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I am finding my beloved garden is STILL the 2nd priority after stamping. I thought that would go away after I got over the novelty of this hobby when I started last summer. Nope. I go out into the garden. Totally overgrown, weeds everywhere. I need to fertilize my roses. Aaaack!!!!!!!!!
And I'm not even talking about the housework!! That's a lost cause. The car needs washing. I need to read more for my profession (pharmacy). I have house renovation stuff to do. I really should go to the eye doctor for a check up.
Everything takes a back seat, especially when a creative urge strikes. DH came into the house last night and the first words out of this mouth?? "oh, your making another card....". SIGH. Well, I wasn't really. I was just water coloring an image. For a 'future' card. :rolleyes:
My cat got *extremely* concerned and confused when I started vacuuming the kitchen this morning rather than my usual sitting at my desk or at the craft table. Based on his reaction I'd guess the housework is suffering in our house. (And the only reason that much vacuuming got done was because I dropped my bowl of cereal onto my toe and it scattered all over the floor.)
Sometimes I will get into a bit of a slump and have no interest in any papercrafting. It's kind of a relief for a while. I get things done. But then WHAM!!!!!!!!! I get HIT with this huge creative urge (KWIM?) that I cannot seem to calm down. All I think about it crafting. Whether it be ordering, reading a blog, making something. Whatever. And these creative urges seem to come in waves. I've had one for the past 2 weeks. I'll be glad when it passes and I can just make a card when I need one!
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Let's see........ the grocery shopping, laundry, garden, there must be more but I
guess it has been so long since I did them i forgot what they are.....LMBO!!
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We're suppose to do something else? I've told my family...just like I told the planets...if you're alive when I get to you, you'll be fine!! I'd rather just sit at my desk and look pretty!! Yellow and red fingers are a very nice look to have!
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Laughing when I saw this because I haven't made dinner the past two nights because it interferes with my stamp time! I haven't gone food shopping, must go tonight, there is only gatorade, diet coke, eggs and beer in the fridge! Housework suffers too! Oh, and who wants to waste precious time at the gym? Not me.. That could be the time I need to make a couple of cards!
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I actually had to force myself to do some housecleaning this past weekend when I couldn't stand it anymore! What is it with this particular hobby that we are soooooo obsessed and driven? Could it be that it is MUCH MORE relaxing and fun than cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, and gardening? Hmmm.....yep, I would definitely rather be at my craft table making something or on SCS when I can't be at my craft table. It truly is an addiction. Do they have a support group for us hopeless crafters yet?
Hee hee, NOTHING is suffering, because we have no kids and DH takes care of the laundry, housework, cooking, and cleaning! All he demands in return is first pick at my cards! (so I normally have to make two of each) He is so totally cool!
It's crazy!!! I used to spend the entire weekend in my garden. Now it's weeds, weeds and more weeds! I'll have to clean soon. My kids and grandkids are coming to visit in a couple of weeks. Not sure what cooking is anymore. I've even thought about calling in to work sick so I could stay some and stamp!!
I've started having to put a time limit on myself in the evenings after work. I could go in my room and spend the rest of the night up until midnight playing in the meantime my dog is wondering where his dinner is! *lol* SO I have found a routine that works for us. I get home, feed Kip, water my flowers, play in my stamp room for a couple hours, usually till 8-9pm, then watch tv for an hour or so and go to bed. Only thing suffering is my eating. I can't remember last time I ate supper. I might grab a bowl of cereal.
Housework, Laundry, Cooking....Well DH just told me last night that I can have a cleaning lady every week since I'm "so busy." I'm not sure if I was supposed to be offended, but I took him up on the offer, so all is well in the world!
I think having three kids (4 and under) helps keep me on top of things somewhat. They like to *help* me stamp (hanging on the table, shaking it all over the place while I attempt to produce a clear image), and I don't particularly care for their *help* so I only stamp after they're in bed or if DH is home to give me a break. My stamp room is not baby-proof, and my youngest is 9 months, so I can't even think about it when he's awake. So, I usually get the housework, laundry, etc. done during the day, as I don't mind their help with those things at all.
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I thought I was the only one who's social life was suffering!!! I feel the same way, on the weekends all I want to do it stay home and stamp!! We have a beautiful deck and back yard and my DH kept on saying you don't g
out there anymore. So now I carry my prismas and stamps and work on my deck... sick, sick, sick......
we are addicted. If I worked fulltime instead of partime, I'd hire a housecleaner. Since I've found this site, I can't miss out on what's going on and have much more time on the computer and spending more on crafts, everything else is just boring. I'm don't know how I'm ever going to retire, because hobbies are too tempting to spend more.
Everything takes a back seat, especially when a creative urge strikes. DH came into the house last night and the first words out of this mouth?? "oh, your making another card....". SIGH. Well, I wasn't really. I was just water coloring an image. For a 'future' card. :rolleyes:
Does he want you to buy the stuff and then do nothing with it? Cause I think that is how DBF is...
The answers you have all given are so funny!!
I was just thinking the other day how I have really
lowered my standards of late in the housekeeping
department. It used to bother me to have dishes or
laundry piled up, funny how I get over that these days!
So, really my answer is that if anything, my attitude
has improved LOL My perfectionistic attitude is completely
gone!! :-)
Fun thread.
Wendy
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I keep hoping the housecleaning fairy will drop in while I am busy stamping, stamping, stamping - nope - just looked - floors are still dirty. Oh well - maybe tomorrow????
This is precisely the reason I got a hobby...so that I would have a good excuse not to do the things I didn't want to do anyway. My DH is fairly independent and both my kids are grown, so I can't really think of a good reason NOT to stamp...other than that 40-hour-a-week job that I maintain to support my addiction.
OH GOD BLESS YOU ALL,...was somewhat guilt ridden this am,have done a boat load of laundry and it is unfolded on the couch with pending loads,kids love PB&J thankfully and can handle it themself,have a DH and a sprinkler system,now I need someone to do the cooking and vacume,the dog eats only food,no dust or dirt. I have been thinking how much charicter the dust gives the furnature until someone drug there finger over the coffee table,...oops that was me and a bag of ribbon that I just picked up.Was going to go to the grocery store,but I really needed another ribbon choice.
Laughing when I saw this because I haven't made dinner the past two nights because it interferes with my stamp time! I haven't gone food shopping, must go tonight, there is only gatorade, diet coke, eggs and beer in the fridge! Housework suffers too! Oh, and who wants to waste precious time at the gym? Not me.. That could be the time I need to make a couple of cards!
What do you need to go shopping for? Haven't you heard that eggs are good for you? Beer is a mental food and Diet Coke has caffeine that stimultes your creativity. You have the basics of life.....
I am totally addicted! Every two weeks a local construction company comes into my house and bulldozes all the crap out on to the deck. What is light the wind blows away...what is edible the birds and squirrels get..and what is left I sweep through the cracks. Dust is a protective coating for furniture. When it gets so thick that you can drop a dish on it and it bounces back..just roll it up and use it for quilt batts. The only thing domestic about me is that I live in a house!!!!!
I made my peace with dust bunnies (or, around here, dog-fur bunnies) a long time ago. If my kids are clean, dressed, and fed (fast and easy only--nothing gourmet!), I'm happy.
This site takes away from my stamp time!!!! But, I neglect the yard and housework too. I'm so into my stamp time, I have my groceries delivered and DH has to put them away
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My social life is suffering! I never want to go anywhere anymore... I'd rather stay home and stamp.
Same with me! My girlfriend invited my kids to come over to her house, so DH is dropping them off on the way to his Bible study. My friend then said, "why don't you come over, too? We havn't seen each other in a while". :rolleyes: Well, DH and DDs are gone and here I am. LOL! I'd always rather stay home and stamp!
Last spring I spent about $250 on flowers and plants for my yard. This spring, I spent about $250 on papercrafting and haven't planted a single thing!
Let's not even start on the housework and other things I should be doing instead of being on SCS or crafting!
I had to promise my husband not to buy any real plants this year 'cause I let all my plants die last year. So, I bought 4 bunches of silk hydrangeas at the Dollar Tree and my front porch looks great. My flower beds have anti-weed matting and just mulch. Not very colorful, but no weeds! Nutrisystem works great for food and who needs to wash dishes, clothes, bathrooms, or anything else-they'll just get dirty again!!
What has suffered around here since I started stamping (a little over a year ago)?
- we eat at a table with just enough room for our plates most nights, and heaven help the person who splatters food on the almost finished card beside them
- I stopped eating lunch to pay for this hobby and lost so much weight my doctor is worried about me (of course, I had to get all new clothes, and I went to a $5 a bag sale at the thrift store so I could buy supplies with the rest of the money)
- I don't have a social life because I can't invite anyone here to see the mess my house has become (at least that's the excuse I make now)
- my kids are pretty amazing cooks
- I didn't plant anything this year and didn't go buy any new animals either, because I don't want to have to take care of anything alive (other than my children) - I feel bad when things die in my care, even plants
My marriage, thankfully, hasn't suffered. My husband loves my art and loves that I enjoy it so much. He would probably love it more if my supplies weren't eating up half the dining room, but I tell him he could fix that by building me a stamp room. :o)
TOO FUNNY! I just emailed my DH and asked him to pick up a pizza for dinner on the way home. Wanna know why? I have made 3 cards so far for the sketch challenge today!! LOL!
LOL!!!:mrgreen: Fortunately my DH understands completely. Our kids are grown and on their own, we don't obscess with our landscaping because we live in a rural area, and we both share a lot of the house hold chores (I think hubby does more than me...hehehehehe!). So I have lots of time for stamping. I usually spend more time when there are swap deadlines or when I have to do a particular card for an event. One of my goals is to spend time making multiples of different occasion greeting cards so I can just grab and go when needed.
is anything suffering due to 'the hobby'?
