[Skeeter]

Delw,

As you can see you are not alone. I have hit my limit at times also. I use to take orders and have time deadlines to meet. I killed myself trying to satisfy folks and still keep the quality of my baits. This year, for the first time I quit taking orders with time deadlines. You can just plain kill yourself working a job and then comming home and working another one. You can do it for awhile, but eventually you become tired and the one thing that you love to do becomes a chore. A friend of mine that makes pottery says that he has to have his ZEN going for him to do his best work. I think that is true for anyone that makes things by hand. Many of us have tried to make something when we don't feel like it. It never seems to come out right and then we get mad about it. All of that work to turn out a piece of crap. If you can, work on your baits when you feel like it. Like the others said, take some time for yourself. But most of all.... keep you bait making an enjoyment. That's why most of us started all of this to begin with. Don't ever loose sight of that.
Skeeter

[Mercury]

Personaly I still leave the weekend for family, But durring the week Im working like a dog. If you cant take a break, like skeeter said your work suffers.

I feel lucky that I have a 2nd shift job, I do most of my pouring when I get home and its not as hot, usualy the humidity is lower as well. But not always.