Avoidance

I’m doing an art project now that I keep putting off. I really want to work on it, but it’s causing some controversy here in the McQuillin household. So rather than upset my mate or work out a reasonable compromise or really explain what I’m doing so he’s not freaked out, I avoid making much progress. I do a little, get oddly paralysed and stop.
Which sounds pretty rotten until I realise that I’ve gotten busy on a number of other projects instead. Today I made a headpiece for tomorrow’s boating party. Yesterday I finished up my podcast for Hanashi Station. The day before that, I used the last page of my old notebook and went out and bought a new one. I’ve been organizing upcoming travel, too, which takes so much more time than it should, really.
So the delay in getting this difficult project off the ground isn’t completely bad, but I realise I need to address what’s stopping me from working on it. Is it really as bad an idea as Tod thinks, or am I just concerned for his feelings?
How do you fill the time when your projects don’t run as smoothly as you’d like?