Don't panic!

I couldn’t sleep last night because I was worrying about everything that I need to get done before final submission. So, today, I decided to write a list of jobs that I need to get done and then prioritise the jobs so that I have a schedule to work to:

Panic List 6/8/11

List of to-dos

Buy a memory stick to submit all digital files

Decide on size of memory stick – 8gb or 16gb?

Buy fabric for printing

Print fabric for cushion covers and seat cushion

Finish stencilling the walls

Photograph walls for portfolio

Put together sweetie lamp

Put together sweetie table

Make lampshade for sweetie lamp

Photograph sweetie lamp for portfolio

Finish banner ready for printing

Finish writing report

Take report for printing and binding

Write business plan

Take business plan for printing and binding

Make cushion covers

Cover seat cushion for Lloyd Loom chair

Hand print 2 wallpapers

Put together final submission

Decide upon photo book or individual pages for portfolio

Submission 14/9/11

24/8/11 - Order memory stick – Realisation file is already 5gb so it may need to be the 16gb

12/8/11 – Buy fabric for printing

16-17/8/11 – Print fabric

14/8/11 – Finish stencilling wall

15/8/11 - Photograph wall

13/8/11 - Put sweetie lamp together

15/8/11 – Make lampshade for sweetie lamp

15/8/11 – Photograph sweetie lamp

23-24/8/11 – Go into uni and design banner

31/8/11 – submit banner for printing

9/9/11 – Put sweetie table together

9/9/11 – take Report for printing and binding

9/9/11 – take Business plan for printing and binding

9/9/11 – have finished printing hand printed wallpapers

11/9/11 – have put submission together

1/9/11 - Make cushion covers and cover for seat cushion

Deadline	Task
12/8/11	Buy fabric for printing
13/8/11	Put sweetie lamp together
14/8/11	Finish stencilling wall
15/8/11	Photograph stencilled wall for portfolio
15/8/11	Make lampshade for sweetie lamp
15/8/11	Photograph sweetie lamp for portfolio
16-17/8/11	Go to print workshop and print fabric for cushion covers and seat cushion
23-24/8/11	Go into uni and design banner – submit for printing if approved by Michael
24/8/11	Order memory stick – probably 16gb
31/8/11	Submit banner for printing
1/9/11	Make cushion covers and cover seat cushion on Lloyd Loom chair
9/9/11	Finish putting sweetie table together
9/9/11	Have finished hand printed wallpapers
9/9/11	Take report for printing and binding
9/9/11	Take business plan for printing and binding
11/9/11	Put final submission together
14/9/11	Final submission

I have called this my ‘Panic List’ and now that I have made it I can check it every time I start panicking. I have kept the ‘Word’ version of the list and whenever I complete a task I will change the text to red - this will work as a reassurance when I start to see more red than black text. I hope this will help to keep me calm.

I have also spend several hours looking at the beginnings of my report and working out what I wish to communicate within its contents and how I will put it all together.

It has, all in all, been a productive day but I haven’t managed to change any of items on my list red yet...hopefully that will start tomorrow! I think that this is a do-able schedule, but it certainly will not be easy to achieve.

Stencilling update

I added a second colour to the stencilled wall on Friday afternoon and I thought that it would be a good idea to share my thoughts with you...

I used the repositionable spray mount this time, which gave a much better attachment between the stencil and the wall, unfortunately I cannot find my stencil brushes anywhere - so now I’m going to have to buy some more - because the paint brush I’m using is applying too much paint and it is still seeping under the stencil. It is so frustrating!

Anyway, I must keep going, time is running out.