Creativity comes in waves. Sometimes it is impossible to be creative because the Shui or is the Fung that isn't flowing. Today I had enough of looking at the haze of the windows. Which is symbolic for hating most of everything that is not in ship shape. Windows can be washed with a paper towel and Windex some of the time but every so often they need the squeegee and bucket. Windows washed this way take a bit of time and it seems like a longer time when the soft rock plays only the worst music possible. Richard Marx, the worst of Madonna, all of the likes conspired to make it seem like hours almost days. I thought about delegation, thought about hiring a service, but stopped when I starting thinking of my shop like a sailboat. My boat. My windows. My mess.

While I was washing the windows somehow the Open/Closed sign got flipped around, which caused confusion to a lady who showed up and actually read the sign. She turned to me and asked me  "Are they open?"  I said "Yes."  I knew by looking at this woman she was a person who categorizes people into the caste system, and by the look on her face I was window washing person status. One up from janitor, parallel with car wash guy, but one level below the Starbucks coffee guy.  She seemed shocked that I followed her into the fine jewelry store, my place was finishing the windows, and appeared rather uncomfortable as I followed her around the shop. I let her feel this way until I felt like laughing then I asked her if she needed help. She asked me if I worked in the shop. I almost said no.

After changing the battery in her $10.00 watch, I showed her a few pieces of jewelry that I really liked.  Not bad looking pieces considering that they were made by a window cleaner.

The store looked dark. Ballast, bulbs and fixtures are all being replaced, as needed. Today I focused on the bulbs. I figured out that I added 12,000 lumens and need 8000 more to be up to maximum Soulmates light potential.  Changed the displays in the front. Vacuumed 1500sq ft of the store, organized the cash wrap and told Fung and it's other half Shui it better get it's ass flowing.

Tomorrow I need to replace the T8 starters for the cross case and earring case, and maybe if I show up early enough I'll be able to replace the ballast fixture above the sapphires. All of the repairs to the store need to be finished before UPS shows up because I've got two pieces that need to be made. I'd also like to take care of at least one patient customer's job, and with any spare moment maybe make a pair of earrings for the shop. All of this while answering the phone, changing at least three watch batteries, cleaning at least 5 pieces not made by me, and finally no day would be complete without helping the new people who wander in off the street, and say the question "So,.... if I have an idea,...... can you make it? How much would it cost and could you give me an idea of what it will look like, because I'm not really too sure how to explain it myself."

I'm busy getting ready to be busy. That's pretty funny.

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