Motivation vs procrastination

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

Are you a “self-starter”? Or do you need outside motivation to get things started? Do you procrastinate until the very last-minute to begin a project?

Did you read my New Year’s post that “2017 will be the year to finally get my house organized and updated”?

I am in need of some major motivation and less procrastination. Most of the time I have great ideas then fall short of achieving them.

Part of my problem stems from:

the financial situation – Can I afford to do this?
my ability – Am I biting off more than I can do without professional help?
the best time to begin – Will I be able to complete it within a reasonable amount of time?
my idea – What will Mr Aitch think of this idea?

If I promise something to someone else, I can get started right away and finish i.e. the Cheers to you Mitts.

I don’t seem to be able to begin without some type of deadline. Self-imposed deadlines don’t get me motivated. I need guests, or the promise of new carpeting, or remodeling the basement with paint and built-in shelving/cabinets/work bench, or help. Mostly help. It’s so much easier to clean out someone else’s stuff. No sentiment associated with other peoples’ stuff.

Now as for the organizing part of my 2017 plan – our walk-in closet is in dire need of a major clean out. That will take several days and our bedroom will be a total disaster during the entire time. So I think I will tackle the smaller coat closet on the first floor as I know I can finish that in a day.

Today will be the first day! I Can Do This!!!

I’ll let you know my progress on Wednesday.

Welcome 2017

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

Everyone else is jumping on the New Year’s bandwagon, so why not join them?

2016 included more travel than I’ve done in any other year, home improvements, lots of sewing and knitting and many, many other things not blogged about.

2017 will be the year to finally get my house organized and updated with new carpeting (hopefully), paint rooms that have not seen a paintbrush since we first painted twenty-plus years ago, travel, revamp the staircase, and knit and sew more for others.

Also on the list is to reupholster six, count ’em six, chairs…four of which will go to Colorado.

I want to pick up my calligraphy pen again and make cards and envelopes exciting again.

And travel.

On a personal note I will work toward becoming more positive and less negative, clean up my vocabulary/mouth, give more of myself to others, exercise more, eat less and get rid of 40 pounds of fat.

What are your hopes and dreams for the 365 days?

Leaf house

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

Mr. Aitch and I were raking leaves the other day and it reminded me of the “leaf houses” we used to make when I was little.

We would rake the leaves into a floor plan of a house. We made a living room, dining room, kitchen, playroom, bathrooms and bedrooms complete with doorways and closets. It was like a blueprint only made with leaves. Then we would play house in the leaf house.