My Pitfalls
Leann Harris here. I"ll admit have a weakness for flowers (as you can see on my website). I grow, cut them, and go crazy in January when I go to the craft store and they have their Spring flowers. My problem is I just don't go in there once. I wander in see something, buy it, then when I get home start thinking the other flowers or vases that I saw and would look lovely in my office or the living room, or bathroom. Walk into a room in my house and you'll find flowers and plants, real and artificial.
It's a weakness. The safest way to deal with it is don't walk into the craft store. Of co
urse, when Brecks or Dutch Gardens send me their catalogs, it's tough. I'm good with other stores--department, shoe, sports, but it's those flowers that do me in.Maybe I could start the flowers anonymous group.
What's your weakness?
P.S. If I go to the garden shop in Lowes or Home Depot, I'm sunk. I've run out of room in my garden. I've got Iris out the wazoo, if anyone wants some.
8 Comments:
At January 19, 2012 8:51 AM,
Kim Watters said…
My weakness is a sale. If it's 75% off or more, I just have to have it if it remotely interests me. I just adore the after holiday sales, and go out even if I don't need anything. I have ten plastic bins filled with Christmas decorations. You'd think that would be enough. I don't consider myself a hoarder though because I do donate stuff when I no longer need or want it. This past year though I've shown some restraint. Now that I'm a single parent raising two kids, I don't have the money I used to, and try to only go to sales when we need something. So far so good but it's been a struggle. Ack! :)
At January 19, 2012 10:14 AM,
Anonymous said…
My weakness is my cardmaking. I am constantly "seeing" uses for all kinds of things in my cardmaking; and of course, that MUST be saved to use later. One wall in the office at my house is covered with cardmaking supplies. I see something and go "I can see that in a card to...." As a result I have totes of cellophane from flowers, ribbons from towel sets, netting from onions (washed naturally), fronts from purchased cards sent me, liners from boxes, and don't forget the stack of discontinued wall paper books to be cut up. The good thing is that the stuff actually gets used. The bad thing is that it sits in the office until I do use it. The neat thing is when I give someone a set of homemade cards as a gift and they seem to appreciate the time that I have put into making them.
At January 19, 2012 10:15 AM,
Anonymous said…
sorry for got my email above in the post about cardmaking.
Shirley
beekeeper5@bellsouth(dot)net
At January 19, 2012 11:33 AM,
Janet Tronstad said…
My weakness is books -- I love beautiful coffee-table kind of books (all books really, but the big glossy ones just capture me somehow).
At January 19, 2012 12:23 PM,
Leann said…
I just read an article in our local paper about a woman whose passion is earthworms and she had to hide her receipts from the garden shop. She solved her problems by selling the earthworm castings, which are like gold.
At January 19, 2012 2:46 PM,
Jennifer said…
My weakness #1 is Christian fiction. I love hunting through any and all bookstores or anywhere there are books. I could read all day if nobody needed anything and I do trade books in just to appease my husband.
#2and3 are decks of playing cards and board games.
#4 is horses ( breyer ). Those are my issues as my husband calls my books.
jennydtipton[at]gmail[com]
At January 19, 2012 6:25 PM,
Jackie S. said…
My weakness is books....love to read Christian fiction!!! I read 152 books last year; I pass them all on to my church library!
jackie.smith[at]dishmail[dot]net
At January 23, 2012 6:46 AM,
Wendy said…
Definitely books - especially Christian fiction. Since I've come across the Love Inspired line I've been REALLY spoilt for choice & have to limit myself as to which I buy & which go on the wishlist!
I'm fortunate to have a mum & 3 sisters who all love to read so we share our books around.
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