Why do we take on projects we shouldn't? It's so self-defeating. I remember the extremely stretchy high pile blanket a friend insisted I embroider with the name of a new baby in the church. That was a big lesson in saying no. Today it is high humidity and almost ninety degrees, yet I decided I could not wait any longer to dig in on revamping part of the basement. Big mistake. My former Girl Scout leader used to tell her daughter, "If you won't learn, then you'll have to hurt."