarn required for any knitting classes I take at my LYS.

3. I am allowed to receive gifts of yarn.

These rules should work for me as I have so many projects to knit up.  And I have lots of partially finished projects to finish.

Please wish me luck!