I breed 30 odd mules a year and end up annoyed with myself for doing it again while I'm sorting out the cd every day and waiting for them to colour up and sing. I might just lob them in an aviary and not colour them next year.
Have you seen the foam they stick boards on with now? I get lost on YouTube watching stuff like that. Try and keep my hand in with plastering too if I ever need something to fall back on.
I've bought myself one to have a play with after watching a few vids on YouTube, seem to give a nice finish on the last trowel from what I've seen but I've not used it yet. Got the babies bedroom to do when I get chance so I'll give it a whirl.