Some days you do all you can do, but you don't reach the mark. You don't meet the goal. The opportunity is lost. The dream slips away. What you did... wasn't enough. But it my world? The reality is this: If you gave a sincere effort. It was enough. The world doesn't say so. No, … Continue reading 2021-03-13 — Ever Forward
Author: stephenfcarman
2021-03-12 — Mr. Tax Man… Still.
Bet you can't guess what I did today. 🙃 Yup. All day again. Well... I spent the morning writing something for a friend that I felt was important to write and send. So, I didn't get much of anything done during the morning, but I did what was most important, so that's... what's important. 🙃 … Continue reading 2021-03-12 — Mr. Tax Man… Still.
2021-03-11 — The Tax Man
Hola, folks! I... haven't really done much of anything today but work on taxes. From the time I got up to now, other than eat, use the bathroom, and watch some YouTube stuff--one about interpreting scripture that was thought provoking. I'm... hoping that I might finish with 2021 tomorrow. That might be possible if I … Continue reading 2021-03-11 — The Tax Man
2021-03-10 — Dozer Dozer… Ugh.
I broke my rule. I didn't think about it. I didn't even dream of problems like this. I bought the Dozer without having someone who knows about heavy equipment look at it. I tell my customers, don't be a car without taking it to a mechanic first. I... didn't. ...And I paid dearly for it. … Continue reading 2021-03-10 — Dozer Dozer… Ugh.
2021-03-09 — Burning the Midnight Oil, Pt. 2
Hola. Tired. Clean. 4 hours of sleep. 8 cars on schedule. 7 cars visited. 4 of them paying jobs. Didn't get to a paying job until like 3? 🙃 Good day, though. 🙂 Y'all would be proud. I bowed out of rabbit-hole jobs, threw in the white flag on jobs that were just... too much... … Continue reading 2021-03-09 — Burning the Midnight Oil, Pt. 2
2021-03-08 — The Midnight Oil, Part 1
Please say prayers/send happy thoughts to yours truly. Gonna be a week of burning the midnight oil. I forgot about taxes being due on the 15th for me with my new business structure, and since I used my the-world-is-frozen-around-me time as down time instead of tax time, I'm... in a world of hurt right now. … Continue reading 2021-03-08 — The Midnight Oil, Part 1
2021-03-07 — Try Again Tomorrow
Well... I didn't get to bed until 4. 😬 Funny, though, my body is just... weird. I actually do rather well on low sleep ***if*** I stay up way late and let the light wake me up. I got probably 4ish hours of sleep. Something about getting up with the sun... it just works better … Continue reading 2021-03-07 — Try Again Tomorrow
2021-03-06 — Dozer-Dozer-Man
So... I bought another vehicle today. 🙃 Can you guess what it is? Might the title give any clues? Yup. 😶 I did. I certainly did. I finally did. Today I bought an old (70s, I think?) John Deere 450B bulldozer aaaaaand a trailer to haul it with. 🙃 Now I just need a truck … Continue reading 2021-03-06 — Dozer-Dozer-Man
2021-03-05 — Drag Wiped
Hey folks, I'm tired, and it's late, and I've been... dragging badly. Just... burned out today. I went out to work on cars, and I did one freebie, and it was raining, and I just called the day and that was that. I was gonna come home and be productive, do scheduling and work on … Continue reading 2021-03-05 — Drag Wiped
2021-03-04 — Keep On Truckin’
Two steps forward... I'm still making progress, bit by bit. 🙂 I got more of my morning routine done this morning, even though I stayed up later than I should have (partially to help me be better prepared for tonight's journal, ironically) and didn't get up until almost 7:30. I got all of my 5x5s … Continue reading 2021-03-04 — Keep On Truckin’