celebrating small successes

part of the reason i am looking for a job outside of the realm of community organizing (which is the only type of job i've ever had) is that it's just so hard to see any success when you're working for social justice, equality, world peace... when can you declare victory? when do you celebrate?
and it turns out crafting is a little like that too.
actually, i'm joking about that. there is a definite satisfaction that comes from completing a project - it's just that it's so rare that i actually complete anything. mostly what i've done in my new found domestic life is collect a lot of good ideas for projects, keep a list of them (i love lists), get really excited and start several at once, and then have them sitting in various degrees of completion around my studio.
for example, there's the dragonfly quilt. here it is in its current state: i rearrange the fabrics on the border periodically, but i haven't made much progress in the past month.
i have a number of other projects i have intentions of starting - in fact i had to make a trip to the library today to give them back the numerous craft books i've been hanging onto for when i do start those projects. it turns out there's a limit to the number of times you can renew something from the library.
anyway, i've decided to start celebrating some small victories. for example, this weekend i finished sewing a lining to the wool coat sele bought for this winter. and now that it seems to have turned into winter in the bay overnight - seriously, 50 degrees is really cold when your house is not insulated - it's time for me to have that project finished.the coat is a lovely grey wool, but wool is awfully scratchy. so sele and i made a trip to my favorite local discount fabric store, silkroad fabric, which i'm concerned may be going out of business soon. this is ultimately very sad, but means that everything is on sale right now. and we picked out a nice teal silk for the lining. i thought this project would be easier than it turned out to be. something about putting right sides together on the inside of a pre-made garment bent my mind in weird ways and i kept sewing things insideout or upsidedown. i resorted to hand stitching when i couldn't wrap my head around the placement. and i think it turned out quite nicely, although the silk isn't thick enough to entirely stop the scratchy factor of the wool. it's much better than it was, though. and so striking. and now i can say i've completed something.