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Good afternoon,
I have been retired for two years now. I have been trying to set a schedule, but goes off the rails every day.
I am a wood carver, and craftsmen but find it hard to actually sit down and do it.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I have been retired for two years now. I have been trying to set a schedule, but goes off the rails every day.
I am a wood carver, and craftsmen but find it hard to actually sit down and do it.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Posted >1 y ago
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Posted >1 y ago
Keep it simple. Set a routine. When you get up. When you go into your shop. Set goals for completing your work. Set a time to do the books/finances. Set a time to stop working. DON'T schedule every minute. DON't get bodge down in little details.
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I think a lot of Vets have a similar problem. We are used to a regimented, controlled, near dictated life and so when we get out and now don't have to get up at a prescribed time, don't have to do PT or attend morning formations or make it to chow by a certain time it throws us off.
What I did was set myself a schedule. Monday through Friday I would get do some kind of PT then have personal hygiene and chow time, then start on the days work, whatever that might be. Lunch for an hour then go back at the days work until 1700 and then have chow.
Sat was me time or if there were honey do's, things around the house, yard and vehicle. Sunday was straight family time.
What I did was set myself a schedule. Monday through Friday I would get do some kind of PT then have personal hygiene and chow time, then start on the days work, whatever that might be. Lunch for an hour then go back at the days work until 1700 and then have chow.
Sat was me time or if there were honey do's, things around the house, yard and vehicle. Sunday was straight family time.
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Posted >1 y ago
Amazingly enough I have done some wood carving myself. I too found it difficult to keep to a schedule. Once you're retired you have no outside motivation to help you keep your nose to the grindstone. Here are some tips I have for you. Find a genre you like with your art. I preferred Celtic heritage art. Once I decided that I still needed motivation so I found some small Scottish/Irish festivals and signed up for a booths. Once I did that I had to have product or I was throwing my money away on registration fees. If that is the sort of route you want to go there are some things you will need to do, so give yourself some time. You will need display cases or racks. You can search garage sales and antique stores for that sort of stuff. Most art festivals are out door events so you will need a pop up. Get a 10X10 because that is what most festivals will rent out. You may need a folding table or 2. When your ready start on your art work. Something else to consider is pricing your art. You will never sell stuff for the true value of the time you put in. So make some small or less complicated pieces. I went with magic wands, using various crystals and colorful stones and jewellers wire. I could make something that looked pretty cool but I didn't have a lot of time & money invested in them. I could sell several at a show, usually enough to cover booth fees. Then I would have some medium priced stuff for people that wanted a nice piece of art but couldn't afford something real intricate. Then I would have a few really detailed pieces that I could put a pretty high price on. I hope that helps, but whatever it is you do, find that outside force that will motivate you. My last piece of advice: don't sit around and do nothing AND exercise. It helps.
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