for my heart

Many creative coaches recommend choosing a {word} to represent your work during a certain time frame. This could create a series, or be used when regaining your confidence about your {path}. You chose a word as a goal/guide/reminder of what you have deemed important. Life offers us so much and this allows us to focus when decisions are piled on and {choices} need to be made.

i have chosen this : {Kintsukuroi}

for my heart

for my family as we return to life and appreciate all the beautiful imperfections

to {forgive} and accept

to continue where we left off

to appreciate all the {pieces}

Quote Journal

Ok.

I couldn't stand it. I had to make a journal that I could put quotes in. Above is the cover.

The words on the outside are "word garden". I just love that. So many possibilities.

It is really limiting to sit and read and not have some place to write down the things that stand out as significant. I can't do it. I have to stop reading and look for paper. Finding something to write with, in my house, without going to my art room, is impossible. This journal makes it easier for my obsessive compulsion to write those things down, and, where my working journal is 9x12, this one is half that size and much easier to carry around with me. I feel relief. I can quote the Wicked Witch. That's important to me. So...now I have a journal for art and a journal for words. Hmm. Can I stop there?

Working. Working. Working. I have six weeks before school starts up. Isn't strange how everything gets done faster in your head than it does in life? Before I get back to the students this is what I want to do:

1. finish/send bird collage cards to atc swap
2. finish piece for art guild show
3. final touches on renovated bathroom (long story - I'll post before and afters for that)
4. Open Etsy store
5. Marketing plan for DLP fine art
6. finish organizing art room
7. finish cleaning out closet
8. redo son's room
9. outline lesson plans for incoming students

In the meantime, work in journal daily, read my book list, and play with son as much as possible.

Not much to do there. No sir.