I'm not going to lie to you, I've been all kinds of in my own way creatively lately. It makes my output suffer just as much as my mood. Funny how those two things are tied together, isn't it? I'm working on the log jam, trying to sort out the flotsam and jetsam blocking my path, or at least find a way to pick through it all so I can move forward. My "break" has extended into the uncomfortable zone. It's like the end of the vacation where you are torn between wanting the comfort of your own home and also wanting desperately to remember the feeling of that first day in a new place where you had nothing pressing you needed to do.
Creativity can be problematic this way. So, during my "break" I cleaned my dry erase board with it's list of things I want to accomplish before my next birthday. That is a little over eight months away. There is still time to make the three things on my list happen but I felt that I needed the blank slate so I could really ponder if/how my priorities have changed since I originally wrote it five months ago. I've also misplaced my scheduling notebook. Oh, it's around here somewhere lurking in some pile or other waiting to let me know I'm not where I intended to be right now. I figure I'll find it when it's time to find it. It's waiting to sneer at me until my brain is ready to get out of neutral and start moving forward again. It's waiting for me to be ready to WORK instead of just piddle around with projects. Which brings me to my current state of mind. I need a dragon standing guard at my door. Preferably that dragon will collect stories, art, and craft projects while also successfully sharing them with the world. A dragon named...Sid. Yes, Sid will work just fine. Sid will be in charge of ushering me into my work zone and keeping me on task for a specified amount of time. There will be demands to see the progress made each day before I am allowed out for more than essential tasks like tea refills, potty breaks, and the creation of dinner - which Sid will also oversee to ensure that I haven't just slapped something together with no love of the process involved. Sid will call me on my bs-filled claims that I need to rearrange things before I can get the work done, and will also have the magical ability to block all the internet distractions that suck time into the void. Oh yes, I need Sid. I could also use Sid's smaller and more nippy cousin. Let's call that one Clementine. Her job is to not let me start a new project until the one I'm working on is done. You would be simply amazed at how many partially formed creations I have floating around. I've got the squirrels beat, hands down, with little stored up treasures that lie forgotten in hidden nooks in this house. Clementine could help rectify this embarrassing situation...and be in charge of my schedule. Yeah, that would be a definite help. So, if you know any dragons that want a job, send them my way. They will just have to work for the occasional pat on the head (just like I do) until I figure out how to successfully sell the manifestations they help me bring into the world.
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