Got some administrative chores done this morning that were good to get out of the way. You know the type. Perfect for a rainy, windy, snowy, cloudy day. It’s all those today! So, perfect. There’s a lot of things I would rather have been doing, but those are the kinds of things best done on sunny, windless, rainless, snowless days. We had a wind gust last night that broke my all-time record for this location since 2018. The whole house rumbled, and I could have been nearly convinced that out there in the darkness was a dust devil, blowing over our house. It just lasted a bit longer than I would have expected one to.
I finished the salt box last night. I say finished. It needs another coat of oil on it to really finish it. I have only one on now. There are two coats of red milk paint, too. But when I put the oil on, the wood shone through a little. Fine. I am not too bothered by it obtaining an aged look. I have left the inside as raw wood as I plan to fill it with kosher salt and have it as part of the decorations along with a useful item around the house.
I am happy with it, and how it has come out so far. I just need to stop applying the oil with a paper towel as it covers it with so much lint. I like how clean the joints are. I wish the hinge would allow the lid to drop a little closer to fully closed. It tends to hold up a bit, which I corrected with a hammer, some. But yeah, it should hold all the salt in, and any bugs out, especially when I correct that lid the rest of the way. I will either hammer it a little more or create an inner lip with a piece of wood, some glue, and the box kept upside down a while. Shouldn’t be hard. Theoretically bugs should not be attracted to the inside of the box, and from a scene I remember from when I was young, good luck to any that are.
Work has been slowing down a little lately. I am not making the money I need to. I am still listening to the Discord group, and the guy in there that typically makes nearly one and a half times as much as I do and only works maybe an eight-hour shift when I get mine in closer to seven. I feel as though DoorDash has something in its algorithm that is set to mess some of us. It’s all too consistent to be coincidence. It is especially frustrating because I am trying to rais a family, not living with my parents, like this other dude. I am trying things to bring up my earnings. I just have not yet figured out what it is I need to do.
What I really need to do is get some photography clients. I am ready for them. I have my website up and ready for them. I just need them to come and look. Marketing! I need to get some marketing out there. Then I am ready to schedule almost any time of the week! So, if you are local and need some photos done, http://www.kelseybaconphotography.com is the place to go! Let’s create some personalized art for you and your home!
Okay! Time to go figure out the next chore to do and get it started, or even better yet, done!