At the end of every knitting pattern I have ignored to date, there is the instruction at the end. It says "Weave in loose ends." There is generally some nonsense about blocking as well, but for socks, well, I have block shaped feet so I figure that works fine for me. I wear all my handmade socks with the strings sticking out like this: 
It is a personal failing that I have acknowledged, and care about insufficiently to modify. But now the ends of my art are sticking out and it feels untidy and unfinished.
I am not sure how to describe what I want to do next.
It occurred to me in the middle of last year that I am creating for myself a giant, self directed art curriculum. I spent the first year making simple things over and over again, varying the constraints and trying to find a style and voice that is authentically mine.
I think this year I want to explore different media. My shelves and drawers are full of paints and inks and markers and more of all of these that I purchased thinking they would be good to use. Now is the time to use them. What I want to do is spend time every day noodling with a particular medium. The aim is to explore what I can do with it when I come at it again and again and again. How far can I push one particular idea? How flexible is it? How much control do I get, and how much serendipity do I have to accept? It should take at least a month of daily effort to begin to get a grip on these things, and I am actually thinking about six weeks each. Or until I run out of stuff. At the end of each media exploration, I need to be able to do a final project using that stuff. It may be some kind of piece using the samples I have made, or it may be a final report kind of thing. I will probably write a brief review of what I liked and hated, and what I might use it for in the future, if I ever want to touch it again….
I am starting with transfer paints, but also allowed to use the transfer crayons and transfer pencil that I have squirreled away.
This is going to be a more boring blog for a while. I will document the process as much as I can, but I am not sure how useful it will be once posted.
Lee Thomson 
I like this plan for you. It sounds like a lot of fun to me.
As for the your blog getting boring, I don’t think you’ll need to worry about that. I think you are going to have some very helpful insight into each media. If anything people who have followed your blog have learned who you are and know you’ll push and try what ever your brain and hands come up with.
Good luck. I can’t wait to see how you make out.
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Sounds like a neat framework for exploration, fun, creativity, frustration and all the other micro aspects of life, not the least of which is fun. Good for you for thinking it thru. I guess my generation just expected and never really planned – even Aunt Anne. I’m impressed and proud and pleased for YOU. numyum.
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