Hi, My Name Is Arlene D. And I Am A Potential Hoarder

Yup, the first step is admitting you have a problem.  And I do.  It's not hoarder actually (or so I like to believe) but the potential for hoarding.  I like to say say that it's not hoarding if you organize it and use it.

However, both of those ships have sailed in my life.  Lots of cool things can be found (if you look hard enough) in my basement.  Scrapbooking materials, jewelry making stuff, a sewing machine, some American flag material, pipe cleaners, all sorts of markers, plastic bottles, food cans, paper towel tubes, toilet paper tubes, a bunch of animal teeth & claws and boxes . . . I have an extensive cardboard box collection.

See, the smell of a new project is intoxicating to me.  So, I start gathering things.  Then, I get sidetracked or the project seems overwhelming and I throw it aside.

Then Pinterest came along.  The first few times I looked at it, I didn't get it.  Then, suddenly I understood.  Now I hoard Pinterest pins.  It's my place to put things I'll never do.

Yesterday, searching for some specific things, I decided it's time to stop hoarding and start doing.  So, here is my journey.  I will try to pick a pin or two a week and complete them.  This will help use up some of my stash (hopefully) and let my creative juices start flowing.  Maybe it will even help with the procrastination gene I have in me.

Time to pick a couple of pins and get started.  The  journey of a thousand pins begins with the first one.

 

My Basement Craft Area