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Why can't I finish anything?
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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Why can't I finish anything?
On May 10, 11:39*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 Sounds to me like you need to reward yourself with something to get yourself to finish. It's a game, but it works for me. |
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Why can't I finish anything?
Sunny, I go through those funky times too! Sometimes I think it's
because it's a stage of the project I don't enjoy, and just thinking about it wears me out! Other times I know what has to be done, but I haven't done it before and have to work through the whole process in my head for days before I get the courage to tackle it. And sometimes it's just because I'm not that crazy about the project and see no reason to get it done. Besides, you HAVE finished something - your dishes are done and put away, the laundry is done, and the dog is fed. You've accomplished quite a lot! Death by hem! Silly girl! Death by cleaning perhaps, or death by cooking, but not death by hem! -- Louise in Iowa nieland1390@mchsi dot com http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa 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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Why can't I finish anything?
You're not alone. This week-end I finally got around to hemming 3 pair of
slacks that have been on a hanger, just waiting to be hemmed, for over 3 years. It'll get done eventually!! Gen "Sunny" wrote in message ... 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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Why can't I finish anything?
Maybe your psyche is demanding a break from "responsibilites" after your
septic tank ordeal. ep "Sunny" wrote in message ... 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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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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I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it's time to sit in the sun with a
cup of tea (or your beverage of choice!) and just RELAX. You sure do deserve it. Allison Edna Pearl wrote: Maybe your psyche is demanding a break from "responsibilites" after your septic tank ordeal. ep "Sunny" wrote in message ... 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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Oh Sunny, I imagine you are just coming down from a trying time. Still has
to be stress there with the employment situation. Weird funks are tough to exit sometimes. If you can just work a bit at a time it might help. I like to work on charity quilts when nothing else gets done for me. Starting more projects probably isn't much what you need though. I'd hate for that curtain to kill you. Set it aside and find something else to deal with IMO. Hugs, Taria "Sunny" wrote in message ... 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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Why can't I finish anything?
Maybe it's just curtains. I hate sewing curtains. Right now, no kidding,
we have a sheet of limousine window film clothes-pinned to a rod in front of our kitchen window. Sunshine bounces from our garage and will just blind us if that window doesn't have some deflection/protection whatever. I could make curtains... naaahhhh. When that film decomposes, I'll probably just roll out another sheet and replace it. Did I mention I HATE curtains. Can't do it. No method or bribe or self-criticism is going to improve me. So there. Join me, Sunny. Heck with a 12-step program. Let 'em carry us off to Curtain Prison. Polly "Taria" Oh Sunny, I imagine you are just coming down from a trying time. Still has to be stress there with the employment situation. Weird funks are tough to exit sometimes. If you can just work a bit at a time it might help. I like to work on charity quilts when nothing else gets done for me. Starting more projects probably isn't much what you need though. I'd hate for that curtain to kill you. Set it aside and find something else to deal with IMO. |
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Why can't I finish anything?
hey, thanks for that idea, Polly.
our long kitchen window faces due east and gets the morning sun full on in your face, it too is blinding if you pick the wrong time to make a cuppa tea. great idea. i just told dh. now all i gotta do is get him to stop at the garden centre and buy some shade cloth for that job. could be used in the garden after winter when the sun is the worst blinder season. thanks again for that idea. now i also gotta figure out how i'd hang it there so it looked not too shabby. i'm sure i'll work it out, just need the stuff to work with asap. j. "Polly Esther" wrote ... Maybe it's just curtains. I hate sewing curtains. Right now, no kidding, we have a sheet of limousine window film clothes-pinned to a rod in front of our kitchen window. Sunshine bounces from our garage and will just blind us if that window doesn't have some deflection/protection whatever. I could make curtains... naaahhhh. When that film decomposes, I'll probably just roll out another sheet and replace it. Did I mention I HATE curtains. Can't do it. No method or bribe or self-criticism is going to improve me. So there. Join me, Sunny. Heck with a 12-step program. Let 'em carry us off to Curtain Prison. Polly |
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