Do you have a creative project you started but never finished? What happened to it?

A natural way to answer

Yes, I began learning to paint with watercolours, but I never really followed through. The paints are still in a box in my cupboard. I think I expected to be good straight away, and when I wasn't, I quietly gave up. I do regret it a little.

Key phrases to use

• gathering dust — left unused and forgotten for a long time“My guitar's just gathering dust in the corner.”
• gets in the way — stops you from doing something because of other demands“I'd travel more, but work always gets in the way.”