It gets boring - both of our sons on the other hand, have worked pretty much as normal, eldest (my main model critic - he'll pick up on things like the fact that I've got tyres muddy, but not the figures boots!) is a fuel filling station attendant & he hasn't had any time off, youngest (my shooting buddy) building supplies yard staff/relief driver only had a few weeks in the first lockdown off - the rest of it he's been working as normal (his partner has been home schooling my grandson & working during the evening - grocery shop assistant).
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I work in performance improvement in a hospital (full time plus many many extras), sometimes 6 days per week. The wife is a senior lecturer at University.
As such, we spend non-work time together, so my hobbying has to be in company. As such then I don't really have a 'bench' - everything I do is done in my armchair on my coffee table! I have to be rather careful...
It probably makes an inefficient process - constantly getting up to raid the toolbox, but I don't think making a hermit of myself would do much good to my marriage!
The way I see it, my work is all deadlines, so I don't set any for hobbies. If this boat takes three weeks or three years, no problem. Indeed, I tend not to do any modelling from April to October, outdoors beckons.Comment
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Annoyingly I've gone from modelling whenever I like for however long I like (I'm retired and live alone) - apart from when my cats demand attention - to zero 'cos of my shakes. Definitely suffering from withdrawal symptoms! Still, my MRI scan is due soon so hopefully they can find what's wrong and put it right.Comment
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How do I manage my modelling time.....
Having spent about 30 years living in a truck doing long distance continental work, I swore that come retirement I would do what I wanted - did not work out SWMBO made sure of that, for the first six months to a year it was decorate this and decorate that, go here, don't go there, shopping (how I hate shopping), do gardening (see shopping) dig this hole here, go see neighbour, they need a hole digging or radiator hanging back on the wall (yes it did happen)....
But now the silliness has calmed down and SWMBO has realised that I do not look very attractive in my maids uniform I now have a reasonable daily routine which goes something like this:-
9 - 10 am, Myself and the three dogs decide to get up.
10 - 11 am, Breakfast, Wheatabix x 3 for me, milk that is left for the dogs 3 heads down, three tails up... This is followed by reading and commenting on a news forum, that gets rid of the aggression built up through the night from SWMBO's snoring and talking - (I went for a covid jab, she got a new lining on her tongue....) This also means it is tablet time for me and half a gravy bone for the dog (taste a bit like airline pretzels) and finishing off the first cup of tea of the day. No phone calls to make as no on calls me... (Oh the peace).
11 - 12-45am Out for a walk, meeting other dogs, trying to train the new dog (Dog #4 has just been re-homed due to getting aggressive with his 'brother') and then back for lunch and swear time at the news on tv. Any dogs or animals on tv then #2 dog swears at tv....
1.30ish to 5.00pm Modelling time.
5.00 - 6-00pm Dog feeding time followed by human feeding time.
The evening is then followed by either a movie or if there is a programme that has joint interest watch that. If it is a programme SWMBO decides she wants no derogatory comments or other noises aimed at it, I then vanish to my model room/den/hovel and get some more work done.
Bed usually occurs about 11-00 pm and read for half an hour.
And I find that now works very well and meets all requirements according to SWMBO as it means I am out from under her feet for at least 15 hours a day.
Mike.Comment
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A man with a plan. Dangerous indeed. paulEComment
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A good plan Mike.
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