I had something for this.

There is a reason to my madness sometimes. Usually the knowledge that not having something on hand when I need it will greatly impede my ability to finish a task. Think along the lines of having enough screws in common sizes, nails, tape, paper, pencils, clay or wood on hand so that I can start and finish without additional hiccups. Nothing I hate more than needing to stop to run to a store in order to grab some small or insignificant part. That’s usually why when I do go, I always come home with batteries, tape, a size of screw or finishing nail. Nothing too extravagant, but a consumable I know I’ll use eventually, that doesn’t go off. Batteries being the exception here. Leave them long enough and that’ll be $30 down the toilet. Figuring out how to build on the fly is one thing, having to stop when in the groove to grab an item is a huge time waster, and productivity killer. I have a selection of staples, rivets, bolts, washers and what not on hand to avoid that type of issue. Not like a hoarders amount, but enough that I could assemble a part or job without needing to worry. Once I have used a part though, I’ll need to remember to restock at some point.

I likely need to build a single bed frame, and two book cases of varying style at some point soonish. So now I need to design them, look at my wood piles to see if I can do it with what I’ve got on hand, or go shopping for hardwoods. I’m waiting to start as I know I’m going to get busier soon with event reports. But atleast I know where to aim when I can start to build again.

I took a moment yesterday to prime some minis I ordered in the spring. I don’t really want to paint them right now, but having them primed and waiting will only make that process smoother once I get around to painting them. It was real hot yesterday, so no runs, no streaks, and they cured rather quickly. I’m just letting the paint off gas outside before I bring them back down to my office/studio space. Less stinky this way. I even remembered to change out the filters on my respirator mask before painting! Bully for me!

A lot of my job entails rushing about doing lots of mundane leg work so that when it comes time I can focus on the bigger picture, and make the work as good as possible. Sourced all the photos upfront. Data sets are complete and in front of me. Template with fonts and layout worked out ahead of time. Course palette set up prior to beginning. That way when given the go ahead I can just work. Far superior in my opinion than trying to do all that on the fly. Helps to alleviate mistakes that way too.

Happy Thursday to you all. Ciao Bella!