Post by Admin Bear on May 6, 2016 8:00:14 GMT -5
The title may at first appear to be an oxymoron however this is just how i see myself in the realm of collecting. I have been at this hobby for a little over 5 years i think and still have much and more to learn about the hobby, the history portrayed through the stamps, and of course about my own ever evolving collecting habits.
Right now there are a TON of demands upon my time and I dearly miss my board and the family and friends that have come into my life through here. I am also disappointed with my lack of enthusiasm when it come time to work on the collection. I think perhaps that is the problem - I keep thinking of it as "work"..
I am going to attempt to catalog a new approach to this hobby. Well new to me at any rate. Rather then dive in 150% to the exclusion of all else in the world and dedicate all waking hours to processing the pile of stamps that i would like to put in my albums, I am going to instead set aside a 1-2 hour block each week for this purpose and have a clear goal to accomplish for each session. once complete that session will end or I may attend to sorting out items that are clearly not going into my personal collection.
These items will go for giveaways, trades, or special gifts.
For this week My plan is to sort out what is going into the collection and creating a box of "other" material to be addressed at a later date. If time permits in this session I will then begin to organize one packet of US stamps by face value into piles, then move them into a stock book for placement into my albums at a later session.
Next session will look the same with the organizing of Germany, and Canada (Time permitting).
I will try to update this thread weekly and of course I welcome input, criticism, and suggestions.
Right now there are a TON of demands upon my time and I dearly miss my board and the family and friends that have come into my life through here. I am also disappointed with my lack of enthusiasm when it come time to work on the collection. I think perhaps that is the problem - I keep thinking of it as "work"..
I am going to attempt to catalog a new approach to this hobby. Well new to me at any rate. Rather then dive in 150% to the exclusion of all else in the world and dedicate all waking hours to processing the pile of stamps that i would like to put in my albums, I am going to instead set aside a 1-2 hour block each week for this purpose and have a clear goal to accomplish for each session. once complete that session will end or I may attend to sorting out items that are clearly not going into my personal collection.
These items will go for giveaways, trades, or special gifts.
For this week My plan is to sort out what is going into the collection and creating a box of "other" material to be addressed at a later date. If time permits in this session I will then begin to organize one packet of US stamps by face value into piles, then move them into a stock book for placement into my albums at a later session.
Next session will look the same with the organizing of Germany, and Canada (Time permitting).
I will try to update this thread weekly and of course I welcome input, criticism, and suggestions.
