Have rather neglected the blogging lately. Lots of exciting gigs over the summer: Tori Amos, Okkervil River, Josh Ritter (twice), Ray LaMontagne, Bruce Springsteen & The GasLight Anthem. What fun!
I really enjoy rambling here when I get into it, but my time management seems to have gone to pot lately. How do people manage to work full time, take regular exercise, keep a house clean & tidy, have a social life and fulfil their own interests? Do these people exist? Are they magic?
I keep promising myself that at least once a week I will sit down and do something that means something to me, something creative, something that will make me feel more fulfilled and more at peace with myself. It's not that I never have time to stop - some nights & even weekends do go by in a blur of pilates/running/bouncing on my trampoline, plus a combination of shopping/cleaning/ paying bills /phoning relative type duties - but there are those nights when I choose to slump in front of the TV instead of getting my paints out, writing something here, attempting to compose a poem....My excuse is I am too tired, and sometimes that is true. I read a blog somewhere that suggested there may be something more deep seated stopping me from taking the plunge, but to believe that would be self indulgent. I just need a good kick up the arse!
Kick up the arse number 1 - my new camera arrived today. It's a present for my 30th birthday from my lovely boyfriend Hugh, with contributions from Mum & Dad too. It's a bridge camera, a step up from my old point and shoot. I'll start experimenting with it on my hols and hopefully have some nice art for our bare wall in the lounge when I get back!
Kick number 2 - Leah from Blue Tree Art Gallery (who produces fantastic paint & collage creations, I will buy a print from her when I have a few more rooms to decorate!) runs the Art Every Day Month every November. I am about to sign up! My goal is to get the cherry blossom paintings done that I promised Hugh I would do for our living room. And have some fun with my new camera. I may add more, but I don't want to scare myself away with a to do list!
