At work on a Thursday night

One of my problems with consistently writing is timing.

When the idea first appears to when I can actually jot it down vary dramatically. Most of the time, ideas spring forth at work. This is typical. When I should be focusing on the task at hand, be it inventory, shipments, or other tasks, I seem to have part of my head gravitating towards creation.

At the moment, I am at work. Normally, I would be doing something productive for the betterment of the store. I am not doing such things because I lack my tools. See, I tend to leave Thursday nights for inventory preparation. I have binders with the titles and amounts of most of the comics that come into the store. I say most because, I don't cover everything. I probably should, but that would mean a ton more work for very little pay off on my end. Still, my binders are missing. Well, I know where they are. They just aren't where I want them.

Once a month, new orders for comics get placed with our distributor. We place the orders for comics on average two months before they are on sale. My boss takes the binders with the inventory numbers home to work on the monthly comic order. Unfortunately, they wind up staying longer then they should. It's mainly a case of importance. Since the order is done, the binders serve an importance no longer for my boss. They just get ignored. They get forgotten wherever they fell.

I hate that I have to remind my boss that I need them. He understands their importance, but usually doesn't suspect the time when they are used. Since I normally do inventory on Mondays, I will need them on Monday. Unfortunately, since he took them home last Monday, I haven't had them to do the inventory this week, let alone prepare for next week. So, I write this instead.

Back to timing. Well, I guess I filled some time. Most of my ideas come at work, but I can't remember them when I get home. Or, since I now carry a notepad with me, I usually don't feel the original inspiration to expand on an idea from work when I am home. At least I wrote something this time, right?