Polishing - necessary evil!

A friend of mine loves polishing her work and indeed, would do it all day long if asked. I am filled with dread at the thought of it. I suspect that this is because I am innately impatient - a flaw I have been fixing for a lifetime. Once I have mad something I just want it to be shiny. I’ve just completed a new collection and loved designing it, working out how to make it and making it. I enjoyed filing and buffing - even removing the fire stain….! Now, all those pieces are waiting for me on the polishing table - yes, I have a designated space for this necessary evil.

I know that once those pieces are polished and finished I will be happy, I’ll feel organised instead of overwhelmed and relieved instead of tense. I have a selection of polishing music to make sure I stay calm and relaxed and regulate myself so that I don’t rush - its orderly, well constructed music; Bach’s French Suites. If that doesn’t work, I break out the chocolate (this also has a designated space) and then if all else fails I listen to a murder mystery - I like Maigret at the moment - and try to get absorbed and just get through the pile of pieces for polishing. Sometimes, I can become so in tune with polishing that I enjoy it for a while but most times I resent the amount of time it takes me to complete. I need a more Buddhist mindset.

Recently, I bought a book on polishing - everyone was reading it and I had to wait for it to become available due the high demand for it…. perhaps I am not alone in my love hate relationship with polishing!! I was hoping that this book would show me the way and help me just get better at polishing. Anyway, the book had good advice. On one page it listed some polishing compound that was good to remove fire stain - - I didn’t even finish reading the page, I just got on line and ordered it! There was a wait for that too….so, I am not the only one….I wonder if my friend could charge for her services……?