Reply To: [unofficial weekender] 2023 – 'ere we go! 'ere we go!

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Questions:

1) Have you made any hobby related pledges for 2023? This is just a “yes” or “no” question so even if you do not want to share your pledge you can answer this one
2) If you have made pledges *and* you’re willing to share them with us: what did you pledge for?
3) Will 2023 be a year for you where a) things get back more to normal or b) more “crash and burn” will happen?

Answers:

1) YES.

2) I have pledged to start posting at least one hobby video per month.  The studio is pretty much finished, (I’m trying to complete the sound deadening material behind the monitor behind me and then some thick quilted material hung on the opposite end of the room).  I really want to make this pledge happen.  Making quality videos, (like the OTT studio videos), has been a goal of mine for a long time.

3) 2023 will be normal for me as the last two years have been normal as always.  During the pandemic I experienced no change in work, (we worked right through as we were classified as essential).  We are located 650 ft below the surface at work and have very little visitors, (usually just the occasional client using the excuse to checking on their inventory stored with us but really just to see our facility which is restricted from casual visits).  Few visits mean very little exposure to germ carriers!

As far as home life, because work didn’t change, our lives at home remained pretty normal.  I would like to try and visit one to three hobby conventions but that would be really out of my norm.  That I will play by ear.  Also, I will be looking to back much less in Kickstarters.  I will try to restrict myself to only companies with a proven solid record. (So tired of people telling me I don’t deserve my backed product….I’ve NEVER looked at Kickstarter as me Giving money to a company to make their dreams come true….I want my product). (does that make me a selfish American or a practical hobby consumer?)

I’m hoping everyone has a super fantastic hobby year! ??