Well, it\u2019s been a little while since I posted last. I\u2019ve been a bit ill, again. Tonsillitis, for the first time in over ten years, which I can thank my son for \u2013 I seem to catch almost everything he does.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve had a few days off this week as a chance to recharge my batteries, and to get a bit of headway on some of my projects and year\u2019s resolutions. I think, since I am still thinking about my resolutions late in March, I must be doing pretty well at them.<\/p>\n
The filing continues slightly ahead of my target, and I\u2019ve worked out that it takes just under an hour. If I stick on a podcast and get going, I can get it out of the way nicely. I\u2019ve just thrown away the first bin liner full of shredded documents, which feels good.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve started driving lessons again, helped by the drop in stress that I\u2019ve stopped looking for a new job. I\u2019ve got to get back into the swing of driving, get used to the car, build up my confidence a bit more, then I should be ready to book the test. So I ought to be able to take a test by June or July, at the latest, allowing for long waiting lists.<\/p>\n
The eBay sales have been slow \u2013 I got so close to the end, I didn\u2019t bother doing any more work for a few weeks because I was \u2018so close\u2019. Still, I think I can push through that with the last few days of time off, and see if I can finally get one of these tasks crossed off. Since I\u2019m not putting time into this one exactly, I don\u2019t think I can start the German lessons even when it\u2019s crossed off.<\/p>\n
We had to cancel our planned Family Tree meeting a couple of weeks ago because of illness, but we\u2019ve scheduled it in again for next weekend. Luckily, one of Jen\u2019s cousins has already done a good chunk of work on their side of the family so we should have quite a head-start on that one.<\/p>\n
Wargame Tools Datafile Creator has gone off to some friends for testing! I\u2019ve got a list of tasks to finish before I give it out further, and the second program (the Rosterfile Creator) has had some good progress so far. Both parts should be out in open test by the end of the year (almost definitely by September), very easily.<\/p>\n
The unwelcome revelation is the Dark Elf plan. I counted over 150 models, and given how much of the year is left I\u2019ll be needing to paint 4 of those a week (and some of those are cavalry or monster models) to reach the target. While not impossible, I have all these other things to get sorted too (alongside a full time job and a family) so I doubt this one will succeed. With my batch process of painting, I know that many will be finished in one week (after several weeks of no progress), so this is difficult to gauge but I am going to prioritise and say that all the Corsairs will be finished first, then the Cold One Knights. Then I\u2019ll have to pick something else (probably the Dark Riders). Ultimately, this resolution will not be finished and I know it. Still, there\u2019ll be a lot less for me to do next year!<\/p>\n
That being said, I\u2019ve been able to get most of the models assembled, based and undercoated ready to go. While the weather holds this morning, I\u2019m going to get another batch sprayed and that will give me all of the Corsairs ready to go. It\u2019ll be my largest batch yet \u2013 about sixty models, altogether!<\/p>\n
I may yet be able to finish it \u2013 as I reached the end of my Wood Elf army, I went to stay with my parents for a week and spent the whole time painting. Needless to say, you can make a lot of progress when you plug away like that!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well, it\u2019s been a little while since I posted last. I\u2019ve been a bit ill, again. Tonsillitis, for the first time in over ten years, which I can thank my son for \u2013 I seem to catch almost everything he does. I\u2019ve had a few days off this week as a chance to recharge my … <\/p>\n