I’ve had a reusable Target bag with a seam rip in it for years and years, and OMG that thing was such a nuisance. I couldn’t in good conscience throw it away, but I also didn’t want to use it, because the hole was big enough for things to fall out of. It looked just like my other reusable Target bags, so it occasionally migrated into the trunk and got used (perilously!). The rest of the time, it sat in the closet or in a random pile, taking up space to no purpose.
Today I saw it sitting in a pile and decided I’d put up with it long enough. I got out my sewing kit and finally sewed that rip up. Had I used anything other than invisible thread, I don’t think I’d be able to stand what a messy job I did of it. But it’s done, and the stitches seem to be holding. So hooray! That’s one less thing on my unwritten but ever-present and weighty mental list of Things I Ought to Do Someday.