Sunday, March 18, 2012

Fork in the Road

 Its my birthday week, and it is full of deadlines, commitments and choices.  I am feeling some big decisions coming on. Funny how everything can seem uncomfortable and you try so hard to find a way out, but then a door opens....and fear of the unknown sets in.  Stress is at times comforting, when you know how and when to expect it.  What if what is beyond the door is worse?! 

So how am I handling this you ask....why I'm hibernating of course!  Its 70 degrees in Chicago and I am hibernating.  Perfect really when you think about our lack of winter and all.  I guess a better description would be to say I'm being introspective and reflective.  Also trying to play out every possible scenario in my head before it happens to come up with game plans.

Stay tuned, for and update on which road I take.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Connected

I have spent months dealing with the frustration of a broken, grumpy droid phone. A touch screen that spontaneously turns off or takes you to the wrong destination, and saying you are calling one person and really calling another. And yesterday I got myself an early birthday present of a new I phone. It's so nice to be able to connect with people again!!!! What a relief.
In honor of this development I decided to type this post on the phone! Now that's a touch screen worth having!

Cheers to upgrades that catch me up to the rest of you:)

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Back in the zone...

I spent yesterday cleaning and resetting my art studio.  The art studio is in our storage unit...and therefore if not used it becomes a catchall.  The storage area starts to take over the art area and everything gets hidden.  At that point it becomes more work just to get the art studio ready to be used and I become...uninspired....

Not a new issue actually, its just a better metaphor for it.  Typically work takes over and I'm uninspired.  Or dishes take over, or bills, or laundry or day to day life.  Quite depressing really. 

As I was resetting yesterday my perspective started to change a bit.  The act of resetting was creatively inspiring.  I am hoping to hold onto that angle.  Ideally dishes would inspire me to paint.  Work would inspire me to sculpt. Bills would motivate me to build furniture and all would be right with the world.

I have always felt that if you give it breath, you give it life.  So I am going to start typing and talking about things this way moving forward.  In the hopes that breathing life into this inspiration process will keep things going.