Help! I've Got Too Many Ideas

I guess you all know the situation - 

Another project was finished.

And now the unavoidable question raises.

What now? Which will be the next project?

Do you know this situation? How are you dealing with this?

I've got so many things in my mind and on my list, that I didn't know where to start.

So many things I would like to do and to try out. And so less time.

I'll try to bring my ducks in a row.....

Here is what's on my list and in my mind at the moment:

• Continue the Mid-Century table project
• Prepare the Workbench build
• Investigate and do some training sessions on seating builds

While writing this post it just happened. I've made a decision how to proceed. Another reason why I'm writing this Blog. Very often it helps to think about the projects, the next steps, design considerations, you name it. And it is a type of commitment as soon as it will be published.

Alright! Let's have a look where I am and what will be the next steps.

Hindsight The Summer Night Light Project

What can I say about it? It's done and next Saturday the Garden Lantern will be handed over to the new owner. I'm eager to see if it will meet her taste.

Finished Garden Lantern

But that's finally it about this build. If you are interested in, please read the related posts.

The Mid-Century Table

I have left the project of building this occasional table to build the above mentioned lantern.
To be honest I have to sort myself to get back into the project.

The table so far

The last status was somewhere there (see picture).

By end of this week I will clean the deck, grab the pieces again and define how to proceed. I guess beveling the legs was the next step.

The New Workbench

For a longer time I'm planning a new workbench for my little shop.

I have weighed up different designs and reconsidered it over and over again.

Finally my decision is to build a bench, which is inspired by the Shaker designed workbenches.

But more on that within the next days or weeks. I will have a dedicated series about it.

Seating

Three times I was close to build a seating. First time a bench stool, then a chair for my desk and finally a bench for our balcony this spring. But the truth is that none of these projects has been realized.

Inspired by some furniture I have seen during my holiday trip the idea of building a simple, traditional but contemporary seating came to my mind again.

To build what I have in my mind some traditional skills are necessary and frankly spoken I have to learn and train them.

That being said I need some general information like dimensions and proportions. So I've started to gather information about it.

And if all went into the right direction I'm able to build the chair and the bench I was talking about  a few sentences earlier.

Within the next weeks I will start a loose series of post about these kind of seating and my experiences in how to build them. Stay curious!

By the way. The Bench Stool is already drawn and some material is already prepared. If I won't have anything to do then I will build it.

What's Next

Man, a lot of commitments. But it helps me to get my ducks in a row.

As I started my career as consultant and project manager I have learned to make a contract with myself to reach my personal goals. You have to write down your goals and sent a letter to yourself a few month later (let a friend do that for you). That helped me a lot to check myself.

Anyway, the direction is clear now. I hope you are interested in and you will still follow my Blog.
I would be glad if you would discuss the topics with me.

That's it for this week. A lot of information without any concrete project work.

Keep in mind......

"Every time I think I've got all of my ducks in a row, the damn ducks waddle of in all directions."

Keep calm!

Stefan