When I went to bed lastnight I made it my intention to get up, not even turn on my 'puter an sew.
Here it is 15 minutes after noon and I'm still on the board!!
Is there a "Quilting Board" anonymous?? I need it!
David

me too I used to sew a lot more before I found the board we need an intervention :roll: :roll:

We all need it but, You will get no help here....we are all enablers!:)

yes we are we need help but no one here is gonna do it :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sorry David, we can't help you, we need help ourselves. Have fun today.

Same here.

Set a timer. When it goes off, shut off the computer and start sewing. I've heard that with some effort and practice that it will work however I haven't tried it yet. LOL

I spent the morning sewing or I should say sew a strip then read a comment on the QB then sew a strip then read back and forth. I actually got more sewing done then expected.

This quilting board is my sabitical from actual quiting.
This quilting board is my muse.
This quilting board is therapy for my sewing addiction.
This quilting board is my inspiration.
This quilting board is my social life.

Take your pick......Thats my story and I'm sticking to it@!@!

LOL All of the above!
David

lol -- i notice that i spend time on here in spurts, and i sew in marathons.

if i know i have more than an hour - i'll walk to the back of the apt and sew -- half an hour or less, it's to the front of the apt to check the boards, facebook, and assorted blogs.

too bad today is full of errands -- by the time i'm done running and have a few hours to sew i'll be too tired to think!

I know what you mean. I went to breakfast with a friend, then on to Joann's and Tuesday Morning. Now back home and still haven't gotten to the basement to work on the silk quilt. I could have had it done by now if I wasn't on here. But then again, I would never have started the silk quilt if it hadn't been for the Quilting Board. So you just have to take a little bad to go with the good.

I've got the same problem so I can't help you....lol. I wasn't up for 5 minutes and I was on the board. It's very addicting!!!

you really need to learn to set a timer:thumbup:

LOL I now have my laptop sitting directly next to my sewing machine...and why? So that I can sew and read comments at the same time. I am getting to be an expert at it. Do I get much sewing done? No. But by the end of January, I WILL have my wedding present quilt done. That is if I can STOP READING posts. LOL

David, it is called the POWER button. lol

ROFLMBO join the quiltingboard club :D:D:D

I never spent so much time in my life on the computer till I joined this board, so I can't help you!!!

I know how you feel ... there are days that I just can't seem to pull myself away from the computer. I just have to force myself to get up and move....

I have an excuse right now though - lunch is in the oven :D

I'll take number 5 on your list :D :D

No help here either, I'm still on it, and I have to leave my house in 20 min.

I've tried going cold turkey but it doesn't work :-(

One time I suggested we ask the admin to disable the board for just one day - imagine what we could collectively accomplish without the temptation of the computer.

You would have thought I suggested we all burn our stashes as a sacrifice to the quilting gods by the reaction I got. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

I did take some time off the computer last week...spent at least an hour each night in my sewing room instead of at the computer......and I lost my "regular here status"...somehow have to find a "happy medium"...I think it is also called balance...I do want to get things done...but hate missing some of my computer time...sure wish I had time to get on the computer while at work!|

Kim

But look how much fun you're having and all the new friends you've made...seems worth it to me! Have you finished your Patriots quilt yet?

Me too. I find that even when I sew I say that I am going to just be a minute and then I am on here for longer than that.

I know exactly what you mean, i have done the 'chores' though, but something keeps me here reading, and learning, well that's my excuse. perhaps tomorrow,

I friend of mine said since we can eat while we sew, you could get alot more done if we could just figure out how NOT to sleep. That would be in a perfect world, I would have plenty of time then for my 2 favorite things.....quilting and eating!

All of the above. This is one addiction I refuse to go to rehab for.

I'm down here in Florida,my sewing machine is in Colorado.So here i sit at my friends computer.

:wink: :shock: :lol: :roll: :thumbup: :thumbup:

I hate to admit this....but I can have the board open on my computer AND still get some sewing done!!!!!! I'm ambidexterous that way!!!! :lol:

I call this board "Breakfast with Friends." I no longer read the moring paper I read the board. There is no helpf for us.

well when you find the help please let me know

Can someone explain why it is so addictive? I keep saying no more, no more but here I am again!

LOL - this is true.

not only can I "not" read all the threads I keep printing new quilt patterns for the future - I'll have to set a record and live to be 110 yrs - with brain and fingers still in good shape!!

Me too and three. I need an intervention.

well david i did the same thing i said i was going to check my mail then go up and sew because it is snowing big time here and it would be a nice day to quilt but here i am a hour later still sitting at the computer!!!

Well, it helps to know I am not the only one! This board immediately became a happy entre' into a world of like-minded folks that are available round-the-clock. I am about to write down a schedule for myself and get a portable timer before it gets totally out of hand! (-: