It is raining here in Oklahoma, and the weather has been so warm–it is supposed to be Autumn. At least today the weather is cooperating (with the season) by being drearily wet. The temperatures lately are reminding us that, while it is late September, it still has the capacity to be in the eighties. While I would love to be out and doing things during the day, IÂ have been fighting a nasty cold this past week. I have spent an inordinate amount of time crocheting and binge-watching Netflix.
Burnout Does Not Begin to Describe What I Feel
There is the all-too-common refrain of “too much to do and not enough energy” floating around in my head. My work-in-progress list is a mile long, and my to-do list is longer. So, I procrastinate and think of things I would do if it were January.
Maybe I can call it planning and drop some good ideas into the mix and see if I can indeed get something accomplished. But, there is a distinct lack of purpose and drive. Baking sounds fun–but it would mess up the whole kitchen. Cleaning would get me ahead for the week–but it doesn’t sound exciting. Even Pinterest has lost its glitter. I can’t even decorate the house for Autumn because there would need to be cleaning done first…{heavy sigh}.
I Have No Less Than…
- 4 full-size afghans started (1 needs blocking; 1 needs the ends woven in and then I need to figure out a way to make it square)
- a pillow in the works
- a wreath needing a pattern written
- 5 pairs of fingerless mitts need patterns written (very quickly!)
- 1 giveaway planned
- several videos to edit prior to posting
- multiple aprons, which I must decide whether to sew or not
- plans for Winter and Spring to make
- some yarny stuff to clean up
- prototypes to put away
- more color pooling crochet to do
- several blog posts to write
I Guess I am Bored
Being bored correctly is an art form. It can be a cauldron that ferments creativity or simply a cement mixer that jostles out ideas every once in awhile. Some ideas are good, and some are bad. I will probably resort to cleaning up the studio which is a very, very good thing for me to do while bored. It results in new creative ideas which distract me, so I don’t have to finish cleaning! Â It often also results in a clean studio. Or maybe I’ll just take a day off and mess around in my kitchen; take a vacation, of sorts.
I wrote that a couple of weeks ago at the beginning of Autumn, but once again it is a dreary rainy day.
The To-do List is Slightly Smaller…
- 4 full-size afghans started. I still have four left, but I have finished four others, and one is so close to the end that it hurts to put it down every night.
1 needs blocking.  I’m putting the border on this one but ran out of black yarn. I finished it!- 2 need the ends woven in and then I need to figure out a way to make 1 squarer. It only needs 9 more blocks! Yay!
- a pillow in the works
- a wreath needing a pattern written Probably not happening this year!
5 pairs of fingerless mitts need patterns written (very quickly)This is done but not released. This needs to happen this week.- 1 giveaway planned
- several videos toÂ
edit prior toposting The editing is done. I just need to post them. Stay tuned to my YouTube channel as new videos are coming soon! multiple aprons, which I must decide whether to sew or not I am not cutting out more aprons–I need to sew the ones I have cut out already!plans for Winter and Spring to make This has happened by cleaning up the drafts in the blog. I had about 100 drafts until I deleted a bunch. I did end up with some good posts, though–they just need some cleaning up.- some yarny stuff to clean up
- prototypes to put away
- more color pooling crochet to do This is harder than it looks. I have too many irons in the fire to get them done quickly, but I am working on it.
several blog posts to write (See “plans for Winter and Spring to make” above.)
Life is Frustrating Today as I Write This
It’s probably just the Autumn rain; I can’t help but think of how little is getting done and how broken up my time is. I know, in a few short years, I will have huge unbroken blocks of time–and that thought, in itself, almost overwhelms me.
Yesterday I was out and about. Do you know what I did? I bought more yarn….for another crocheted afghan! I must be crazy. My husband is pretty sure it is an illness of some kind. He just smiles now.
Remember to always shop your stash! Do as I say, not as I did today!
Talk to you later,
Karen