aw-ster-i-tee

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aus·ter·i·ty

1. austere  quality; severity of manner, life, etc.; sternness.
2. usually, austerities. ascetic practices: austerities of monastery life.
3. strict economy.  

 

I mean it in the “strict economy” sense of the word.

Over the winter holidays, I took some time to stash-dive and figure out how many projects that I have abandoned, forgotten about or put on indefinite time out.  Turns out, it's quite a few.  

I bit the bullet and cataloged them all.  I sat down and had a hard conversation with myself about finishing.  Here is the list there are about thirty-one in total: 

Project Name

·       Bonus Blocks Quilt

·       Celtic Knot

·       Gifts of the Spirit

·       Grinch Remnant

·       Minimalist in Brown

·       Patriotic 1 (Patchwork Times)

·       Patriotic 2

·       Pinks and Purple

·       Scrappy Nine Patch

·       Spectrum (Sample)

·       Strip-a-rama

·       Wonky Shoo-fly

·       B/W Hexies

·       Baseball Caps

·       Batik Nine Patch

·       Changing Pad

·       Christmas Tree Skirt/Advent Calendar

·       Civil War Quilt

·       Holiday Table Runner

·       Jythothi's Quilt

·       Kwanzaa Table Runner

·       Lone Star Baby (1)

·       Lone Star Baby (2)

·       Pantoja/Wright Memorial

·       Sister's Choice

·       Dissappearing Nine Patch

·       Mickey Mouse Classic

·       Oversized Arglye

·       Paisley (with Blue and Yellow)

·       Same Gang

·       Star Sampler

I'd like to say that my story is a cautionary tale, but I don't think that it is.  For me, this is a hobby, it's not my job.  I do this because it brings me joy and I learn things with each project and its process.  I am a process person.  So this year, I am going to practice my intention of finishing the projects that I have started.  Wish me luck. ~ksp