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Not going to make a pledge this week – my mental health is in the toilet again and I just don’t have the energy to do much more than a day at work and maybe a little Stardew Valley in the evening. If I do manage anything it will be some more skellies.
If you have an idea or get inspired: how far ahead to you plan your projects or do you just start? I am really bad for having an idea and then obsessing over it for days, almost to the exclusion of anything else. I drift off at work thinking about it and I daydream constantly. Sometimes that is enough, other times I’ll pick up a couple of books to fuel it. If it lasts more than a week, I’m probably buying minis (or even worse now, stls) even if I don’t realistically have the time to start the project. This is why I have so many started projects and so few finished ones. Fortunately it tends to only be one box at a time rather than a whole army. It is also why I go through my stash periodically and sell on “old” projects. Poor impulse control clashes with limited storage space and guilt over wasted money.
If there is an event coming (tournament, show, convention) and you’ll be participating as player or giving demos how much work do you put in and how far ahead do you plan? I also don’t really do events though I am thinking about trying to go to some Kings of War ones next year. I’m also planning a big celebratory game with friends for the middle of next year. In both cases, because of my inability to stay focused on one thing, I have to plan far ahead and chip away here and there.
Sudden announcements of thinks happening a year in advance: when do you start saving up? Like everyone else has said, I have a budget each month for hobby. It is pretty rare that something catches my eye enough that I put money aside for it. I tend to see things and then try to wait until a good deal/sale/discount comes up on it. I finally picked up the Hellboy board game this week because it is on 30% through Mantic. I do find those kind of teaser videos useful though – now I know not to bother saving for Kromlech next Orktober because I hate greatcoat fetish orks.
Not been able to have much music with lyrics but this has been great background music this week:
