ah work...

So, it looks like I got a job. I work for the ReStore branch of Habitat for Humanity of Elkhart County. I should probably do some work on their website but even in its current state it is better than many of the affiliate websites I've seen. For a while there it seemed like I did quite a bit but now I have a coworker and I may be getting another so I'm gradually getting some breathing room. There is still plenty to do.

The ReStore is an interstice place. Our store mainly deals in doors, cabinets, and windows but we get all kinds of other stuff. Right now the store is a blend of a warehouse, a flea market, and a Lowe's. I would like for it to me more like the later but that is a hard thing to do when your entire inventory is donated. That puts some kinks in the supply chain.

I really enjoy salvage work. Right now we have 'contracts' on a couple of lake houses that are going to be torn down next spring. We go in and take what we think we can sell, which varies tremendously from job to job. Taking apart a well-made kitchen or bathroom is like a complicated puzzle except you use a pry bar instead of little pieces of cardboard.

I'm only supposed to be working 33 hours a week but I've been putting in quite a bit more than that of late. I need to back off a bit and recognize that I can't get everything done that I want to do. The best I can hope to do in the next year is to make a sizeable dent in all the things that need attention, document what has been done, and try to envision what's next.