Reality is that with a busy schedule like mine it would appear that I don't have time either. But with a little creativity and some willingness to go slowly on a project you can do some pretty amazing things. I hate posting things on facebook or instagram when I complete a project because it gives the illusion that I just popped out another "quick" project. The fact is that it may take me weeks to finish something or even months depending on the project.
I thought I'd jot down a day-by-day schedule of how I work on a project. These things don't happen over night and I wish I had an entire day to work on stuff like this but that is not the season of life I am in right now.
Those who accomplish great feats are normally those who are willing to work on a small portion of their project each day. I break down a project by starting with a list of things I would like to get done on the project that week and determine which days I have time to spend on it. Some weeks I have more time than others. The next time I do this I'm hoping to write the actual amount of time I spent(setting up, doing the project and the clean up)
Project: Benches from Shanty 2 Chic. By the way, love their plan. I used their table plan as well. I made a few tweaks to mine. Love how easy their plans are to follow.
MONDAY:
I began cutting all the pieces for both benches. I didn't complete all the bench pieces. I had one angled piece I wasn't completely sure how to cut and wanted to ask my husband before I kept chopping up wood :) Maybe worked for an hour before needing to put all the tools away.
TUESDAY:
I cut the small pieces that are pictured on the floor. This took a lot of time because I needed 12 of them and the angles took me longer to cut. Plus, I only had about an hour to set up, cut, and clean up before heading out to instruct a water aerobics class and get my oldest two kiddos to swim team practice.
I had a little more time. I was able to get all the pocket holes drilled for the top of the benches. Started to assemble the legs and then promptly broke my drill bit. Had to wait until I could pick up another one to complete the legs. Worked about 2 hours that day. I kept the kids busy using leftover wood to make their own projects for their tree house :)
Here my daughter was measure to make her own table for her tree house
THURSDAY:
TOO MANY ACTIVITIES. NOTHING DONE :)
FRIDAY:
Worked on assembling more of the legs since I picked up a new drill bit. I opted to caulk the legs since I wanted a more finished look. Since I'm planning to paint them caulk worked really well.
I found that wood filler worked better for the actual screw holes since I could sand filler better than caulk.
SATURDAY:
Completed assembling the top of the first bench. Trying out the idea of using 2x4's on the side(as the plan shows) rather than using the high quality 1x3's I used on my table. Also, sanded the legs and put a coat of stain on the legs so when I distress the paint I have a nice color coming through.
UPCOMING WEEK:
My list:
2 coats of paint on bench legs
Distress bench legs
Seal bench legs
Fine grit sand bench top
Stain bench top
Tung oil bench tops
screw legs onto bench
assemble leg pieces for second bench
assemble top of 2nd bench
Caulk 2nd bench legs
Sand 2nd bench legs
Stain 2nd bench legs
paint 2nd bench legs
I may or may not get through this list. As any mom knows you just never know what your week may hold :) My ultimate goal for the month of June is to have both benches completed. Now when you see my completed benches and table you'll really know that this wasn't some "quick" project. Even though the plan is quite simple and could be completed in a few days, my reality is that I don't have enough time. I take the time I do have and make the best of it :)
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