Tag: work-life balance

  • Preparing for the Bad Times Without Losing Your Mind

    Preparing for the Bad Times Without Losing Your Mind

    On paper factory chaos, oil filters, savings accounts, and making a game out of uncertainty. The work shift at the big paper factory was predicted to be chaotic before I even walked in, and it delivered on that promise. … Read the rest

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  • Choosing What Gets Today

    Choosing What Gets Today

    When Everything Needs Attention. I got home from the factory shift at 7 PM and stood in the driveway looking at the studio. The kiln is out back waiting for bricks to stack themselves. The raised bed boxes need … Read the rest

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  • October Pots & A Cricket In The Library

    October Pots & A Cricket In The Library

    October Pots          The leaves hung on quite long this year due to the lack of rain, and the weather was quite warm. I was able to get about fifty bowls thrown and had started the mugs … Read the rest

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  • Spring Pots & Rusty Clapperโ€™s Leg

    Spring Pots & Rusty Clapperโ€™s Leg

      It sure was a hard time getting started but I was able to make it into the studio to start some outstanding projects. The weather is nice enough to have warm days to do yard work but still cold … Read the rest

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  • Work Life-Balance

    Work Life-Balance

    The Struggle I always have a real bad time knowing when to do what and many times I feel as if I specialize in procrastination rather than doing what I do best. But what can be seen by others or … Read the rest

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