My weeks go from Tuesday to Monday.

On Tuesdays, I drop off my work, pick up new orders and a check.  I do this in the morning and spend the afternoon running errands like going to Sam's club and filling up my car.  I frequently take Wednesdays off to do whatever I feel like.  Then I have five days in which to work, filling as many orders as I can.

The problem with being self employed is that without self discipline you're screwed and self discipline is hard.

I made enough this week to buy groceries with the check I'll get but that's about it.  I had planned on making about twice as much but stuff kept happening.  I started off just fine.  Then I took some time off, cuz hey, who doesn't like time off once in a while?  I still had three days to squeeze out some painting.  Then, Saturday Josie and I spent the morning taking down Christmas decorations and the next thing I knew, it was time to go to Jay's game.

Our Maverick were playing Rochester, who is ranked higher than we are.  I think it was the first time outside of the State tournament when we were underdogs in our own gym.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!

In front of a fairly large crowd, we fed Rochester their own ass.  We jumped out to a 17-4 lead in the first few minutes and that's the way the whole game went.  They got within ten a few times, but we quickly beat them back.

After the game I was too tired to work so I watched the second season of Californication instead.  I still had two days to work.

Instead of painting, on Sunday Jay and I drove out to Tim and Mary Lou's place to cook them dinner.  That was the present they got on Christmas eve; a tenderloin dinner with all the fixin's cooked by Jay.  We went out to their place right after church and spent the afternoon and evening.  It was really fun.  In a big family you have to take pains to ever get to see each other in small gatherings.  The huge parties are a blast but there's no chance to really visit when there are thirty of you.  It was really fun to just hang out for a few hours with them.  Jay and Tim aren't nearly so Jayandtimmish when it's just the two of them.  They save the power of their personalities for an appreciative audience. 

I had great fun all weekend but that just left today and I woke up with a sinus headache.  I've been fighting this thing for a month and I'm about ready to surrender and go to the doctor.  I may need antibiotics to clear this thing up.  I did spend the day in my office but with my face throbbing like it wanted to jump off my head I can't say I was on my A game.  I did finish two new designs and I like them both a lot, which is lucky.  Usually, if I paint feeling sick, I hate what I come up with.

I really have to get to work next week.  There's stuff I want to buy.

Mostly, I want to get the second season of Star Trek, the original series and it's expensive, no matter where you get it.  I also want to get the second season of Friday Night Lights.  Katie gave me the first season for Christmas and I really enjoyed it.  I must say, Kyle Chandler makes a tasty grown up.  I first saw him as Buddy in Pure Country.  I love that movie, but Buddy is a jerk.  Coach Taylor is not.

My wide streak of materialism is the only thing that keeps me painting.  My natural instincts are to lay around all day.  You may think that makes me singularly unsuited to self employment but since I'm the only one who can make me do anything, it turns out I'm not.

I have no idea what that last line meant.

 

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