Yeah, well your mom would like to have you on the East Coast too... Now, if you and Lon both lived in or near Atlanta, I could go for two weeks at a time on one flight. Dad asked me last night why I didn't stay longer?! Wonder what he was up to?? Probably because he didn't get a thing done that he knew I wanted done... Oh well, I'll do it myself. I'm gonna call a landscape guy soon to plant this grass!! It's growing beautiful weeds now. Just think, enjoy the flowers now, because soon they will be millions more weeds. Thinking positively, right?!
i often FEEL lost & bleh when my house is a mess (or its a reflection of how of feel which makes it worse! heh). really once i clean it up-i feel so much better AND my creativity is sparked by finding "new" misplaced things. easier said than done though!!
been there-oh wait i think i lived there too!! hehe start with a small spot like the table or countertop or anywhere that would take the least amount of time! or even better if you have a friend to come over and promise a bribe too (also who you wouldn't mind seeing the mess)-my excuse is i live to far away.....hehe!!! ... but really my friend came over once and just started doing it and i had to let her do it=i was too overwhelmed at the time & attached to the clutter...although it motivated me quicker than i thought and i FELT so much better!! course it seems like its always easier to me to help someone else clean THEIR house! if all else fails HIRE someone for a day....its worth the cash!!!
anyhow push through the BLAHS!! hold on you'll be back soon!
what do you do with your clutter? i hang on to way too much stuff, but am running out of ideas. one can only have so many plastic boxes. i need to learn to let go more, i guess...
I'm having the same sort of day - I put the boy in daycare so I could make "Art", but instead I cleaned my bathroom, did lots of laundry, and cleared off part of my art table. I did gesso a lot of stuff for when the muse actually strikes!
Try not to worry about it. Really. Just maybe clear a little of it, and who knows where it might lead you. I'm going to post a self-portrait Tuesday thingie in my LJ just for you!
maybe if i put blinders on... LOL! you're right though... a little at a time... one foot in front of the other... oh! can't wait to see what self portrait you posted... going to fl next
just realize lela that ovewhelm is ligit that it isn't in your head that sometimes YOU ACTUALLY DO have too much going on and thats ok
quite seriously... if you do 2 minutes of cleaning as well and step away... THATS ALL IT TAKES... set a timer for 5 minutes of cleaning then treat yourself to five minutes of art
and DONT BEAT YOURSELF UP it just adds dimension to the "stuck" and the "feelings of not-enuf" when you set small intentions.. YOU CAN DO THEM your mind needs to know YOU CAN DO THEM
gf.. sometimes there just isnt enuf time in the day to be a momma an artist a wife a homemaker and all the rest.. IT IS A REALITY... (not something that is wrong with you .. or your creative cycle!!!)
love you too sister little tiny tiny steps thats how you do it! HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY SWEETIE!!!! xo xo xo
thank you so much for this... i kept thinking that you were being so supportive and you too were facing some struggles. you've been on my mind so much. i'm sorry i haven't been telling you so.
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so, if you don't feel silly, what kind of fool do you feel like?
wish you could put on a pot of coffee and i could walk on over from around the block.
;)
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hmmmmmm... what kind of fool? an angry, irritated, PMSing(?) one!
me too! sigh... why do i have to live in michigan? i miss the east coast...
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come visit.
I hope to be in Jersey withig 6 weeks.
xoxox
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Now, if you and Lon both lived in or near Atlanta, I could go for two weeks at a time on one flight. Dad asked me last night why I didn't stay longer?! Wonder what he was up to?? Probably because he didn't get a thing done that he knew I wanted done... Oh well, I'll do it myself. I'm gonna call a landscape guy soon to plant this grass!! It's growing beautiful weeds now. Just think, enjoy the flowers now, because soon they will be millions more weeds. Thinking positively, right?!
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if only i could motivate myself to clean it up! i guess i'm at the overwhelmed place right now.
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anyhow push through the BLAHS!! hold on you'll be back soon!
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xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
what do you do with your clutter?
i hang on to way too much stuff, but am running out of ideas.
one can only have so many plastic boxes.
i need to learn to let go more, i guess...
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hopefully your muse smacks you in the head soon =)
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you're right though... a little at a time... one foot in front of the other...
oh! can't wait to see what self portrait you posted... going to fl next
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thank you sosososososososososososo much!
love you!!
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that it isn't in your head
that sometimes YOU ACTUALLY DO have too much going on
and thats ok
quite seriously... if you do 2 minutes of cleaning as well
and step away... THATS ALL IT TAKES... set a timer for 5 minutes of cleaning
then treat yourself to five minutes of art
and DONT BEAT YOURSELF UP
it just adds dimension to the "stuck" and the "feelings of not-enuf"
when you set small intentions.. YOU CAN DO THEM
your mind needs to know YOU CAN DO THEM
gf.. sometimes there just isnt enuf time in the day to be a momma an artist a wife a homemaker and all the rest.. IT IS A REALITY... (not something that is wrong with you .. or your creative cycle!!!)
love you too sister
little tiny tiny steps
thats how you do it!
HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY SWEETIE!!!!
xo xo xo
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i kept thinking that you were being so supportive and you too were facing some struggles.
you've been on my mind so much.
i'm sorry i haven't been telling you so.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
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