Positive Focus Sunday - FOMO!

Ok...

I admit it finally!

I am a person who gets sucked into the whole FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) over several areas in my life. 

And I am slowly (very slowly) 'curing' myself of this addiction.

Yes, it is an addiction.

How do I know it's an addiction?

Because I will...

1. Immediately rush to the computer or craft stash and start getting all the things. Rushing like items are a limited quantity and if I don't get it RIGHT NOW I will never be able to get it.
2. I start the 'thing' and then within a day or two I wonder 'what the hell', drop it, and have zero desire to pick it back up.

I know this because in starting to declutter and destash all my 'stuff' upstairs, I am coming across TONS of projects started and not finished. Bins of yarn unused. Tubs of needlework fibers, patterns and fabric. Seeds I wonder why I bought them. Lots of stickers for my planners. You get the idea. 

So, what now?

I am sssllllooowwwllly learning to think twice about just jumping right into something. For example, with book purchases I have started asking myself - 

• Is this an author I follow and already have several of their books and do I reread them?
• Does my local library have the book?

I want my own copies of anything Laurell K. Hamilton, Jim Butcher, T.J. Klune write. There are a couple others, but those are the three biggies. Anyone else, I'll read or listen to the book before I make a financial commitment. This really helps, especially with self-help books, where they don't 'work' for me and having read them before hand helps.

Stickers for my planners and journal I have been going through and parceling them out to Lady K, Savvy and friends. Pens and pencils I have already sorted through at least one time and have given to local teachers and friends. Same thing with magazines which I have collected over the years. 

My needlework? Well, that is on hold for now. I really don't want to dip into that territory yet. Mainly because I have my sewing area set up and am zipping through quilt sewing right now. And clothing sewing, but more about that later. The quilt sewing is speeding along because family members will be receiving large lap quilts for Christmas this year. I have most of the quilts at least cut out, if not already have the tops completed. And this means I am using up fabric out of my stash for the most part.

But I am learning, once again slowly, to stop, wait and ask myself - do I really want to do this or do I really need to buy this?

Do I think I will ever be completely 'cured'?

Hell, no! 

After all, the 2026 'new seeds' haven't been released yet!å