Yikes! I cleaned out a file drawer, started on another one, went through a pile of magazines, gathered all the paperwork I need to send to my accountant, sorted through a box of old patterns and passed the ones I didn’t want on to a friend, and found a place for the ones I want […]
62 Comments. Continue Reading...I haven’t linked this in awhile, and it’s good for a laugh (the hair!), so go give this a listen to help get you in the mood for our Final Countdown! You’d think after eleven years of doing this, I wouldn’t need to do it any more, but alas, such is not the case. We’ll […]
78 Comments. Continue Reading...Time for the final task of this year’s Final Countdown — that went fast! You have all been working hard! I can tell from the comments, the blog post links, the photos I’ve seen, and the emails I’ve been getting — and just let me say right now, I’m sooo comforted to know that I’m […]
30 Comments. Continue Reading...So did you make any progress yesterday? If you’re a morning person, I apologize. I screwed up the scheduling time of the post, and it was nearly noon when it came out. So I’m a little earlier today! And never fear, you have until January 7th to complete all the tasks. Lord knows it’s for […]
41 Comments. Continue Reading...I hope you’re ready for our first task of this year’s Final Countdown! If you’ve been reading along or following me on Instagram this year, you can probably guess what our first task is: Clean off your main work surface Here’s the current state of mine: I’ve been working on this one ALL year, and […]
39 Comments. Continue Reading...Now that we’ve dealt with the paper pile, and our work surface is all clean and clear, let’s do something a bit more fun for our last task of The Final Countdown, shall we? I’m a chronic list maker, so our final task is going to be: Make a list of projects Here are the […]
16 Comments. Continue Reading...I’m happy to report that my magazine stack is already half gone! That’s mainly because I’ve been stricken with some sort of winter malady, and have been confined to my easy chair under a pile of blankets with some hot tea, so how better to entertain myself than look through quilting magazines? I’ll keep at […]
17 Comments. Continue Reading...Here we go! Are you ready? It’s our first task of The Final Countdown. We’ll all be one day closer to starting out 2018 a little bit more organized! Let’s get right to it . . . I’ve been ruminating on this task for a while. Our first task is to: Deal with all the […]
23 Comments. Continue Reading...Wow! That went fast! It’s Day 3 already! I’m still working on Tasks One and Two both. Still putting away fabric (because as I’m cleaning flat surfaces, I keep finding more), and I’m still working on clearing the flat surfaces. I worked hard on it yesterday, tho, and I’m highly encouraged by how much better […]
35 Comments. Continue Reading...How did you do yesterday? Are you still working on your stash? I am. I’m working on scraps daily, and will be for awhile. The sad thing is, I keep finding big pieces among the scraps that should go into the bins, but the bins are all full, so I have an overflow box for […]
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