Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Don't spread yourself too thin.
Are these phrases familiar? Stuff your parents told you when you were a kid?
I recently had a situation where all this happened. My wife had a weekend away with the kids - 3 whole days to myself! Apart from the obvious house chores, I had a plan: to crack on with my Golden Demon diorama, and also catch up with a bunch of movies on NowTV and Netflix.
Next step on the diorama is terrain work - lots of airbrushing - and that means working under the extractor in the kitchen. No movies, then. "I'll do that later," I decided.
So I grabbed my classic lead Space Marines box - I'm clearing the house of unwanted playing pieces, by painting them and selling them on as complete sets. Good idea, but doesn't help the GD entry.
Movie, snacks, Blood Raven minis. A Great Time was had.
I then set up the camera and shot some more unboxings, and project progression for the Delorean kit.
Lunch.
2 more movies and Blood Ravens - practising blending on the squad, to make them tabletop+ quality.
Dinner. more movies on TV. 2am.
Pass out on sofa.
That was Friday. Saturday was similar, and then Sunday I realised I had to sort the house out for the family's return!
I also grabbed the diorama to put in the kitchen, set up the airbrush station, and realised I didn't have the quantity of paint needed to spray the terrain, so put it all away again.
3 days. No progress with Golden Demon. Nothing. Nada. Not a sausage.
Achievements: I damaged the Delorean, grinding out plastic parts for lights. I ruined the Space Marine sergeant - the matt varnish altered the paint colours underneath. Touchups will fix, but the blending's not right anymore. Didn't finish the rest of the squad, either.
All in all, I saw a pile of movies I hadn't seen before, and learned some big hobby lessons:
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Don't spread yourself too thin.
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