Why Can't Things Just Work?
I'm really annoyed. I went and bought some padded envelopes last week, they arrived, and the stupid things were too small; way smaller than the size measurements said they'd be.
They weren't too expensive, so getting a refund wasn't worth it, but I can't use them for what I intended.
My intention with them was to start selling some of these games that I've collected over the last month or so.
I have picked up games here and there whenever I saw them in charity shops or places like that, especially if they're a good price. But, recently I started getting serious about buying.
200 Euros, that was my limit, and I've gone a little bit over budget and have currently spent about 210-ish, on about 120 games.
The majority of the games seem to go for around 5 - 10 Euros a piece, while some are upwards of 25, and then a good few I have are in the range of 25 - 80 Euros. (Mainly, some of the PS1 games I've picked up.)
It's a good little profit, but obviously, the hard part for me now is selling the things. I'm not too worried about selling them rapidly, as I'm more interested in longevity, and would like to keep a healthy stockpile while continuing to pick up deals where I find them.
Today, I picked up this large roll of white paper, to use as a backdrop for taking photos of each game.
All is well on that front. I have the stands, the backdrop, and the time this weekend to do it.
I ordered more parcels a few days ago and some fabric to make a homemade lightbox for the product shots. I ordered these particular items from the sellers because they said they'd arrive by today... but, they didn't, and instead will arrive by Monday.
I was at work today, and am in tomorrow, I'm off on Saturday, which was going to be a time I could sit down, set up properly, and get a bunch of the items photographed, then I'm working Sunday, so things are a bit hectic, but I found the time to get this stuff done. Only to be let down by a sudden change in delivery time.
I'll be going back to Aimee's on Sunday evening after work, and probably won't be back here until Thursday. All my stuff is here, and I have nowhere down there to set up to do this stuff, and also I don't want to drag everything down with me, and even if I do, there's no point, because the stupid packages will be here.
It has really bugged me, and just reminds me of a situation only a few weeks ago where I bought the stuff to play older consoles and stream retro games.
After a lot of head wreck I got the thing set up, and did stream some stuff, but time isn't exactly on my side, I'm only here when I'm working, and when I get home and have dinner I'm not really in the headspace to do streaming or anything like that.
Also, the controller wasn't working so that didn't help matters either.
All The Ideas, But No Time
I'm just venting at the moment, and I get that these issues are stupid, but I've just been so frustrated recently. I'd like to just have time to do some shit I want to do.
I bought a mounting frame a few weeks back to do my model-making and film the process. Have I done that? No, the thing is gathering dust in the corner. It's essentially a 200 Euro doorstop at the moment.
It's tough. I have so much I want to do, but no time to do any of it. Hive is literally the one thing I have, that I can do for an hour or so a day and feel like I'm accomplishing something. What exactly? I'm not sure, but it feels fulfilling.
There are about 3 things I really want to do, outside of Hive, but each one has had issues before I could actually get started, and since all of those things revolve around me being home, and then only being here when I'm working lies the main issue.
Kaleb is in creche 3 days a week, Monday - Wednesday, from around 8AM - 6PM, that would give me enough time to get the stuff I want to do, done, but there's no space for me down there to set up.
I'd love to bring my frame down there to make models or something on those days, but I have no idea where I would set up to be able to do so. I'd like to figure something out so I can utilise some of the time I have during the week.
The model making is one itch I've had for a while, and I think doing a few videos will scratch that itch, and I may not even end up continuing on after doing the few videos. But, it's really on my mind because there's this feeling of not being able to do it, which is driving me nuts. Same with the streaming. Also, now I'm feeling that same annoyance now with these parcels not arriving.
It just seems that every time I set my mind to do something or get something done, something happens that throws the whole thing off course.
I totally feel you brother It’s so frustrating when you have plans and things just don’t go as expected. Hope your next delivery arrives on time bruv.. really hope so
It's annoying, but I think it helped to just write the stuff out and rant for a while. I'm sure it'll all be okay, I just need to figure some stuff out and find a bit of space to get some stuff done when I have a few days during the week.
Well that was a great rant.....😂🥰🥰🥰💯💯
This happens to me quite often, all this setbacks when starting a project, often when this happens to me I just focus on a single thing and open a wider gap to get it done, some times its just how life is with all the things we have going on as adults, take a break and set time frames for the things you want to accomplish 😎✌️
That's fair man, I suppose it does happen to everyone.
I think I just needed to write it all and vent for a while. What I need to do is just sort out a couple of things, and try to find a spot to get a few things done since I have a couple of days a week that I have time to do some of the stuff I want to. I'll focus on the model making for now, and do the selling and stuff when the packages arrive.
I hate when plans just simply don’t go right. One thing leads to another and it’s a mess before long lol really annoying! Hopefully you can get this stuff sorted out! Seeing a PS1 brought back some wonderful memories man!
I think everything should work out fine, it just bugs me when things just get messed around. Writing it out helped a lot I think, and I've got an idea to hopefully have a bit of space down in Aimee's where I can work on some stuff.
Something must be in the air, cause I have been feeling a similar way. It feels like each simple task in my life finds a way to turn into 12 steps and a side quest these days LOL
It's cool that you're gonna start doing the selling thing! Hopefully the hurdles ease up, and you're able to feel like there's wiggle room to move forward. I know I say all the time, but I am perpetually impressed by all the stuff you manage to do. Even if you don't see progress, your friends do!
Just try not to burn yourself out homie, it's okay to take time to relax even when there are lots of things to be done. Sometimes I need to hear that, so figured I'd tell you in case you need to hear it too. 💚
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Thanks I really appreciate that, and I think you're right, I should just roll with it and not get so worked up by the pressure.
I find it hard, because when I have time to do things I feel guilty if I don't manage to get anything done. I'm hoping to get some stuff sorted so that I have a place to work on things when I'm down in Aimee's. I'd like to even try out the model making, and see about doing a video of that to test the waters.
I'm looking forward to giving the selling a go, and for a reasonably small amount of start-up money, I've managed to pick up a decent amount of stock.
What I might do is clean the games up, take the pictures and have a folder of stuff ready to go when the stars alighn. At least that way I don't have to waste time.
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