Resisting the Crafting Urge

 I did my usual empty the dishwasher (yesterday, Friday), fill up the dishwasher, wash another load of dishes while cleaning off all the counters. But that led to vacuuming the kitchen floor, washing down a kitchen cabinet, then the window ledge, then washing the entire window (inside and out). It was the result of wanting to start the Fall Cleaning, or an attempt at stalling the inevitable  "resuming the purge and clean-up in the Craft Room". Whatever. It's all good. I still managed to get stuff done.

 Moving counter-clockwise around the room, my next project in the Craft Room was the tall standing cabinet beside my paper crafting cabinet. I removed everything, wiped down the surfaces, and only replaced my scrapbooks and photo boxes on the bottom two shelves.

Above the two shelves is a drop-down "desk top" that provides a small work surface and then folds up to hide any messes until the next time. 

Above that work area are two shelves behind glass doors which can house supplies. This is where I used to have my cricut cartridges and craft magazines. I have not replaced them yet because I am rethinking the use for this cabinet. The work surface did not work for scrap booking or card making because I need to spread out and use up a whole table. That is why I always ended up in the dining room. But this area would work for beading or painting, so I will consider that as an option before I return anything to these shelves. 

Slowly, but surely, by doing a little bit each day and spending some time rethinking how spaces are used. this HUGE job will eventually get done in time for me to make cards, homemade gifts, and wrap the Advent Calendar presents this Fall. I am constantly resisting the urge to sit down and craft something. That has happened in the past when I have tried to clean the space. As soon as space became available or I found some supplies that I had forgotten about, I would stop the clean up in order to craft something. Not this time. And I am trying very hard to purge supplies that I have not used in a while. That is more difficult.

So today I find myself back in that room. I don't know how much I will get done over the weekend. I have washing to do. I have to pick more tomatoes and maybe some more beans. Early Monday morning, my Sweetie and I have to be in Toronto for another appointment with the vascular surgeon. (We just found out about it. We were not expecting an appointment to be made). And Tuesday morning, we have another load of stuff to go to the Transfer Station, so we are loading up the trailer with more junk around the yard. (This is stuff that the dump won't take, eg. lumber and construction material) So a busy weekend ....also hot and muggy. Have a good weekend yourselves. Stay cool.