{"id":2661,"date":"2019-03-25T11:32:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T18:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/?p=2661"},"modified":"2019-03-25T11:32:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T18:32:27","slug":"my-crochet-carrot-crochet-as-motivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/?p=2661","title":{"rendered":"My Crochet Carrot- Crochet as Motivation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Usually crochet becomes a bit of my refuge from doing the\ndishes and cleaning the floor. However, with spring in the air I do get the\nurge to actually clean out some clutter and have a fresh home. I use crochet to\nhelp me to do this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This spring, crochet is my carrot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I know myself well enough to know that this desire to clean\nthose dust bunnies from under the sofa will be short lived. I really only spurs\nduring the seasonal changes of spring and fall, and have a very limited number\nof hours that I will be in this mood. This year I decided to nurture it a bit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"845\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Using-crochet-as-my-cleaning-carrot-1024x845.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Using-crochet-as-my-cleaning-carrot-1024x845.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Using-crochet-as-my-cleaning-carrot-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Using-crochet-as-my-cleaning-carrot-768x634.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Using-crochet-as-my-cleaning-carrot-363x300.jpg 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Using Crochet as my carrot to keep spring cleaning productive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I allow myself a set number of pattern row repeats on the\nproject I am working on, then I can clean a shelf in the refrigerator. Once the\nshelf is clean I can return to another pattern row repeat of my project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I really have found this to be productive, even if the back\nand forth nature seems a bit counterintuitive. While I am working my pattern\nrepeats I am mentally planning my attack on my next small cleaning projects so\nthat things go smoothly. In addition I do not get burnt out as fast in my\ncleaning undertaking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If it were not for my carrot of getting to crochet after I\nfinish a small cleaning, I am not sure if I would be as productive. In the past\nI would start in a corner to clean, give it my all and go full throttle into\nthe project, I would have everything torn apart to give a through deep clean\u2026.then\nas everything needs to get put back into place I would lose all desire and\nenergy, and if things went well everything would end up tossed in the corner\nagain and I would pass out on the couch. &nbsp;At least in this small step approach I find\nthat the entire small project gets completed. Not to mention I am actually\nstill making headway on my crochet. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Usually crochet becomes a bit of my refuge from doing the dishes and cleaning the floor. However, with spring in the air I do get the urge to actually clean out some clutter and have a fresh home. 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