I'm an aholic... Food I barely control. Books are piling up. The UFO's are out of control. And fabric stash! This thread helps me to make sane purchases.
When choosing fabric for a new project, I start with the back and choose fabrics to go with the back. That way the stash deminishes by both the back and front fabrics.
Several years ago we lost 3 cats withing 4 months, 1 of them was totally unexpected. I was in a funk for months. Sorry for the loss of your fur baby. By the way, I agreed DH could have an indoor dog and I've grown to like dogs.