it never really was enough right you'd land the first hundred thousand dollar kitchen and it still

wasn't enough money then 150 000 and it still wasn't enough money and then you're up to 200

thousand dollars and it still did never seem like enough for the budget and then i go back to a

75 000 kitchen with a lower grade of finish and a client who just needs this done for their

family, for their space to open some things up to just create a better home life for them.

And I do that and they're thrilled and they're happy.

And I make more money than I had on these more elaborate fancier jobs where things need to be

just so.

And there's a time and a place for that when that is what you're using to gauge or as a benchmark for success i think that you can set yourself up

for failure and disappointment welcome back to another midweek modern craftsman.

I hope all of you are having a wonderful week.

We're getting rained out today here in New Jersey,

but that's really all I can complain about.

We have Rachel coming home from a little work trip tonight,

so that will free up my load a lot.

I realize how much she does when she is gone.

Selby has some softball that we've been busy with.

Polly's birthdays this weekend.

Gus's birthday was last weekend.

Tilly has a field trip to the Cedar run wildlife refuge today so all is well in the world of

the graces but i'm going to start today's podcast off of the question what if the most meaningful

work that you do isn't that showpiece project but the one one that never gets shared. So today I'm going

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