I signed up for
Kate Ward’s, of Zen Stitching, UFO October.
There aren’t any
aliens or other sci-fi elements involved, as UFO stands for UnFinished Objects. Something many creative people tend to have
lying around at any given moment.
For the first week,
we were to estimate how many UFO’s we had in our lives, and then count them to
find out how many we REALLY have.
While I haven’t
done the actual count yet, I’m sure I could easily have close to a 100 UFO’s if
I counted each individual project separately, though counting them as
categories made the number less daunting.
I have (just off the
top of my head so not a complete list)...
1. unfinished
crafts that Gramma started that I’d like to finish
2. unfinished
crafts that Mom started that I’d like to finish
3. unfinished
cross-stitch projects, including a Valentine shirt
4. almost a
dozen different unfinished book manuscripts
5. in-progress
paintings
6. in-progress
knitting and crochet projects
7. unfinished
songs from last year
8. 3 card
decks I started
Some UFO’s are more
current, and some go back almost 30 years.
Some will require quite a bit of time and effort to complete. Though, quite a few I could finish if I just
SAT DOWN and DID them.
And there in lies
the secret. Just sitting down and working
on the projects. Nothing fancy, nothing
outlandish, just working on them in a focused manner.
Which will I get
finished before the end of the year? We’ll
have to wait and see. I may get lots
done, or I may get none of them done, as it depends on my health, schedule and
other commitments.
While it would be nice to have no UFO’s floating around my house, that I have some lets me know that I am learning and being creative.
Beth
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