# Steven Ricks's *Steven Ricks Guitars* Update

- Finished last rebuild before surgery at the end of last month

- Planned for April to be a month to catch up on administrative stuff/cleaning shop/winding down

- Custom brought a Martin D-28 Marquis for refret and a Deering 6-string banjo for setup work

- Now he wants me to work on a bunch of other guitars

- good, but I need to set expectations

- Did taxes as a business owner for the first time

- Unlike last year's debacle, we've already received our return

- Coming up in May

- Coworker wants me to do some small work on his guitar

- Potential customer with vintage Martin "collapsing in front of the bridge"

- Clean up shop

- Heart surgery update

- Surgery is scheduled for July 29th

- Still have to decide which type of replacement valve I want (leaning towards mechanical if the valve-sparing procedure doesn't work out)

- Not planning to take on any new jobs in July (and only small stuff until then)

# Ellen Ward's *Inward Fire Yoga* Update

- April was slow

- Yoga business is about to become really slow for the summer while Ellen covers extra parenting duties (her husband works at a summer camp).

- Hit 500 followers on Instagram in April!

- upcoming YouTube video to celebrate

- Got a question in the comments section of a YouTube video which was cool

- Still teaching live

- will have more time for it after son's teeball season ends

- Finished digital marketing class

- We're all missing out on opportunities on Pinterest

# Rebecca Ricks's *RRQuilts* Update

- Launched her first pattern on April 27th!

- available at rrquilts.com

- already received really good feedback from someone who bought it

- Got EIN and business bank account

- Set up her Squarespace shop

- Still working on the "Secret Sewing" pattern for a publication next year

- might be able to share more details at the end of the summer

- Selected for a collaboration on a free sampler quilt

- will help to meet some other designers

- Goals for May

- do more with Pinterest

- improve website SEO

- don't take on anything else until after Steven's surgery