Love and hate

So, apparently I go through many stages in my feelings toward my knitting. Everything from absolute love to abhorrence, obsession to being unable to stand looking at it, I go through it every project. Here are the stages on the first 45" of a scarf:

1) 0-2" Oh, this is such a nice project!! I love the scarf and the stitch pattern and the yarn and I can't wait to knit more.
2) 2-20" Absolute obsession. I could not put my knitting down for any reason, including to listen in class. It went with me everywhere.
3) 20-30" Come on, almost halfway there. Just keep going. You can do it, you just have to knit x more rows and you'll be done (this is also where I get the urge to constantly check number of rows per inch, how long the scarf is, how many rows and stitches will be in the finished scarf, etc.)
4) 30-43" Why did I knit this scarf in such a boring stitch pattern (doesn't matter what stitch pattern I chose, it always seems boring around this point)? Maybe if I had done cables (slip stitch, lace, colorwork...) it wouldn't be so monotonous. Whatever, I have to get this done, my mom won't let me start a new project until I finish this one.
5) 43-45" Oh, this is such a nice project!! I love the scarf and the stitch pattern and the yarn and I can't wait to knit more of it! I can finish it in x rows, which means y days!