Bogged down in the details

Sometimes I think details will be the death of me!  They clog up my mind and prevent me from getting anything done, it sort of feels like I’m trying for perfection.  I’m really not.  You’ve probably been there too.  Every time I start to do something, all I can think about is how many steps there are, or offshoots that need to be dealt with.  These details clutter my mind.

I tend to approach things that have to be done as projects.  Everything gets broken down into smaller tasks, the littlest possible.  That approach gives me a lot of details to bog down on.  It gets stupid really quickly.  My spreadsheet of things to do is 200 rows or so, that’s without the details.  I need the details because then I can break down the tasks.  Should be easier to get things done.  Sometimes it works.

What does this have to do with lampworking and jewellery making?  That part is kind of simple – the details that are swirling prevent me from enjoying the glass.  I feel guilty.  The other night I was awake at 2am, thinking about the jobs I could do that would involve few details, but would give me a big boost in organizing.  My shoe hoard had to be tamed.  I’ve tried to do this before and always got bogged down in the details.

I made a couple of minor decisions for storage, location and which ones weren’t going to stay.  The best part of this process – my porch is cleaned up, my shoes are away.  Tomorrow if I turn on the torch, I know I can relax and let the glass make some decisions.

The only thing I really know right now, is that I need to make more beads, more jewellery and more cards.  So, I’ll get a couple more tasks done, free up a couple more brain cells and enjoy the glass.

I’ll send this out into the flame and see you soon.