tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378418388550243541.post9198474576451420073..comments2016-02-03T20:01:25.248-05:00Comments on mamatots: I am not a "finisher"Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175704547592669553noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378418388550243541.post-13037402149809257202012-02-11T17:06:59.406-05:002012-02-11T17:06:59.406-05:00Hi! I found you via mothering.com (i still need to...Hi! I found you via mothering.com (i still need to go read part 2, but I'm glad to see both of you are doing ok now). I struggle with this tendency too - ALL THE TIME. The way I started digging out from the chaos was just not allowing myself to go back to Michael's, Joann's, the scrapbook store, etc., until I'd finished a set number of projects. For example, say you have three bags of Christmas gifts. Just DO one. One night, put in a movie, sit down and DO it. Force yourself, if you have to, because once you get done with it (and it is wrapped, tagged and put in the top of a closet for next Christmas/Mother's Day/Birthday/Shower) it will feel SOOOOO good, and it will be less difficult to force yourself to do the next project. Just keep going until you get that craft closet emptied of Joann Bags. =)<br /><br /> For bigger projects, I set a timer. Right now I'm working on the big closet that everything got thrown into when we moved (um, in JUNE). I set the timer for 20 minutes and get to work - it's not that long that I'm overwhelmed and don't start, and if I get going I can go longer.<br /><br />I hope this helps!!!Lizhttp://www.thefischpond.comnoreply@blogger.com