It's driving me crazy!

[Dan Hintz]

I have been unable to get any uninterrupted time in my shop in a couple of weeks now... and it's driving me bat crazy! The last week and a half were spent "remodeling" the munchkin's room... new furniture (cool bookshelf, bed still to be purchased), paint (pumpkin and turquoise with designs on the wall), accessories (complementary colors on artsy-fartsy stuff), etc. This kid is getting a better room than anything I've ever had! The the honey-do list is still there, slowly growing because I'm not actively whittling it down.

I have a new vacuum chamber, stabilizing resin, dyes and pigments, etc. to play with. I have blanks that need sorting. I have designs running through my head but no time to put them into action. <sigh> This sucks! Maybe next weekend...

Anyone else go stir-crazy when they can't get in the shop?

[Brian Kent]

I am pretty sure the munchkin needs something round in the super-room!

A pumpkin to go with the pumpkin color?

A giant turquoise top?

[Joe Ruden]

It may be well into spring before I can get back to the lathe. Right now I am rebuilding the staircase in the house. After that I have to replace the bathtub upstairs and lay new ceramic tile in there. And then I will pull up all the carpet upstairs and put down new wood flooring. I just got my new roborest and don't know when I might get it set up.

[Josh Bowman]

It's just not fair that life gets in the way of turning!!! We need a union.

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

Dan,
Draw the designs on paper and go play with the "Munchkin". That lathe will be there till you are old and gray. The little ones get big too fast.
faust

[Steve Kubien]

I feel for you. I just bought a Les Paul and since then, I've barely made any shop time. Of course, I guess I'm not really complaining. Come to think about it, I have no idea what you're talking about.

[Peter Blair]

I'm with Faust. The time with the munchkins goes by soooo quickly. You never get any of it back . . . .

[Dan Masshardt]

My kids keep thinking if things I can make them. They've been playing with tops a lot.

I have been too... :-)

[Dan Hintz]

Don't worry, Faust, I'm not missing much time with the munchkin. I'm doing my "upgrades" on the days she stays with her father, which is usually the time I get into the workshop, hence my loss of lathe time. Other than a few knick knacks, we're done with the room (finally), so let's see if I can't get some fun time this coming weekend...