[Jewelry making - Article 00402] - Re: [Orchid] Got a life?

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    Brian, 

    Neat thread! 

    Like some of the other Orchidians, I'm retired and have the luxury
    of doing the amount of work I want (or don't want!)  When I first
    retired from the 'Feds' I was really doing a lot of jewelry
    work....about 12 hours a day on the bench...doing commission work,
    repairing for local jewelers, etc.  After retirement, I dropped back
    to the hobby level and got in some golf. 

    Currently, I am so busy I don't know how I found time to work full
    time!  I do a 14 hour day every Monday teaching 3-3 hour classes in
    fab, cab and cast.  Tues I do another 3 hour fab class.  Wed is 'some
    other life stuff'...usually Dr's appointments, shopping etc....Thurs
    is a 10 hour day at our local Gem and Mineral Society where I teach
    cab and facet not to mention maintaining all the equipment, etc. 
    Friday is another day off!!! cutting the grass, maintaining the
    garden, etc....  Fri eve, Sat and Sun is play with the grandgirls
    and, in between, work at my own bench, grinder, faceter.  Three days
    a month is reserved for writing, editing and publishing the Society's
    8 page newsletter, and one Wed each month is meeting day...setting
    up, fixing the agenda, holding the meeting, etc. 

    I guess one could say making jewelry and cutting stones and teaching
    IS my life though I don't have a lot of pressure to do it.  On the
    other hand, I haven't played a round of golf for nearly two years
    now! 

    Oh, I also read a lot, spend 2 to 4 hours a day on the puter, grow
    orchids, etc, etc. 

    Cheers from Don at The Charles Belle Studio in SOFL where simple
    elegance IS fine jewelry! dcdietz AT comcast.net 


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