We delivered the boxes today and they were well received. We spent the rest of the day getting ready for our vacation. It’s been a busy day.
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July 14, 2024
The boxes are done.
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July 13, 2024
After a few hours at the shop today, I felt tired. I just wanted to pack up and head home. Of course, I texted Hannah to tell her that I was on my way, and then started sanding for another hour.
It’s amazing how many problems you can see when you’re close to something. I remember my painting instructor saying something similar about how you can see every flaw because your nose is only inches away from the canvas for hours on end. Similarly, I can see every mistake I’ve made in the boxes. I don’t know what it’s like to look at them for the first time.
I will say, though, that they do look quite stunning. Tomorrow, I’ll go back and finish them up because I need to be down with them. I need to work on something else for a little bit.
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July 12, 2024
I made a bit more progress on the boxes today, applying the first coat of tung oil.
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July 11, 2024
I haven’t quite settled into summer yet, I don’t think. I haven’t really stopped and just done nothing. I must’ve been really anxious about getting things done this summer at the end of the school year. Hopefully, I’ll slow right down in the next week or so.
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July 10, 2024
My newest goal is to create an Instagram Reel every time I go to the shop. Today, I’m gluing up a box.
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July 9, 2024
It felt like I made some progress with the boxes today. I must’ve started working on them about a month ago and it’s been uphill since. Today, though, things seemed to fit together real nice.
Tomorrow, I have to continue working on the boxes. There’s still a fair bit to do before they’re done but at least I can see the progress I’m making.
It’s when you overcome a challenge that you realize how far you travelled while persevering through it. While you’re in it, like being in a tunnel, you know you’re going forward but the view through the windows isn’t changing. When you exit the tunnel, the distance you travelled is measured by how long it feels from the entrance.
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July 8, 2024
Is it just me or is it more difficult to find something worth watching these days? My patience for movies and TV shows is limited. I’ve turned off a movie before the opening credits were over.
I should read more. There are more than enough books out there. I started reading Knife by Salman Rushdie and I am enjoying it but I don’t reach for it like I do the Apple TV remote.
I haven’t made a YouTube video in a while.
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July 7, 2024
Bring a sports fan confuses me. Today, Lewis Hamilton won a race for the first time in 945 days. I was happy about it, felt victorious, even. Why?
I’ve always been tangentially interested in car racing, but it’s only been a few years since I’ve actually invested myself in following F1. I’m really into it.
What I really don’t understand is how following one team, one driver, makes me feel defeated or victorious based on his performance. His life and mine aren’t connected in any way, his wins change nothing in my life. Yet, still, somehow I’m touched by it.
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July 6, 2024
I really hope this works. 🤞🏽
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July 5, 2024
We’re looking after a friend’s kids tonight. I never babysat. When I’d look after my younger sister…she’s fiercely independent.
Eloise expresses our sentiments best.
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July 4, 2024
I’ve been struggling with a project that I’ve been working on for a while so tonight I decided to take a break and reorganize the shop.