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Old May 10th 10, 07:26 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Pati, in Phx
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Default Why can't I finish anything?

Sunny, I understand funk. And the "finish it up avoidance" syndrome.
Do you have any plans for "what's next?" or are you at the stage where
you have the (subconscious) feeling that if you finish this project(s)
then you won't have another to work on? Sometimes planning ahead and
telling yourself you really want (not need) to finish what is on your
plate so you can work on something new and exciting helps. VBG
Sometimes I avoid finishing something because I am afraid it won't be
"good enough" or I will mess up the project as I finish it. All sorts
of reasons.
Spend some time thinking about other stuff to do. You have been
through a stressful time, and are still worried about the financial
aspects, even if not actively/consciously. It may take some time to
work your way through it.
It may even be that you are fighting yourself with "have to" as
opposed to "want to" (something my DH has pointed out to me about
myself. ) Go ahead and do some of what you want to do, the "have tos"
will eventually get done.

Have fun,
Pati, in Phx

On May 10, 9:39*am, Sunny wrote:
I am in this weird funk and I can't finish anything. It feels awful.
I've got three projects sitting, ready to be bound (they're little
things, nothing to be excited about) and I can't finish them.

I did make quickie curtains for my bedroom yesterday. Really easy --
just turned hems all around and a curtain pocket at the top. But I
have been trying to get curtains for one of the bathrooms finished for
three weeks and can't. So it's not just quilty things. I mean, it's
sitting here finished except for a quick hem job and then out of my
way, but..... The septic project is over and life should be back to
normal. My dishes are all clean, sink is empty, laundry done and dog
fed. So why can't I finish anything?

Okay, I'm going to force myself to finish this curtain if it kills me.
I promise, DH or DS will post and let you know if that happens. But
I've never, ever heard of death by hem before.

Sunny
looking for insight


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