To-do lists from my dreams

Last night I had a dream about driving across the country with my parents. I did this once with my Dad when I got a job in Phoenix, AZ, after college. It was pretty fun, although my Dad was not much of a talker then.

Anyway, in the dream, we pulled off at this rest stop and I went into this little cottage up the hill from the restrooms. I found a bunch of my stuff in the cottage, and thought, "Oh, yeah, I dropped this off a few weeks ago. I need to figure out what I want in all this junk."
And in the dream, I remembered the last dream I had about driving cross country with my parents and dropping stuff off at this little house.

I can't remember if I found this bizarre within the dream or just in remembering the dream when I woke up. Either way, it's bizarre.

It always freaks me out to remember dreams within dreams. Is your sub-conscious supposed to be that intertwined?

Spending resolutions for Q1

Ok, we've entered the toughest year of the re-education process. No more stock options to cash in, no more co-op semesters to bolster the savings account.

So, to help out our weakened bank account - and to cut down on clutter in my house - I pledge to not spend any money in these places at least through March:

• Ben Franklin's
• JoAnn Fabrics
• Grinny Possum Yarn Store
• The Knit Nook
• Dee's - fortunately I have to make a special trip to this place
• Michael's
• Hobby Lobby
• Baer Fabric - with the one exception of spending $1 on buttons to finish a Christmas ornament
• Hancock's

I also pledge not to buy anything on these Web sites:

• WeeWonderfuls - I need to use the Stitchettes and Robot patterns that I already have
• FutureGirl - I need to make Octophrost and the other cool patterns I bought from her
• Etsy - no yarn, no other handmade goodness

I have to admit to a little extra Web shopping December to make my January pledge easier.

I got rid of 3 bags of fabric over the last month or so and I have two boxes of yarn that I haven't done ANYTHING with.
If I organize all the other crafty stuff I have, I shouldn't need to buy anything til at least June.

Wish me discipline and time to create instead of buy!