Does anyone else have this kind of problem with follow-through? How do other people deal with making sure they follow through, and cleaning up the messes when they don't?

I have nothing to blame it on, but this is me a lot. A lot of folks (amych) had some great ideas, which have been marked, for all the good that will do me. Since it seemed you were talking about crafts, I'll mention the thing I've done about that: I try to take on small projects instead of big ones. One year, I made a whole bunch of stuff for my church bazaar. But each thing was small (scarves and hats mostly) and there was no specific number committed, so however much I got done was just great. Even my larger projects tend to be on the small end of large: a lap afghan instead of a topper for a queen-sized bed. The first time I finished one of those, I just about keeled over from shock. I still have two cross-stitch projects from lo, these many years ago. One, I used the wrong color for something and ran out at about three quarters, the other I just can't get myself to finish.

My exciting news for the day: I went to bed early last night, and it worked. Instead of ending up awake even later reading, as usually happens to me, I was asleep by about 9:30. I woke before my alarm this morning, and was up quite a bit earlier than normal for me. Awake and kind of rested in the morning. What a concept. Plus, the most important part of this is that I was able to get on b.org and lj before work. This never happens with me.

This year, I think that I have a tie for best thing: my job got re-written closer to my personal strengths and interests, which makes the work the good kind of challenging (as opposed to banging my head on the wall) and fun; we got a new priest at my church and I got off the vestry, which my church experience immeasurably better. More exciting good things have happened in recent years, but since last year was huge bad things, I'm pretty happy with this.

we got a new priest at my church and I got off the vestry, which my church experience immeasurably better.

somehow, my sick little mind put "in" between off and the, which with the info about the new priest made me think that the church had changed.

Calli, I've always (or, okay, long) known that baby teeth were deciduous, but exfoliation is a new one to me.

Vortex, you're not the only one.

Calli, I've always (or, okay, long) known that baby teeth were deciduous

I read it as delicious teeth.

Scary part is that I didn't even give it much of a second thought other than, "Huh."

ugh I just got (sort of) reprimanded for venting too vehemently at work. My boss loves me and claims to understand and not care but somebody else (who I was not complaining about and who, evidently because I don't know who the person is) was upset that I had gotten so mad. I don't scream or throw things, I was just, you know, growling loudly. Now I'm all embarrassed and pissed off at myself because it's not the first time it's happened. I know I'm better able to control my emotions now but it's a character flaw and I don't really know how to fix it. Also, I wish the person who was upset had just come to me and been like, "Take a chill pill!" And I wish my boss had an office so I could just bitch to him about stuff and not expose other people to me when i'm that toxic.

I've had that happen to me, and it sucks. 'specially when it was around someone who was, shall we say, litigious, and tried to blame her totally sucktastic poor performance (which got her dismissed) on that ONE INCIDENT.

Suuuuuuuuuuucked.

But, I'm here, she ain't and my boss had my back at least. As does yours, it sounds like.

But, I'm here, she ain't and my boss had my back at least. As does yours, it sounds like.

He totally does. I'm mostly just mad at myself. (but..but...it was a really irritating project where nobody was giving me all the information I needed to write the document and then they were getting shirty with me for asking for more information and it had to be done RIGHT AWAY etc. etc. excuses)

I know, I hate being called on being out of control. Also, hate being out of control. ugh.

This year's good thing: I finished editing the latest edition of a textbook I write (and the extra income is very welcome) and got Perkins to agree to help the next time around.

lisah, if you must be mad at yourself, be mad for the right reasons. Asking for information you need to do your part is justifed.

Nora, GO YOU GRAD SCHOOL BABE!

I get the most emotional or frustrated at work when I'm in charge of a project and I'm either not completely sure of how to accomplish the project or when FUCKOS that I have to depend on to get me information AREN'T DOING THEIR JOB!

lisah, I hope your situation is resolved easily enough without an assload of further stress.