A.B.L.E.

I have a problem I admit it freely. I have a bad case of ABLE.

ABLE stands for Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy. It can be applied to all kinds of things from books to embroidery supplies to paint. It simply means you stalk up on more projects than you can reasonably expect to finish in the course of one lifetime.

Specifically, I an a fabricholic. I love the look and feel of fabric. I love the possibilities it presents. A bathrobe for Mr. Al? A princess costume for the girl? A skirt of me? I love having the choice and having the material on hand when I’m ready to make the choice.

But maybe I got a little out of hand a few weeks ago.

I walked into sale at Jo Anne’s Fabrics. I normally shop their clearance section. It’s the only way I could afford my bad case of ABLE. Clearance fabric can easily drop a nice satin from $9 a yard to $4 a yard. This time they had a 50% off sale on everything in the clearance. Instead of $4 a yard for brocade – which is already a steal – I paid $2 a yard.

As you can see, I got a lot of yards.

Do you have ABLE? What projects do you have waiting for you? If you had a million dollars, what would you buy too much of?