Avoidance

What happened to autumn?  It is so hot here.  And humid.  Have I ever mentioned that I am NOT a hot weather person?  Every time I take an Internet quiz about what climate is right for me, my score always points me to Seattle.  I could totally go for cloudy skies and rain today.  Seriously.

Things are weird right now.  Was expecting sadness to reign supreme as the time winds down to Mr. P's November departure.  And yes, of course, I am sad.  But more than that I find myself overwhelmed by the simplest of tasks.   I'm alarmingly forgetful both at home and at work (not good when one is paid to monitor details whilst keeping the books).  My brain has apparently taken a vacation and didn't notify me first.  Either that or I've misplaced the memo.  Hee hee.

On the creative front, I have a lot of stuff due within a very short period of time, and as always happens, I am struggling to find a balance between being an art making machine (working frantically to meet commitments and make "product") and enjoying the process ... seems in my creative brain these two sides of the equation are mutually exclusive.  Thus, my various commitments are making me cranky - ahem - and avoidance is kicking in.

This book is proving to be a nice distraction.  I hesitated to buy it, because I find the writing style to be kind of gimmicky (the constant references to revolution give me a headache) but the authors are passionate about their subject and offer up both technical instruction and ideas for journaling topics.  The book makes me want to drop everything pressing, and play in my journal (which I think is really my favorite thing to do, artwise).

Yesterday, Mr. P had the day off and so we took a little trip to Norfolk, where he treated me to hot fudge cake at a local institution. 

Time with Mr. P. and hot fudge cake are also really nice distractions!

Comments

[Karenann Young]

I really like that book! Julianna Coles used the phrase Revolution a lot in the beginning! There are a lot of good ideas in there that I want to try.

Still haven't downloaded the pics from the TV show that you have posted. I'm just too tired right now. Must nap.... snore....