My Progress is Like a Lava Flow

So, I woke up this morning and thought, "OK, this is the day I get organized!  All my UFO's will be catagorized and sorted as to finishing date.  I will devote this entire day to that activity and my life will change for the better."

I went into the sewing room, gazed around for a bit, feeling overwhelmed, as usual.  I shifted a few things around and thought, "Hmmm, what I need are more project boxes.  Yes!  That's right, I must go get more project boxes and things will start to happen!"

"But first, I need to organize my make up drawers".  One thing led to another, and I ended up looking like a Dutch Doll, with all the make up experimenting I got into.  Then I think "I should really go through my shoes and pick out a few pair to donate to the neighborhood garage sale that is coming up.  Gosh, I haven't straightened out my bedside table in years, better take care of that.  For crying out loud, look at the mess this scarf drawer is in!"  About 1:45 I thought, "Yikes!  Today is Dog School day!  Ozzie and I need to get over there for the 2:00 class.  God knows he needs all the help I can get, after the orange shoe incident last week."

I pack Ozzie into the car and we tear through town to get to the Dog Training Class.  My Number One Priority at the moment.  Funny.  We are late, but no one else is there.  What the.....  Oh.  Right.  We are in the Wednesday class.  Obviously, I am a bit keen to get this damn dog trained.  Did I tell you he got into a red lipstick and ate it a couple of days ago?  You should have seen him, all red lipped and red pawed.  Thank goodness he is a black dog.  If he were white like little Remy, I would have had to have him shaved naked to get rid of the stains on his fur.  You don't think he is gay do you?  The orange shoes, the red lipstick?  I am open minded.  If Ozzie is gay or bi-sexual, I can totally handle it.  But, I digress.

Costco is right next door to the dog training place, so I stopped and loaded up on a few food items.  KMart was right there too, so I wandered in to see if they had the project boxes.  They were out of the boxes I like.  But my oh my, didn't they have a wonderful assortment of the latest magazines?  Orchard Supply was right on the way home, so we stopped there and I purchased two more plastic project boxes.  Just the sort I am counting on to turn my life around.

We came home and I put away my Costco groceries and put Posh Baskets into one of the new project boxes.  Ta Da.  Big whoop.

I need help Friends.  At the rate I am procrastinating, I will never finish another quilt.

Comments

[Tracey]

I can totally relate! I operate the same way that you do, then I wonder why nothing ever gets done around here! One thing leads to another...

BTW, your post title is so funny!

[Karen]

We all have days like that. Procrastination. I wonder why we let so many little things get in the way of accomplishing what we *really* want to get done. Hmmm.

Well, I have to say, your organized drawers look wonderful!

And you have such wonderful fabrics, nothing wrong with looking at them and appreciation the beauty.

[Karen]

I meant to say *appreciating* the beauty.

[Miss Jean]

I sometimes go in my sewing room and get so overwhelmed that I have to quietly leave the room and shut the door!

As far as Ozzie is concerned: put on a Liza Minelli or Elton John record and see what he does! LOL!

[sara]

Creative Title Momma! Are you ready to shop!!
I am so excited for Andrea's birthday how fun is this!

[Carrie]

Your post CRACKED ME UP!! LOL
We all get like that. Don't be too hard on yourself - look at all the organizing you got done on other things! Awesome.
God bless :)

[pam]

You are totally cracking me up. Of course today I am sitting here trying to figure out what to do with myself even though the place is a mess all I can think of is getting out.

[Gail]

Steps to take -
1. Whenever you see other things to do, say to yourself "no, that will have to wait."
2. Concentrate on slow breathing when it gets really overwhelming. Tell yourself you have the discipline to do this.
3. Remind yourself you are not alone in this task, others have to do this.
4. Take frequent mini breaks. Say after each hour or half hour, check your blogs, make a fresh pot of coffee, etc. Keep these breaks down to 10 mins or less.
5. Block out your work, say shelves 1 -5 today, etc, and stick to it. Don't continue once you completed your assigned task, even if you're not tired.

That's it. Discipline, lots of self talk and coffee. Now I have to get back to the "I hate this project (banking stuff)" I'm working on today.

[Karen Beigh (Log Cabin Quilter)]

Funny, funny, funny. I was just reading your last few posts. The shoes....on my gosh! They certainly were destroyed.

Your project boxes all look neat and organized to me. Much more so than mine.

[Nancy]

Go through your shoes to donate?? What are you thinking??? Ozzie would love them! I cringed when I saw you had your Posh project in a box. I thought, "oh, no" but glad to see it is put away because you want to get organized. I want to do that too but I open my closet up, look at all the "stuff" and promptly close the door. You have to admit, Ozzie is precious! Nancy in WI

[quiltdivajulie]

I've been procrastinating majorly, too. Maybe it's the time of year (hope, hope).

In order to cope in the studio, I've tried to focus on finishing a few smaller projects, and there's been a bunch of re-purposing going on, too. (not to mention staring into space, shaking my head, and moving things around aimlessly).

Give Ozzie a hug ~ at least his antics make you laugh (after you get done scolding).

Take care ~ things can only improve!

[Chris@Cats On My Quilts]

Ozzie's not gay-maybe he's just a Metrosexual. I admit I don't know what that means but it sounds modern and fun. It's sad to be in my 50's and not know what anyone is talking about half the time.

[Lynne in Hawaii]

Giggle, giggle, giggle...you make me laugh. Thanks for the grins. I am all for take the sewing room a little at a time then it won't be overwhelming. I'm not sure it would be a good idea to give Ozzie more shoes...he will definitely get confused and think all shoes are fair game.

[Mary Wood]

Ozzie is not gay he just saw you put on your lippy so he thought he would try to LOL I look in my craft room with big intentions of sorting things out then I shut the door and say I will do it later but later never comes One day I will get round to it.
Hugs Mary.

[Perry]

You really need help, Nicole, this is so funny. You need to go hide out in my rabbit hole for a while. Don't you have a retreat this month? Maybe that will straighten you out. What I want to know is how did Ozzie get in some lipstick? Did you leave your purse on the floor? I think there is some spray to keep dogs from pooping on something, maybe you need to find it and spray it all over your whole house, LOL

[Debbie]

Oh no...you've crossed over to the dark side...Welcome! Organizing and re-organizing is all I've been doing this week - Hate it! Lol, my daughter calls my dog, Chance gay because he's so prissy sometimes!

[dee]

You are so funny. I'm happy I'm not alone in having one of those days. Starting out with the best of intentions and finding yourself, many hours later, with a pile of stuff done but minus the original thing.
Ozzie, if not gay, is clearly metrosexual and very hip.

[karen]

Oh my that sounds like me. I start off on one project and before I know it I couldn't be farther away from what i started out doing. Glad I'm not alone on that highway. Hang in there eventually you get back to what you started, right, LOL.

Hugs - Karen

[Dawn Jones]

Thanks for making me smile! Your comments about Ozzie's sexuality made me roar with laughter - and my poor children wonder what on earth I'm doing!
You must be the Princess of procrastination - because I am the Queen (and not like Ozzie's sexual ambiguity!). Now - what was it Scarlett O'Hara said .....
By the way - your drawers (particularly your makeup one) look fantastic - if that's not inspiration for procrastination .....
Kind regards - Dawn