A promise to myself....

[whitewater]

here i am in upstate ny and expecting a snowstorm...could be a foot in the mountains. A couple buddies already in vermont at mount snow to get first tracks in the morning.

Well i am pissed. I do not get to go. Gave the printer the day off because its a little slow and the weather.

I promise myself we are going to rock it this year so i can start having fun!!!  Like skiing and rafting!! I didnt even raft last year. 1st time in 10 years.

Moving the business and i am going all out so i do not HAVE to do any printing and get out on the slopes and river!

Life is too damn short!

[Screened Gear]

You want to be busy? Schedule a trip. You will get tons of work before the trip and during the trip. Its just how it works.

I am with you, there is never a good time to do anything when you run and own your own business.

[mooseman]

same here I usually work 7 days a week no foolin' I am in my shop 6 hours on Sat & 3-4 on Sundays but no more.
Started last week cleaning the shop basement out and digging out all my R/C airplane stuff. My son is big into it also and I am going to get some of those half built planes finished and spend some time with him breaking up some balsa and ply wood.
mooseman
 

[mk162]

yup, or fire an employee, or have one move to part time, or pretty much anything that will effect workflow and you will get slammed.

[Doug B]

  Or the old standby... Reclaim some screens and you will get reorders. Happened
to me yesterday with 3 six color jobs!    

[gtmfg]

We used to work 7 days from sun up to sun down. After we had our first kid my wife made me change to 9-5, M-F.  First year sucked trying to get everything done. 2nd Year I doubled in size holding the same hours and staff. Hardest part is retraining how employees think their job should be. I love not working weekends!