Scheduling is what you need. Not only scheduling a day off. You have to
portion the week, and set aside a time to do estimates on larger items.
My prime working time when I do my best work is from first thing in the
morning to about 5:30. I only have my wife helping me on book work and
that's not all the time, she also has her own career. So I'm a one man show.
I opted to do work for other jewellers because they can do the selling for me
all day. I don't have to waste my prime working time chatting with customers
as much.
Working in a small town, I have only a few private customers. I don't push
it to much. Two reason for this, security and I hate being interrupted.
So, between 7am and 5pm I try to sit at the bench and push jobs forward.
After six I do estimate and computer work on designs.
If there is any time left and I feel like it, I'll do simple work, Stuff that doesn't.
require much thought. I like not to work past 11pm.:willy_nilly:
After that I watch TV with the wife.
Monday nights at 9pm is Rome and I like to watch that. It's sort of a treat.
Hope this helps.
Jim