My little baby isn't a baby anymore and she hasn't been for quite some time now. I have pictures of her from the first four or six months on the side of my studio that I don't really pay attention to. Every once in awhile I look over there and see one and am stunned. It can be hard to link the two together even though there are physical and even personality similarities. But a toddler is a little person while an infant not so much. The first year is all about them developing into a person.
She may not be a baby anymore, but she still needs me and my attention a lot. Actually in many ways she needs me more than ever before. When she was a newborn she slept a lot and that gave me time to work on art or simple housework. Or I could wrap her up on my back while she napped and work on a collage. That doesn't work anymore and it hasn't since she became mobile.
But now that I am finally learning how to schedule myself as best I can things are starting to slowly turn and I am getting bits of my own life back despite the fact that her needs are continuing to rise. It is quite empowering. Right now I am able to work on my art at a pace that I can live with. One that doesn't leave me missing it with a whiny miserable voice in the back of my mind constantly. And what a relief it is, like a weight has been lifted from my life. And now the world seems brighter and much more manageable.
I've decided that this Christmas season is a wash for me as I am too far behind in promotion, networking and more too close to Christmas. Once I admitted this to myself I felt a great relief and that gives me the ability to come up with a new plan and a new goal. And that one is for 2010. In 2009 I got my health on the right track and I am now healthier than I have been in years, 2010 is going to be about regrowing my business. It won't be the same as before I had Alex or before the crash as things are probably only going to get worse. But I'll have a plan this time!
But that doesn't mean that you can't buy from my store this holiday season!
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Good vs. Bad
*hint* I put the good first for a reason
Good: I found another slightly buried treasure. This one was simply buried in a folder and had mysteriously never been listed, but it is a treasure to me none the less. I rectified the problem yesterday.
Bad: It sat unloved for about a year!
Good: I got a good amount of carving done on the pinecone block I hope to experiment with moku hanga style printmaking with.
Bad: My feet and ankles (both of them this time) were so swollen I had to do it from bed very carefully in short intervals.
Good: Jon got me a foot soaker massage thingie for my feet. Nice husband!
Bad: He got it for me because the swelling in my feet no longer goes down even if I keep my feet elevated all day and all night. This helps with the pain.
Good: Jon will bring me pretty much any food that I desire.
Bad: My appetite is pathetic and I don't really desire anything. I am even starting to tire of ice cream.
Good: My father in law referred to the baby as blee in a conversation with Jon.
Bad: I can't see my dad ever doing that.
Good: el cheapo Pental Hi-Polymer Erasers make great material for carving stamps
Bad: They are very small so I am limited to small sizes
Good: Jon felt bad about not treating my poor footsies right the other night and got me one of those home pedicure spa things. And it feels good on my feet.
Bad: It isn't so hot at keeping the water, well, hot.
Good: After a week delay I am having dinner with Jen tonight! And hopefully getting our copy of season one of The Wire back.
Bad: I don't have much of an appetite and I am afraid the good food at my favorite restaurant will be wasted on me. I'm going to barely eat all day so I can hopefully finish the bulk of my meal. And their portions aren't exactly Cheesecake Factory size. Not small, but not huge either.
Good: Yesterday I was the most popular user on a new website called Talentdatabase with my "pop factor" going up from 50-300.
Bad: Popularity is fleeting especially on the internet! Just as I suspected their calculation method is wacky because I am back down to 54 and there is a brand new person with the 300 rating. But in the end I helped a site that I feel has potential grow by bringing in lots of Etsy users and that is good.
Good: I got a set of free Moo Stickers thanks to a post on Etsy referring me to a promotion. Maybe if she is born bald I will cover blee's little head with them and use her for self promotion.
Bad: I just bought a set a few days ago when they came out, not much of a bad I know. Can never have too many stickers!
I would say that the good things far outweigh any of the bads even if by number they can be split 50/50. I'm gonna have a baby! How can I be upset?
Hope everybody, myself included, has a wonderful fantastic day ahead of them! Me, I have to get my day started by brewing a pot of tea up post haste. Then I can get to carving, from bed of course, have to keep those feet up!
Good: I found another slightly buried treasure. This one was simply buried in a folder and had mysteriously never been listed, but it is a treasure to me none the less. I rectified the problem yesterday.
Bad: It sat unloved for about a year!
Good: I got a good amount of carving done on the pinecone block I hope to experiment with moku hanga style printmaking with.
Bad: My feet and ankles (both of them this time) were so swollen I had to do it from bed very carefully in short intervals.
Good: Jon got me a foot soaker massage thingie for my feet. Nice husband!
Bad: He got it for me because the swelling in my feet no longer goes down even if I keep my feet elevated all day and all night. This helps with the pain.
Good: Jon will bring me pretty much any food that I desire.
Bad: My appetite is pathetic and I don't really desire anything. I am even starting to tire of ice cream.
Good: My father in law referred to the baby as blee in a conversation with Jon.
Bad: I can't see my dad ever doing that.
Good: el cheapo Pental Hi-Polymer Erasers make great material for carving stamps
Bad: They are very small so I am limited to small sizes
Good: Jon felt bad about not treating my poor footsies right the other night and got me one of those home pedicure spa things. And it feels good on my feet.
Bad: It isn't so hot at keeping the water, well, hot.
Good: After a week delay I am having dinner with Jen tonight! And hopefully getting our copy of season one of The Wire back.
Bad: I don't have much of an appetite and I am afraid the good food at my favorite restaurant will be wasted on me. I'm going to barely eat all day so I can hopefully finish the bulk of my meal. And their portions aren't exactly Cheesecake Factory size. Not small, but not huge either.
Good: Yesterday I was the most popular user on a new website called Talentdatabase with my "pop factor" going up from 50-300.
Bad: Popularity is fleeting especially on the internet! Just as I suspected their calculation method is wacky because I am back down to 54 and there is a brand new person with the 300 rating. But in the end I helped a site that I feel has potential grow by bringing in lots of Etsy users and that is good.
Good: I got a set of free Moo Stickers thanks to a post on Etsy referring me to a promotion. Maybe if she is born bald I will cover blee's little head with them and use her for self promotion.
Bad: I just bought a set a few days ago when they came out, not much of a bad I know. Can never have too many stickers!
I would say that the good things far outweigh any of the bads even if by number they can be split 50/50. I'm gonna have a baby! How can I be upset?
Hope everybody, myself included, has a wonderful fantastic day ahead of them! Me, I have to get my day started by brewing a pot of tea up post haste. Then I can get to carving, from bed of course, have to keep those feet up!
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