It’s a Sickness…A Bad One

My name is Meghan…and I’m a Serial Project Starter.

I can’t help it.  It’s like a compulsion.

And the problem isn’t that I *start* so many projects.  That, in and of itself, wouldn’t be so bad.  The problem…is that I don’t finish them.

My house is littered with half finished endeavors.  Half the wall above the chair in my living room is covered in frames.  The rest of the frames are stacked next to the chair.

I started crocheting last year.  I was gung ho for a few months…and then my enthusiasm fizzled.  I even had an Etsy shop for a while!  But now?  I have BAGS of gorgeous yarn that, hopefully eventually, I’ll do something with.  I have a few pieces that are in various stages of unfinishedness (totally a word, yo).  Hopefully they’ll be completed at some point.

I have a shelf my step-dad forced us to take off his hands lovingly passed on to us.  It’s partly sanded.  I got that much done with my initial burst of enthusiasm.  But now it sits forlornly in my garage waiting for a final sanding and to be painted.  It will eventually be hung in my living room and adorned with treasures.  Or crap.  Whatever.

The list could go on.  And ON.  But I’ll spare you the details of ALL the unfinished projects.  No need to give my mother a heart attack this morning.

I don’t really know what to DO about this.  I mean, the obvious answer is to FINISH THE DAMN PROJECTS.  But that’s easier said than done.  Finishing them requires motivation.  And time.  And possibly money.  And a whole list of other things that are hard to come by.

Am I the only one?  Do the rest of you people actually start things and finish them?  And then take photos of each project to put in your up to date scrapbooks?

If you do, I hate you.

If not, why don’t you come over tomorrow and we can drink Iced Tea and avoid all the work that needs to be done.

You’ll just have to ignore the mess.

Tagged as: DIY, housekeeping, projects, slackers!