I am glad you are here. Just one suggestion. When planning what to join - or more importantly what to leave out, always inclued twice as many minutes, 3 times as much money, and postage. (The extra money is for the fabrics you will see while shopping for any one project. It happens.)
If you have children? Plan your time as if they were all sick, one after the other for weeks on end.
HEheheheheheh. I'm glag I'm not the only one hooked on this board and my sewing machine. Gwyn