I think I’ve mentioned before that while I used to be a great multi-tasker, age is taking it’s toll, and I now function best doing one thing at a time. I don’t actually hate it. I do think my focus is much better that way, and I don’t make as many mistakes.
BUT! When I have a bazillion things to do, it’s hard for me to switch around from project to project, because I would actually like to finish things sometimes. I had started working on getting the new bead cabinet all stocked up, and beads ordered, and on bead room organization of those beads (all one task) but I’m still not finished.
And it’s killing me! Because I have to put it aside now as I’m getting closer and closer to the twin deadlines of leaving for the BABE (Bay Area Bead Extravaganza) show on Thursday, and finishing the preparations for the Beaducation classes video shoot which will happen while I’m out on the West Coast the week following BABE.
The boxes of kits for BABE will get shipped on Monday. I still need to burn some CDs to complete the kits for a number of designs. That will be Sunday’s work.
And I’m also reviewing and tweaking the instructions for the 3 Beaducation classes, and making the samples for the video shoot. It’s kind of like Groundhog Day. You make a sample up to a certain spot where you know you’re going to want to do a demo for the video, and then stop and package it up. Then you make the sample again and go past that demo spot to the next demo spot. And stop and package it up and start all over again. For example the project I’m working on tonight I decided I need 6 different samples. I may be over-preparing, but I want everything to go super smoothly!
You’ve got SO much going on at once – I would have exploded at this point. Sometimes you just have to take a deep breath and tell yourself that you can’t do everything all at once…But, I can just see your mind wishing you could take your bead room with you to California so you could work on it while you’re not busy with BABE and Beaducation :o)