I can’t decide if I’m never satisfied with what/how I decide to do things or if I’m so easily swayed that I don’t even know what I want.
Lately I’ve been kinda finishing things and not starting so much. In June, I think I only started the Cross Stitch Camp project. I finished that and started working on the House project. Then I put that aside on July 1 and started my July project. Finished that. Then finished the House project and now I’m working on Deux Oiseaux, which I started in April.
At the current time, I have five projects started and not finished; and five projects finished. As soon as I finish Deux Oiseaux, I’ll have four WIPS and 6 finished projects. That’s good, right? I do like finishing projects, mostly because I hate going back and getting started again on something I’ve already worked on.
But . . BUT . . I watched The Contented Stitcher’s latest Youtube last night. She’s started Agnes Lyle 1832 . . the one I just bought on Thursday and wanted . . really wanted . . to start it. I’m sure The Contented Stitcher has more than four WIPS and she’s apparently content with that so . . I had to stop and think about whether I want to start something else or finish Deux Oiseaux.
Such a hard decision.
I decided that what I really want to do is get something and start it the same day. I’m so excited when I order a new chart and then it arrives, and gets put in the chart tub because I’m working on something else. Weeks or months later, I go back through the chart tub looking for something and I find all those charts I love and want to start. Do I want to start projects or finish projects . . because I can’t really do both. I can start a project and work on it til it’s finished or I can start project after project and finish few projects. Mostly I want to finish projects but I’m not going to beat myself up if I start more than I should.
The Contented Stitcher did say that she tries to keep a “balance” between new starts and working on projects to completion. Balance may be one of those genes I didn’t get. 🙂
Linda Garcia says
Another cross stitcher who is also a quilter has a floss tube that I watch (the only floss tube as I don’t do cross stitch). I like her, so that’s why I watch her floss tube. Anywhooo, she has what she calls long term projects and short term projects. I think long term projects are ones that are bigger and short term projects are smaller or have a deadline like a birthday or Christmas. So for her long term projects, she sets a goal of sewing one thread length every day or every other day. Then when she has sewn that one thread length, she can switch to her short term project that she intends to get done sooner rather than later.
I don’t know how you feel about working on multiple projects at the same time, but I thought I would just throw out the idea.
Judy Laquidara says
I do like that idea and it gives me things to think about. Thanks!