Stamp Block? And stamps being blocked!?!?!? oh man..

[Admin Bear]

SO i guess i should start off with explaining Stamp Block. This is a condition when due to a million an one other restrictions on time you get in a funk when it comes to getting stampy.. I have stamps to work on and the desire but things keep blocking me.. and when things dont block me it seems i dont have the drive.. urrgg this SUCKS!!!

what are some cures? tips, techniques, or just general advice? have you ever been stuck like this? what did you do? (did you do anything?)


Now stamps being blocked. as some folks know i started a new job back in August of 2015. it has been a SUPER SUPER busy deal but i try to log on and read around every day.. well today i am taking an actual lunch break and intended to post some of my old scans and start a discussion on a few of those lovely stamps. However the geniuses i work for have blocked all hosting sites!!!! (As i discovered 5 minutes ago).

what in the world am i going to do??!?!

my first thought is to copy from an old thread, my second was to refer to the stamp by cat number, but then not everyone uses the same catalogs (i dont even use the same catalog for all my collections!! more on this in another thread)....

ok folks i need your feedback!!

[Philatarium]

Bear, I think you're doing the right thing, by just doing something, anything, with stamps.  That'll start helping you get back in the game.  Posting those images would've been one option, but you could do anything else, including just reading through an older thread here, to start getting the philatelic mind engaged again.

I was recently reading an article about procrastination, and it was suggested to just start something for 2 minutes, and that that was usually enough to get your mind engaged and back into the task at hand.  

[kacyds]

I think Dave has the right idea. Being in a Stampy slump many times, I find if I just soak a couple of stamps, sort or identify a couple of stamps, etc. I normally get back into the swing of being stampy. It also helps if the Honey Do list is up to date and I have the house to myself.

[samb]

I know where you're at. I was in a stamp slump for half of last year. My brother n law passed away in a car accident in March and it was probably 3-6 months before I got back into my collection. I think I went about 2 months without even logging onto this forum. Not sure why but I just boxed all of my stamps up and had no interest in them. I slowly got back into it. It might take some time but you'll be back.... Just takes time man.

[Admin Bear]

Thanks folks... last night i gotthe Christmas mailing ready to go and tht helped a lot..

[clif]

it happens ... on a related note ... Stampbears.net is scrambled for my school computer. I managed to get a couple of other (unnamed) stamp fora unblocked ... but this one (my favorite of course) ... no dice.

funny how I can (accidentally of course  ) access porn from my school computer but these dangerous subversive stamps?!? NO!

[Admin Bear]

yeah i was blocked on a school filter here at my new job.. i made them unblock it and used the explanation that stamps are good research tools for some of the kids i work with.

I am trying to fix the marker that gets us blocked on some systems, but its hard to fix sometimes.

so now that i am not on my phone i am also going to say that i am going to try and schedule a weekly stampy session. if i dont set a predetermined time i am not sure i will ever find any right now.

i hate when things are busy for long periods. it really makes me grumpy and unmotivated in the realm of things i want to do versus the realm of junk i HAVE to to.

[Admin Bear]

yeah schedules are great in theory...

not so much in reality here...

I am hoping after all of the Christmas rush (and the other 9 million things screaming for attention) settles down things will get back on track some. I NEED STAMPY TIME!!!!!

[Admin Bear]

starting to chip through the block...

slowly..



chip chip chip....

[kacyds]

I love chips.... mmmmmm

[FairyFoot]

Has this snack food been celebrated (?) on stamps?

[kacyds]

Jan 27, 2016 12:49:48 GMT -5 FairyFoot said:

Has this snack food been celebrated (?) on stamps?

Not to hijack this thread, here is the link... stampbears.net/thread/4127/food-on-stamps

[Admin Bear]

no hijacking

not the kind of chips i was thinking of when i made that post ..

[crazyquilter]

Penalty flag on kacyds ,

[crazyquilter]

Back to Admin Bear, thread,, What are you chipping away Bear? how about a before - after picture

[Admin Bear]

I am chipping at the stampy block.. that little something that prevents me form getting stampy.

no before or after to show. .but getting back into the swing of things a little at a time.

[alyn]

I am suffering from the same problem Admin Bear, I have been crazy busy with work. I am also on the executive of my local and that has me hopping and probably busier than my work, next are the sites I maintain and most important is family. All added up it means no time for stamps.

[Admin Bear]

Feb 11, 2016 7:47:48 GMT -5 alyn said:

I am suffering from the same problem Admin Bear, I have been crazy busy with work. I am also on the executive of my local and that has me hopping and probably busier than my work, next are the sites I maintain and most important is family. All added up it means no time for stamps.

yes sir i understand..

i guess my primary issue is by the time i set up to get ready to be stampy i have used up most of the little time i have...

that and my mind cannot concentrate on things long enough to be productive.

[khj]

Stamp Collecting Being Productive
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If I wanted to be productive, stamp collecting would be the very very very last item on my list.

Based on my productivity (or lack of), you can pretty much guess which end of the list stamp collecting is at.