Month End Monday

This week is going to be outright madness, and I may not get a whole lot done – woodworking wise. I will be *very* busy, but just not in woodworking.

As is usual, Monday mornings are spent doing bookkeeping and preparing checks and financial reports for the boss. But this Monday I’m not only doing week-end books, but month-end AND quarter-end books. And to top that, we’re moving the web site to a new host, so there are testing procedures and e-mail accounts to set up, the domain must be re-pointed… lots to do.

We are also in the middle of a construction project within the workshop that I have been dabbling with in the evenings after the regular work day. But, the construction materials are seriously getting in the way and the half-finished floor is a safety hazard. It’s time to just get the thing done and clear away the debris.

So, I spent most of the day crunching numbers, printing reports and doing web site stuff… often all at the same time; if a report will take some time to print, go on-line and work. If files will take to time to upload, make out some checks. But never just sit and watch the computer work!

By mid-afternoon that was all done and I was able to turn my attention to completing the tool room floor. For those who have not been following along, we are renovating a large mobile home into more workshop space. The area designated to be the tool room, or Parts Creation Area as it says on the floor plan, used to be the living room, kitchen and dining room. This was all one big open area except that the living room floor was 6” lower than the rest. This was a nice feature as a home but is a serious safety hazard in a workshop, so I needed to raise that area to match the rest by laying in 2x6 joists and bridging decked over with plywood. This isn’t very pretty, but it’s sturdy. I will (eventually) use a tinted polyurethane finish to color the plywood more like the hardwood in the kitchen/dining area and help prevent dirt and debris from becoming lodged in the plywood surface.

Also this week is the 4th of July. Being a holiday wouldn’t normally mean much as we often work on holidays, but because Marie volunteered up to help with the County’s “Home Town Celebration” on the 4th, we will be down at the fairgrounds all day.

Then on Friday and Saturday will be the Treasures of Appalachia “Red, White & Bluegrass” show. Since I am President of Treasures Of Appalachia Inc., I kind of have to be there.

I *will* work in as much construction on Blake & Marilyn’s curio as I can in between all these activities, I promise.

Doug