I've spent a lot of this long weekend re-organizing my crafty stuff. There are so many little things I want to do around the house that I get overwhelmed by it all. I sorted out my craft stuff again but now I have nowhere to put the stuff (plastic bins). My daughter has pretty much taken over the spare room, the basement is a disaster and when it sits in our main living area, it just taunts me. I often feel like I can't start a project (other than crazy quilting) because I need time and space to spread out where I can make a mess and leave it to go back to. I also have this thing where I feel like I need to be able to see everything I have to work with and it has to be really handy, otherwise I just can't be bothered gathering up the stuff I need to create something. I also have the whole "safety zone" thing happening. I just look around, and all I see is what needs to be done, cleaned, moved, repaired... So I do nothing. I think I need to start in the basement. If I can get that cleaned up and organized I will have space for other stuff. Problems: Some stuff is too heavy for me to move or bring upstairs; some stuff I don't want but I don't want to throw away (it's still good); some stuff I do want to toss but I have a habit of tossing stuff that I end up looking for later. You see, I have excuses for everything! I'll probably do what I always do, sew and watch t.v. How pathetic am I?
Not pathetic at all. Put a few supplies in a basket and make something..lots of crafters do that. What are you sewing??? I made an atc today, still need to put something on my CQ blocks I posted on my blog oh me a month ago. Hope you had a good day. Hugs, Kim
ReplyDeleteThanks for following my blog Jojesek! Boy does this post hit home for me. On days when I struggle to find energy my entire house taunts me and when it comes to working--I can't do that until everything is organized. When you start to do something, you start to see EVERYTHING. Throw in a little perfectionism and I'm at the point of madness! I feel for you truly.
ReplyDeleteI see so much here in my own life that parallels yours. And mostly I look at what needs to be done, see it as a huge thing and decide 'why bother to start it's too big'.
ReplyDeletedifficult, I know... and even with the medication I still struggle.