Nasty spiral of projects

With the condition that I call Hobby ADD, comes an inescapable scenario.  I have many projects started and not completed.  By many, I mean somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 - 50.  It is ridiculous.  By working on this blog, I thought I would be able to keep my projects in check and work on one or two projects at a time, finish them and give them away.  But, as always happens, I have already found myself working on too many projects at one time.

I'm making beer, which is currently in the fermenting stage.  There is nothing I can do with this until the beginning of March.  So, I think that is fine.

I'm making a quilt with a friend of mine.  We are working on this project together.  We will not be able to get together to work on this again until April.  But, we are at a good stopping point.  So, I put everything away and cleaned up the sewing area.  I also see this as fine.

My cousin is having a baby girl at the beginning of March.  I had a layette set in mind that I wanted to make.  As my condition would have it, I have the set 2/3 done.  So, I grabbed the set and have been finishing it up.  Luckily, I had enough done before I put it away that I will be able to complete this project before the baby is born.  This sounds like it is fine.  But, this is where the issues begin.

I love this layette set.  It is delicate and beautiful.  My sister-in-law just found out that she is having twins.  They know that the babies are identical, but are not finding out the sex.  So, it is either two boys or two girls.  I have decided that, in case they are girls, I will be making this same layette set for my possible nieces.  (Still moderately okay)  But, the babies may be boys.  In which case, I need to make two matching male layette sets, just in case.

And the issue snowballs from there.  We have close friends that recently had a little boy.  So, I am finishing a blanket for him.  My cousin saw the quilt I was working on and commented that she would like a quilt.  So, she picked one out of my pattern book.  Of course, I went to the craft store and picked out the items I need to begin her quilt.  So, that project is now looming.

Finally, there is the never ending project.  I have been working on a counted cross-stitch afghan, for my mother, for the better part of 10 years.  (No joke, it's ridiculous.)  In January, I was "determined" to finish this project by Christmas.  But, as I continue to add more and more projects, this looks less likely.

So, there you have it.  This is how it always begins.  I begin the year with good intentions.  But, by March, everything goes to pot.  I will continue to monitor my condition and hopefully keep it in check as the year progresses.