The maturity of knowing when to give up

Reading back on my Alphabet posts they remind me of primary school essays. That may have something to do with the time of day that I write them, or the lack of interest in talking about myself. Didn't take that long, did it? Truth is, I 'd rather talk about knitting and sewing (and occasionally the cats). This structured and ordered sequence of self-imposed topics certainly did not stimulate my creativity. I am impressed with all those people who manage to do it, with much grace and perhaps little effort, but I am obviously not one of them.

No problem with that - I have a list of projects that I 've been working on for a long, long while. I don't know how this got so out of hand, as I never had more than 2-3 projects simultaneously. Longer projects, though, would reach a point where I 'd be too tired to work on them at the moment, or I 'd be watching some fancy Japanese or Indian film where I 'd have to keep my eyes on the subtitles. Then inspiration would strike, and I 'd start something new before I knew it. So here 's the list of unfinished projects:

1. brother's grey hat (90% done)
2. Beachcomber Tunic (65% done)
3. Granny Squares blanket (15% done)
4. Lizard Ridge blanket (80% done)
5. Red Sweater (destined to become 9 balls of yarn)
6. blue-green socks (15% done)
7. Noro Clapotis (30% done)
8. Dots bedspread (15% done)
9. red skirt (perhaps destined to become pillowcases?)

The funny thing is that I really want to finish all these projects, and use them. So I will try my best NOT to begin anything new, except the occasional bag (I may need my instant gratification fix every now and then) until I bring the list down to two projects, one of which should be portable. I plan to start with those that are close to finishing, so I can knock them off my list - because that's what us experienced listmakers do. Wish me luck!

Good luck, Katerinaki! Here, I 'll hold on to those until you're done!