Just Say No...
GOALS I started August with a goal in mind. I wanted to spend more time on my art by saying "no" to household chores at least for most of the day and catch up on them at night. I am best with the creative process when I am not tired but I can do the laundry anytime! I have come to realize that it is easy to be"doing things" and use it as an excuse not to sit down and create. It is a real struggle so I wrote this little note about saying "no" and had it on my studio lamp all month. It didn't help.Well actually it did for a short time and then I wrote a new list. The new list was to remind me for this blog post of all the things I neglected: cleaning up dishes, preparing meals, vacuuming and making phone calls! At least I had the creative part covered for awhile. Apparently I need to work on a better balance of the things I want to devote time too. Coincidentally, early in the month I came across a Ted Talk and a book that discuss saying &q