One difficult obstacle I've been tacking is being too creative. What does that mean? one may ask. For me, being too creative means:
1. Having soo many ideas for projects I want to do, I become overwhelmed instead of productive.
2. Trying to do multiple projects all at the same time and never finish them.
3. Feeling like my project has to be PERFECT, therefore re-doing things over and over again maybe finishing it, but taking too much time to complete.
These ongoing feelings are more complicated than decoupaging a coffee table. But I'm working on it. I've realized that every project I work on becomes soo personal, mostly because it takes for freakin' ever, plus I spend more quality time with a project than I do my friends.
The past few months, I've re-organized my thought process and production to change my past ways of thinking. Here is my new project formula:
1. Pick one project, and don't give up!
2. Love your project, no matter how ugly you think it looks.
3. Finish your ugly project, because you can make another one and learn from your mistakes.
So far, this has been really working out. I've finished 3 embroidery projects, and altered 2 pairs of pants. YAY!!! And when I feel like it's not turning out what I envisioned, I just take a break put it away, and have some ice cream, because productivity deserves a reward.
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