This week is crazy busy…There are orthodontic and dental appointments for my son related to his braces coming off, we have taxes to do, and I have my book club meeting. Oh, and a get together to organize for the weekend…All my nights are busy with something or the other. And so, I am kinda distracted from the normal everyday things to do. It seems hard to come up to breathe and do the regular things, when the unusual one-off things have all my attention and energy. 

Which means I don’t feel like going to the gym (but I will, because I know it always lifts me up and takes me out of my brain). I don’t feel like writing blog posts (but I will, so I have a space to vent?!). I don’t even feel like cooking or keeping up with the kitchen jobs (but again, I will, because I need to feed my family, right 🙂 ).

What I do want to do, is make art. Because that is something that I know will make me feel good about every other aspect about my life. To play with colours, to struggle with composition, to just think about a square of surface to make beautiful with the dance of lights and shadows- that will comfort me in this busy week of my life. 

And most importantly, move the needle just that little bit in my quest to work as an artist full time one day. 

So between all my unusual appointments and commitments, and the usual responsibilities in the kitchen and the house and child care, you will either find me in the gym or my studio. Where I don’t want to hang is online. Because that would totally suck my energy and make me feel horrible, and not to mention, waste all my precious time that I have limited quantities of this week.

I am glad I thought about my priorities in writing this post. This way I can move forward in the way that serves me best while navigating the minefield of commitments this week. And hopefully come out in one piece rather than feeling tattered around the edges…