I have to fight to keep my balance with the topic. I make my own job schedule in addition to the garage/shop schedule. A lot is just impulsive until one project must be finished to start the next, or a bills must be paid. My job doesn't always pay and instead garage shop work must fill in. If I do find myself stalling or getting hung up with on a garage shop project sometimes I gamble with a slow low pay job at work.

So my latest garage shop project is resurfacing the head of a "free" pt cruiser that has been sitting in the driveway for a few years now. I took the motor apart in a couple of days, resurfaced the warped head in about a half day(with no machines, [knocks on wood]) and now that can't bring myself to put the thing back together. This is the homestretch, the easy part. So I spent today at work when I knew it would be slow. I sat around for hours with no business all the while paying for my time. The whole time hating my job and refocusing on the garage shop project. "I think tomorrow I will have the motivation to get some work done on the pt. Its better than using up my day and gambling with my life safety for less than minimum wage. " I say to myself.

Sometimes just buying or making a new tool helps as motivation sometimes too. "Oh I can use this imperial gear wrench today because the bolt head is so rusted the larger metric wrench that is supposed to fit, doesn't anymore!" Or "yes I can use my new mini acetylene torch because the bolt that was welded inside of the boxed engine cradle broke loose and is completely unacessable!".