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WIP accountability and other amusing conversations Part One

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One example of aging; I have to stitch a dark thread on a dark square during the daytime because at night even with extra lighting, it's still not bright enough for me to see what I'm doing. Recently I had a chat with Future Me about this semi-retired business. She rolled her eyes, smirked, then spoke. "Did you really think you'd remain this ambitious ALL THE REST OF YOUR DAYS?" I cleared my throat, then shrugged my shoulders. "Well no, but...." "But you assumed you would. You know what happens when you assume things, right?" I smirked back. "Yeah, I know." She grunted, then patted my shoulder. "It's okay, you know, to SLOW DOWN. You're not beholden to anyone to produce anything at this date or on that deadline." "No one but me, myself, and I," I said under my breath. Again she grunted. "Look, I don't care how long it takes you to edit a novel or make a quilt or get your backside outside to deal wi...