I’m always busy. When people ask me how I’m doing or what’s going on I will usually answer “oh, same as always–busy”. I’ve now realized that I can’t always be “busy” and if I am there are certainly different levels of said – busy.
Normal Busy-
- house not clean
- behind on paperwork
- pile of hats to be finished
- major shows still at least two months away
Panic Busy (includes Normal Busy as well)
- deadline in danger of being missed (usually related to custom orders)
- something not getting done because of waiting for fibre (usually my fault because I waited too long to order it)
- realizing I am out of a certain style/type of hat/wool with no way to create it before a show
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Category One Busy(includes Normal Busy and Panic Busy)
- teaching 2-3 days per week in addition to other deadlines
- pile of half finished inventory exceeds 100
- out of bags or any kind of packaging, labels and hang tags and business cards down to one box
- less than 2 months to major shows
- possible night terrors
Def Com Busy(includes Category One Busy) and was named after something I think I saw in a Sylvester Stallone movie
- less than two weeks before major show
- business cards have not arrived (due to late ordering)
- several felted hats will now accidentally become children’s hats
- I start online shopping for bomb shelters
- I start creating lists and spreadsheets so that I can feel more organized
- there will be at least one crazy show dream
With the exception of the extra work for Once Upon a Time, I would qualify this as Normal Busy —Panic Busy doesn’t start until next week.