Watching your clips with the bikes sure makes me miss having one. It's a bit scary to ride them out here, so the desire fell by the wayside. Your short clip with Amstel made me smile. I swear all animals have an internal feeding clock. Our cat will stare at us and lay by his food bowl, so watching Amstel gave me a chuckle.
I find myself sitting here now thinking about how many times I procrastinated on doing or completing projects, most due to not thinking they were good enough (downside of the ocd struggles). I should take advice in what I read here in your post, and just complete any projects. A person will never know the outcome until they actually take that leap, even if one step at a time.
Hope you have a great trip to see your mom, and then to Arizona. I hope you all enjoy that weather (shorts 24/7) and soak up the beautiful sunshine.