As always, I loved hearing about how you all were tackling, or already had under control, the organizing tasks from this year’s Final Countdown! I only have a small handful of magazines left to sort through, but still need to go about finding a permanent storage solution for the ones I’m keeping. And I kinda […]
4 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...Here we are again — looking at the final few days of a year that passed oh, so quickly. And that means it’s time once again for The Final Countdown!! This is the 9th Annual Final Countdown, and as far as I can see, I need to keep continuing it as an annual tradition, because […]
7 Comments. Continue Reading...I thoroughly enjoyed reading each and every comment you all left on the Final Countdown posts. From hearing your methods for organizing, to seeing what you have planned for the coming year, it’s all interesting and inspiring to me, and hopefully to everyone else reading, too. I just love a fresh start, and I’m all […]
7 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 […]
23 Comments. Continue Reading...Here we go with Task One — are you ready? But first, you need to go watch this video to put yourself in the mood: The Final Countdown. Oh, the hair! And the drummer’s outfit! What’d you think? Are you ready to tackle Task One now? Or are your eyeballs burning from things you can’t […]
33 Comments. Continue Reading...It’s upon us. The last few days of 2016. One last chance to wrap things up, and prepare for a fresh new start on January 1st. I like to take this week to clear the decks, do some future planning, and take stock of what I did this past year and what I need to […]
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