A&S 50 - For the CADD mind

[femkes_follies]

Introspection is supposedly good for the soul. The corollary is that it's also inherently bad for the ego. ;-)

By now, most folks have heard of the Arts and Sciences 50 challenges: 50 new things, 50 of one thing, 50 things your persona would have, 50 things from your stash....

My own personal variant is going to be finishing 50 UFOs. Now, I'm not going to ban myself from starting anything new until I've finished. Nor am I going to make a list of which 50 UFO's I'm going to do. There are enough around my house in various stages of completion (some just research notes) that I can go where the proverbial wind takes me.

Still, as I finish each, I'll post a picture here. Maybe it'll give me a sense of accomplishment. I need that at the moment, as the endless round of work, laundry, dishes, childcare doesn't have a lot of built-in job-well-done satisfaction.

If you, too, suffer from Craft Attention Decifict Disorder, and are being kept awake at night by your UFO's (especially when the pile tips over and falls on you), I invite you to join me.

Comments

[mistressarafina.livejournal.com]

Does UFO stand for Unfinished Objects? If so, count me in. But now that means I'll actually have to start working on old stuff instead of starting new stuff.

[femkederoas.livejournal.com]

Yes, indeedy. UFO = Unfinished Object.

;-)

Of which I have many

[mistressarafina.livejournal.com]

You realize this will just lead to -more- UFOs and the cycle will just continue. ;)

[femkederoas.livejournal.com]

Yah. No wonder I feel like I'm circling the drain.... :-P

[situveuxmoi.livejournal.com]

I have a full bucket of UFO's in my dining room, making my mom horrified. She has quite a pile too... I think I'll join this expedition! :)

[femkederoas.livejournal.com]

Heh. Should we put up a whiteboard at Alaina's so she can give us each a star sticker for every project we finish?

[erica-j-stark.livejournal.com]

Hello. My name Erica, and I have Craft Attention Deficit Disorder.

If you, too, suffer from Craft Attention Decifict Disorder, and are being kept awake at night by your UFO's (especially when the pile tips over and falls on you)

Hey, if that pile on top of my dresser fell over, it would land on the floor, not the bed...

Still, as I finish each, I'll post a picture here. Maybe it'll give me a sense of accomplishment. I need that at the moment, as the endless round of work, laundry, dishes, childcare doesn't have a lot of built-in job-well-done satisfaction.

Oh, you have my sympathy there. My kids are grown, but I remember the sheer amount of work the little darlings are. I think being able to look at something that you've made does help you fell like you've done something that day.

[femkederoas.livejournal.com]

Hey, if that pile on top of my dresser fell over, it would land on the floor, not the bed...

*l* You're house is bigger than mine. Anything on the dress WOULD land on the bed. I have to sit indian-style on the matress to open the drawers.

My kids are grown, but I remember the sheer amount of work the little darlings are. I think being able to look at something that you've made does help you fell like you've done something that day.

I had a small bit of satisfaction from getting a whole ice cube tray full of pureed pears put up. But I imagine they won't last long, either.