One Step at a Time

Yesterday I designated as a stamp day.
Merril had arranged to meet someone and would be gone about five hours.  I had decided in that time I would be working on my stamp collection.
That was the plan anyway.  There was no doubt I started with heaps of enthusiasm.  But the more I looked into it I daw the more I had to do.  It is well set up right now but I want to make it better.  I have heaps of unallocated stamps that I want to find a home for.
On the Saturday we had gone to a stamp club that operated once a month.  I have really enjoyed going to that for a number of reasons.  We get to met new people.  I get to see how a stamp club operates.  I get to see what I should do with excess stamps.  (while learning that I can pick up stamps I need or am interested in.) They have an auction at the end and a lot of good stuff can be picked up real cheap (like for a couple of dollars.)
As it had recently been my birthday I had a few dollars to pick up some stamps.  I did that.  I saw a few sets from around the world that I like.  One set was a rugby union set from New Zealand.  Another was aircraft.  I also purchased one lot at the auction and picked up a number of sets.  I spent some time later adding them to my collection.
Merril arrived home and I asked how she was on a scale of 1-10 with ten being really good.  She said between 8 and 9.  When she asked me I said between 7.5 and 8.  I let her hknow it was rising.
The reason it was rising is because I had stopped seeing only the amount I had to do but also the amount I had done.  It is actually remarkable the number of hours I have put in to get it where it is today.
I had spent time working on a “stamp plan.”  Rather than a nebulous feeling of unease I wrote down all that was required to do and the steps involved.  There is no doubt in my mind that makes it better for me.  I am not good with a vague feeling of disquiet when I know that the solution is to break something large down into smaller achievable steps.
So there is heaps to do but there is heaps that has been done.  I’m encouraged.  I can see the personal satisfaction reward and the future reward for work.  I enjoy it and I have a plan.