A Finished Object

I found a forgotten UFO when I started making the Friendship bags.  Actually, it was a tote bag I started for myself a couple of years ago.  I got the panels made and quilted, and then quit.  Completing it today only took about an hour. Why do I do that?  When just a little more work would have completed it, why did I put it away and forget it?  Does anyone else do this kind of thing?  I know the original pattern had braided handles; maybe that's what stopped me.  I know that's what originally attracted me to the pattern, but I can't find it anyway.  So now I have this nice new bag, and I love it, and it's no longer a UFO.

So let me tell you about the stupid thing I did today.  I've been slowly making Dear Jane blocks, 1 or 2 at a time.  As of this morning I had 13 completed. After finishing my tote and running a couple of errands, I thought I'd make 1 or 2 for today.  Each day I write down what I make and the color to put into a Word document to help me keep track, and so far I've used the same piece of paper to write them down.  I put the first one in, K3 blue and brown, and then the second, C3.  I had already made that block.  Can you believe that after making only 13 I couldn't remember that I'd already made that one?  Not only that, but since I have used the same piece of paper, there it was written in front of my face.  So it's not just my memory, but my eyes as well.  By the way, I like the color of the first one better than the second.