Here are some of the different number types I’ve got so far. This is incredibly exciting, and I think it will really turn out well. Next week I will work on putting the numbers on my clocks and finishing them up.
I took a road trip with my boss this week to get a load of cedar wood. The cedar wood is the wood I used to make my very first clock and it is by far my favorite wood to use. It’s extremely lightweight and very strong. Perfect for a clock.
Last week I had a bit of a mental breakdown and was freaking out about my future and where this business will be in a year or two. I’ve come to realize that it doesn’t matter. I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know that I’d be a real fool to waste the opportunities that have been presented to me.
March 4, 2022 I talked to my boss about the clocks that are splitting and he told me that it’s wet wood. If you don’t remember from last week, I had most of the clocks destroy themselves almost magically. That’s at least how it felt. When wood is wet, it saturates itself and increases in …
February 25, 2022 AGHHHHHHH. Sorry, I just had to scream. You won’t believe what’s happened. No, I’m serious, you won’t believe me. I’m going to tell you and you’re going to say “that seems made-up.” And I thought the number situation was bad with the stencils. Remember that little snafu? Remember how I tried to …
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February 11, 2022 I still have no idea what I’m going to do about numbering the clocks. No clue. I’m just going to have to do what I can and hope that eventually, I can come up with something. There are still some different numbering styles I can do. I just feel so overwhelmed by …
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February 18, 2022 I didn’t work much on clocks this week but I did do something pretty incredible if I do say so myself. Check. This. Out. This looks so good! Finally, I’ve got one completed. This took way too long to figure out. Never in a million years would I have guessed how hard …
February 4, 2022 I want to take a moment and write about how thankful I am and how blessed I’ve been during this entrepreneurial journey so far. My boss, who owns the birdhouse business I work at, makes deliveries to some stores in the Chicago and St. Louis areas. On one of his trips, he …
It’s game over. I’m so screwed. I don’t know what to do. Everything feels like it’s falling apart, and I just want to scream. I’m aware I sound like a little girl but I’m so upset right now. Let me start at the beginning. This week I took a few of my clocks into the shop …
January 28, 2022 It’s design time this week and I’m creating some new clock designs. In the first 2 weeks, I spent a good deal of time googling unique clocks and getting ideas for things to build. I found several different designs that I have saved on my phone that my girlfriend and I picked …