Looking For Blue Thread

I realized the other day, that I needed some blue thread. I was sure that I had some somewhere in the house. It occurred to me that we had- after three long years in storage- actually pulled out the old three drawer sewing bin and placed it in the guest bedroom. I figured there should be some thread in there. Well, when I opened the top drawer, this is what greeted me...

I think a good cleaning and reorganizing of my sewing bin is WAY overdue.

FYI- I did find the blue thread. Can you spot it in the picture?

Just Call Me Last Minute Linda

I just pressed the 'send' button for my design submission for Sanguine Gryphon. The deadline is May 10th and here I am on May 9th scrabbling to get my submission done.

I really have not excuse for the last-minute entry. I gave myself plenty of time to work on the swatch and draw out my sketch. However, I still found myself racing to get things done. I didn't even have time to contemplate the consequences of pressing the 'send' button. I just pressed it and then freaked out.

This is my third of what will hopefully be at least eight submissions this year. My other submissions are not due until later this month, so I have some time to breath and refocus.

So, question to all you knitwear designers out there- How do you keep yourself organized so that you can meet the submission deadlines for various knitting/crochet publications? I would love to share some of your ideas and tips with other aspiring knitwear designers like myself.