You are asking me this? WHY?

@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

7 Feb 22

I have two daughters. One is super organized and disciplined, the other is an artist (need I say more?). They shared a room for 17 years and they both survived. I'm not as disorganized as the artist, but certain parts of my life would probably run much smoother if I had some of my younger daughter's organizational abilities.

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@DaddyEvil (174208)

• United States

7 Feb 22

@SophiaMorros I totally understand. When Pretty was younger but old enough to leave home alone, we had one of her friends that lived with us. I have a kind of odd "talent", I guess a person could call it. I glance around a room and come back later and can tell each object that's been moved there. They weren't supposed to go into my bedroom unless I invited them in. When I'd get home from work, I'd ask why this object was moved or why someone bothered something in my dresser drawers.

They did, eventually, learn to leave things in my bedroom alone.

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@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

9 Feb 22

@DaddyEvil

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

7 Feb 22

I probably have been, yes. You do have a nice, spacious area to do your projects.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

9 Feb 22

@SophiaMorros ......You have a quite an area for your projects.

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@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

9 Feb 22

@celticeagle It makes a big difference when people move out! I'm spilling into space vacated by my children.

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@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

7 Feb 22

I've taken over about a third of our basement family room. When our children moved out I called dibs on their desks.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (91013)

• United States

7 Feb 22

I wish I had a space that could be designated to my crafts because no matter what I'm working on it just seems to overflow into other areas. Knowing you I can't picture your sewing machine ever put away since you're always working on some sewing project. I love the picture of your workspace and it just shows that you are a busy bee.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (91013)

• United States

9 Feb 22

@SophiaMorros I remember you doing all that work for the theatre costumes and how involved you were. I always wished I had that much sewing talent

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@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

9 Feb 22

I was helping out with a theatre production late last year and the costumer for that show needed something sewn and asked if my sewing machine was set up. I laughed and told her that my sewing machine has not been put away in at least 2 years. If I have to take it out and put it away it would not get used nearly as much.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Feb 22

That looks a great sewing room but I'm sure you need it with all the work you do in that area. Possibly the bonus child sees you as highly productive and that prompted her to ask for advice. I wonder wthat she thought of the photo.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 22

@SophiaMorros When Vin left work, they were taking bets on the colour of his desk as no-one had seen it for years and years. But he could put his hand on whatever he wanted so it worked for him. lol Everybody has a different method of working, don't they?

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@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

9 Feb 22

She thought it was funny. She had been asking me if getting an old wardrobe or armoire and putting shelves in it would be a good solution for organizing craft supplies. It wouldn't work for me, and there are certain things that only get used regularly if they are out and accessible.

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ihasaquestion

@ihasaquestion (8273)

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7 Feb 22

Sometimes, being messy is good.

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@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

9 Feb 22

I would not call it good, but it works reasonably well for me.

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ihasaquestion

@ihasaquestion (8273)

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9 Feb 22

@SophiaMorros Hmm yeah..

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Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (59107)

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7 Feb 22

That looks like a simply wonderful room to create in. I wish I had that kind of space! And yes, sometimes if we haven't actually been in a situation or relationship, we don't feel qualified to give advice. As I get older, I find often others do ask older people like myself about things, if I am not feeling I know much about what they are asking, I just say so. Sometimes, I think people just want reassurance that they are doing the right thing.

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@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

7 Feb 22

For many years my sewing space was a tiny corner in the master bedroom. My children have moved out. The basement family room that I occupy a portion of was once the space my teenage sons shared.

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@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

9 Feb 22

@MarieCoyle I have a feeling that my projects would expand to fill however much space happened to be available.

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Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (59107)

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7 Feb 22

@SophiaMorros Yes, we do have more room when they leave home. That is a nice big room for lots of projects.

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Sanjeev

@sjvg1976 (42727)

• Delhi, India

7 Feb 22

Yes I am asked to advise on the topics I am not good at but I still give them good advice.

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Fleur

@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

9 Feb 22

It looks reasonably organised to me. I mean there is obviously a range of work in progress but it isn't a complete tip!

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Fleur

@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

9 Feb 22

@SophiaMorros There's a useful middle ground isn't there!

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@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

9 Feb 22

Right now it is significantly messier than it was when I took that photo a few days ago. It's time to tidy up a little. If it gets too messy I can no longer function.

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@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

9 Feb 22

@Fleura Definitely!

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JB_girl

@sol_cee (38669)

• Philippines

9 Feb 22

Speed cleaning- lol yes, I hate those who come visit unannounced. Love how you Americans can shoo them away without really offending them (saw this on a lot of movies and tv series, no?). In my country, it’s generally considered rude

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Xavier Bage

@franxav (14588)

• India

7 Feb 22

Some people ask for advice even when they don't need it.

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@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

9 Feb 22

They do indeed!

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Dena Miller

@Dena91 (17029)

• United States

7 Feb 22

Love your craft room. It's wonderful you have a space to work with your talents. I think that it is even more special that your "bonus" children come to you for advice. You are very special to them and it shows.

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@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

9 Feb 22

Thanks!

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healerWitch

@healerWitch (417)

• Portugal

7 Feb 22

It looks fine to me. I guess one way to think about it is, you are qualified if you are more organized than them. I would get that all the time, and I would quote Jeff Dunham's Walter puppet: "do I LOOK like the keeper of that knowledge?"

I'm sure we all have something to contribute to someone who may be having more troubles than us on a particular subject.

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