Jennerosity

So, one of the inevitable parts of winter for me is always taking a look back at the year that has passed and evaluating it.  Then I sit down and do a lot of thinking about that and about me and about how well those two things match.  Then I figure out what I want for the year ahead.  I find it enriching and rewarding and it usually helps me keep on track.

Right now, I’m in the reflecting part of things.  Because I’m a geek, part of my reflections this year involved all the starred items in my Google Reader.  Last night, I clicked through all of them.  Yup, I reviewed 300+ blog entries from a wide variety of sources.¹  They hit on all my favourite topics of geekery: crafts, organizing, technology, and gaming.  I also culled some things.  Like almost every single recipe.²  You could say that I wrote a metaphorical note to my kitchen that went something like this . . .

Dear kitchen³,

Sorry, but it’s time you found out . . . I’m just not that in to you.

Yours truly,

Jenn

The recipes all still sounded delicious, but I just don’t have the energy to devote to trying them out, and I’m tired of feeling guilty about them when I pass them by in my feeds.  To those who are worried about my general health, since I don’t have any notable relationship with my kitchen, FEAR NOT!  My husband takes very good care of my food related needs!⁴

I haven’t come to any solid conclusions yet, but I am certain that 2010 will involve more geekery.  I may even follow through on my occassional threat to actually DO some of the cool ideas that I star in my Google Reader.  Anyone else have an idea file that they keep?  When was the last time you went through it?  Do you ever actually follow through with your ideas?

1. I’m pretty sure Lifehacker wins for most frequently starred blog posts [↩]
2. Though that only knocked off less than 20 items [↩]
3. See, don’t even care enough to give it capital ‘k’ [↩]
4. And an honourable mention goes out to the lovely wife of my Vizier of Nameology, who bakes and invites us over for fabulous dinners, and never accepts any offers of me helping in the kitchen, because she knows me pretty well ;) [↩]

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