{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F6ec1cf8c-e07f-4947-ab6d-37ff9dc0d344","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 234: How to Start Finishing","description":"Sometimes finishing up a project that you've put down can feel daunting, especially if you're concerned about doing it perfectly. But finishing can be so rewarding! In this episode, Janine and Shannon discuss how to start finishing--and how to decide something is finished.\n\nDiscussion topics include:\n\n\u2022 Shannon's concern that she'll find it hard to remember that it's 2023\n\u2022 The four-decades-long project that Shannon finished over the holidays\n\u2022 Her project: a crewel embroidery project she started when she was 11\n\u2022 The ideal environment that allowed her to finish: She was trapped inside with crafty friends during a blizzard.\n\u2022 How she'll use the pillow cover she embroidered\n\u2022 Crewel embroidery vs other embroidery\n\u2022 Letting go of perfection with this project\n\u2022 The value of having other people on board when you're trying to finish\n\u2022 How things look less imperfect with time (but you don't have to wait 44 years!)\n\u2022 Another finished project: Multiple unfinished crossword puzzles that Shannon had been saving up\n\u2022 The feeling you get when you finish something you've put aside\n\u2022 Calling something done even if it's not completely finished\n\u2022 The Loose Ends project where crafters help finish craft projects started by people who have died\n\u2022 How perfectionism can make the decision to finish something difficult\n\nVisit the show notes at www.gettingtogoodenough.com for links and for a picture of Shannon's finished crewel project!","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd2e0d56-1e2f-481a-8571-c4663350c6a6/648i5bBT0OJL-jqDq5kKTfH1.png"}