2014 Can Bite Me

I can honestly say that I am VERY happy to see 2014 go. This year has stunk royally and I am ready to put it in my rear view mirror. There is no point in going over my goals for the year because again I did not meet them - moving on.

My knitting production for the year is way down. I managed to only knit 3917 yards after knitting over 11,000 yards last year. Here is the gallery of projects I finished this year. This includes:

5 flags
1 scarf
3 shawls
6 hats
17 dishcloths
2 bowls
1 pair of slippers
3 pairs of kid socks
1 cowl
1 baby sweater
1 ornament

I read 44 books for 2014 which is 1 less than last year. The total pages read were 15,318

1)      The Last Camel Died at Noon: An Amelia Peabody Mystery by Elizabeth Peters (12/12-1/8/14: 352 pages)

2)      The Weird Sisters: A Novel by Eleanor Brown (1/8-1/15/14: 320 pages)

3)      The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinners Semester at America’s Holiest University by Kevin Roos (1/15-1/21/14: 324 pages)

4)      Last Wool and Testament: A Haunted Yarn Shop Mystery by Molly MacRae (1/21-1/28/14: 322 pages)

5)      Sweat  er Quest: My Year of Knitting Dangerously by Adrienne Martini (1/28-2/3/14: 220 pages)

6)      The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie (2/3-2/11: 288 pages)

7)      Switching Time: A Doctor’s Harrowing Story of Treating a Woman With 17 Personalities by Richard Baer (2/11-2/18/14: 360 pages)

8)      The Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog: An Amelia Peabody Mystery by Elizabeth Peters (2/18-2/26/14: 340 pages)

9)      Born in Fire: Book One of the Irish Born Trilogy by Nora Roberts (2/26-3/5/14: 385 pages)

10)  Cool for Cats by Andrew Ordover (3/5-3/12/14: 325 pages)

11)  ‘Till Death Does Us Purl: A Black Sheep Mystery by Anne Canadeo (3/12-3/18/14: 276 pages)

12)  Phantom by Susan Kay (3/18-3/26/14: 458 pages)

13)  Born in Ice: Book Two of the Irish Trilogy by Nora Roberts (3/26-4/2/14: 352 pages)

14)  Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent in Hiding by M.E. Thomas (4/2-4/9/14: 302 pages)

15)  Better Than Homemade: Amazing Foods That Changed the Way We Eat by Carolyn Wyman (4/9-4/15/14: 144 pages)

16)  Dyeing Wishes: A Haunted Yarn Shop Mystery by Molly MacRae (4/15-4/22/14: 298 pages)

17)  The Hippopotamus Pool: An Amelia Peabody Mystery by Elizabeth Peters (4/22-4/30/14: 384 pages)

18)  The Knitting Circle: A Novel by Ann Hood (4/30-5/6/14 346 pages)

19)  The Kingmaker’s Daughter: The Cousins’ War #4 by Philippa Gregory (5/6-5/14/14: 417 pages)

20)  Tell Me Lies by Jennifer Crusie (5/14-5/21/14: 411 pages)

21)  Dream When You’re Feeling Blue: A Novel by Elizabeth Berg (5/21-5/26/14: 276 pages)

22)  Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah (5/26-6/4/14: 399 pages)

23)  A Walk in the Park by Jill Mansell (6/4-6/15/14: 423 pages)

24)  The Next Always (Book 1 of the Inn Boonsboro Trilogy) by Nora Roberts (6/15-6/26/14: 304 pages)

25)  The Lies We Told by Diane Chamberlain (6/26-6/30/14: 374 pages)

26)  Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie (6/30-7/5/14: 318 pages)

27)  The Death of Pie: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery by Tamar Myers (7/5-7/9/14: 200 pages)

28)  Killer Physique: A Savannah Reid Mystery by G.A. McKevett (7/9-7/16/14: 310 pages)

29)  How to Knit a Love Song: A Cypress Hollow Yarn by Rachael Herron (7/16-7/22/14: 536 pages)

30)  Born in Shame (Book Three of the Born In Trilogy) by Nora Roberts (7/22-7/29/14: 357 pages)

31)  Seeing a Large Cat: An Amelia Peabody Mystery by Elizabeth Peters (7/29-8/7/14: 386 pages)

32)  The White Princess: The Cousins War #5 by Philippa Gregory (8/7-8/17/14: 528 pages)

33)  The Litigators by John Grisham (8/17-8/23/14: 385 pages)

34)  The Last Boyfriend (Book Two of the Inn Boonsboro Trilogy) by Nora Roberts (8/23-8/31/14: 290 pages)

35)  Lavender Morning: Edilean Series #1 by Jude Deveraux (8/31-9/15/14: 476 pages)

36)  The Last Hope (Book Three of the Inn Boonsboro Trilogy) by Nora Roberts (9/15-9/22/14: 308 pages)

37)  Home Front: A Novel by Kristin Hannah (9/22-10/4/14: 388 pages)

38)  Fifteen Minutes by Karen Kingsbury (10/4-10/12/14: 353 pages)

39)  Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner (10/12-10/25/14: 401 pages)

40)  Rescue by Anita Shreve (10/25-11/2/14: 288 pages)

41)  Shelter Me by Juliette Fay (11/2-11/14/14: 415 pages)

42)  Home Again by Kristin Hannah (11/15-11/30/14: 393 pages)

43)  Starry Night by Debbie Macomber (11/30-12/3/14: 256 pages)

44)  Christmas at Timberwoods by Fern Michaels (12/4-12/20/14: 330 pages)

So bring on 2015 - I am ready. Until next time ....