You need to come to our quilt retreats. A box of wine, our beautiful "red plastic cup" wine glasses and lots and lots of fabric and thread. We stitch and drink our wine until we wilt!! After just so much wine, you could care less about clients, heating or cooling systems, or for that matther if our machines are working properly!! LOL!!
But I hear you, I think we have all been to one of THOSE kind of retreats at one time or another! Sounds like you have a great plan.