Tackling the big nasty inventory monster January 29, 2008

  I put it off for as long as I could, always feeling that I first wanted some other aspects of my bookshop organization squared away, but finally today was the day for doing inventory. I did do a bit on Saturday (not trying that again soon, not a fun way to spend the morning at all!) but thought what was left would still keep me busy for a long time. But the Lord was gracious and it only took me about 2 ½ hours to do everything I needed to, not just inventory. I’ve mentally been comparing today’s work with my first inventory last year, and the contrast it just huge: last year I was so lost and bewildered by all the strange titles, would get caught up in trying to understand the complex ones, didn’t know where to stop or start as far as trying to get some categories demarcated… it took days! Very gratifying to look back on where we used to be sometimes, I think. I got home in plenty of time to enter my data and do some final tweaking to my inventory programme, which I think is now pretty ready to go. Dr Woodrow got back safely from Zambia this morning, so tomorrow we need to get together – hopefully he won’t think I’ve been twiddling my thumbs all week!