It’s the last day of 2025! And the day for the last task of the 2025 Final Countdown. This one is gonna be tough for me, but remember, I’m trying to be all about doing the hard stuff going forward — no more procrastination! Clean out a storage area Does your studio have a closet […]
29 Comments. Continue Reading...I know we worked on this one earlier in the year, and it’s also been a part of The Final Countdown several times, but the reason for that is because it usually always needs work! And based on some suggestions I got from a few of you, I’m including it again. We’re going to: Deal […]
29 Comments. Continue Reading...Every year, during The Final Countdown, I try to include one thinking/planning task, and I usually do that one on the last day. This year, I’m switching it up, and doing the thinking task on Day One. And there are several facets to the task this year as well. I’m not making things super easy […]
31 Comments. Continue Reading...Wow! Seventeen years, and I’m still not completely organized. Who’da thunk?! And I’ve worked pretty hard at it! I’ve made some great progress, but a lot of what’s left is hard stuff, and I tend to get stymied by the hard stuff — you know, things that require decisions, or things that I think will […]
15 Comments. Continue Reading...Well! Task Three already?! Did you make some good progress with the first two tasks? I did, and I’m hoping to give you a “new studio tour” shortly after the first of the year. Several of you have been asking, but I obviously haven’t been ready for that! But here we are at the last […]
24 Comments. Continue Reading...Are you working on your sewing machine areas? I put away some scrap triangles and pressed some pieces I had laying there already sewn, but I still need to examine the drawers and clean up the dust bunnies during my next session. But it’s already time for Task Two! What you can’t see in the […]
30 Comments. Continue Reading...Each year, I try to pick tasks that I myself need to do to get a jump start on the new year coming up. And I always hope there are others out there, just like me, who also need to do these same tasks to get back on track. Lots of years, I’ve repeated some […]
29 Comments. Continue Reading...Here we are, already at the final day of The 15th Annual Final Countdown! If you’re just now finding this, it’s not too late to join in. You can start right HERE and catch up with us! I hope you’ve accomplished a lot with the first two tasks to give yourself a good start on […]
23 Comments. Continue Reading...How did you do yesterday? I see from the comments that we’re all in different stages of the stash organization game! But you have great ideas for handling it! And we’re already moving on to Task #2. This is a big one for me. I could assign myself this one every single week, and it […]
38 Comments. Continue Reading...Here we go! Are you ready?! I’m so excited for this. Probably way more excited than I otta be. We’re gonna re-visit some oldies but goodies this year. I received lots of ideas and suggestions from readers this season, so I’m choosing from among the most-requested ones, since those seem to be the most-needed. I […]
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