Errands Stacking Up

Well, it's Tuesday and we're cruising towards Wednesday. My errands list for Wednesday is increasing exponentially - all of these errands are cutting into my studio time, so I'm starting to begrudge them. But I have to do them. There is a repair on a bracelet of unknown metal. This is something I'm too hesitant to put a torch near, so I'll take it to my friend in Minneapolis who has equipment that I don't, and I'll let him do the repair. It's not a big fix, but I'd feel more comfortable if he did it. Then there is the banking that I need to do, and the small shopping things. But I want to be at the kiln by noon. We'll see if I can succeed at that.

Today is supposed to be a day off for my Manager. My Assistant Manager and I are always a bit more efficient and certainly a bit more joyous when he is not around on Tuesdays and Thursdays. But he has a shipment to check in so I know he'll show up. That means that we'll have less fun and the atmosphere of the store will be a bit more "down". Sometimes things can't be helped, but I rather wish he would just take his day(s) off. What people don't know we have available - they can't ask for. We could manage without the last few items for another day or so. But that won't happen, so here we are... It will require us to be even more "up" and "bubbly" to overcome the small amount of negativity... It's do-able. I think I'll drop by the hardware store this morning to pick up some S-hooks for a project. That would start my day off on a positive note. And maybe I'll start the plat drawings for my drawbench. I need to get that going so that I can make some tubing. Hmmm.....the possibilities!

Here is a wonderful picture of some winter branches for your inspiration today. Look at the patterns of the silhouettes. Beautiful!