November 10, 2005
Creative Overload
I realised today that this year has probably been the most creative I have been in a long time. There has always been something in the past, like uni, working as a graphic designer, freelancing when Emily was born, plus a whole load of other crafty projects. But that seems like nothing compared to how I am feeling at the moment. Or maybe I have less time on my hands (or mental capacity) and so it seems like there is a lot going on. I have to say that Emily does totally drain me at the moment, I mean she is great, but come her bedtime all I feel like doing is flaking out in front of the TV. All motivation seems to go out the window. Probably why this blog seems to have taken a non-visual stance - I will definitely get myself on track and put more images up soon.
As far as current projects go the Mural is coming along really well. We should have it finished before the release of the film and we will be having a grand opening. The BBC were filming it today for a news item and we had all the kids painting and being interviewed. It is also being included as part of the C.S.Lewis festival tour. So fingers crossed all of this publicity will work to our advantage. It has been a lot of work (probably about 50 hours so far) but I have to say I will really miss it when it is finished. Its been rewarding both creatively and therapeutically meeting in the evenings to work on it.
Next on the list is a Christmas crafts with the mother and baby groups, which should be fun. And an evening of craft for adults the first week in December. I still have to work out what these crafty days will be producing but I am working on that one. Then I also want to make sure I get all of my own Christmas cards done - this year I am working on linoprinting them.
I think I need to:
1. Manage my time more effectively
2. Always be working on something, even when watching TV.
3. Make definitive lists of all the things I want to achieve
4. Get out for drinks and empty my brain of useless fluff
5. Write more lists
6. Sleep
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