Dawn Blair's Blog, page 108

Risks and reps

I have to start today’s post with a video that spoke to me today. It is from Chuck Black’s YouTube about getting better at drawing and painting. Even thought it has been something I’ve been telling myself a lot lately, I like the way he frames it. I had to start it at the 3 … Continue reading Risks and reps

Never meant to see the light of day

I had a change of heart. Last night when I wrote my blog, I didn’t image that I’d ever be showing the painting I did yesterday. But as I proceeded with working through the technique it sought to teach me, I changed my mind. So, here is the painting: Yep, it really is that bad. … Continue reading Never meant to see the light of day

Short segments

Well, today had kind of a rushed start. And, I felt like I was crawling through the day. The whole thing made me feel very uneasy. But, I woke up with an image in my head for that canvas I had swirled colors around on last night until I had nearly made mud. I wrote … Continue reading Short segments

Slow actions

Another day where I wrote while cooking dinner. It was mostly a heat-up tonight, so I only got 153 words done. However, I did paint tonight. Well, actually I sat down and held several of my brushes then blended several colors onto a canvas and ended up with a pretty blue-ish grey. Yeah, so not … Continue reading Slow actions

Personal perfection

I woke up before 6 a.m. this morning. Probably a good thing I did because I don’t think I properly set my alarms last night. So, I got up to edit audio and so my reading. I’m trying to read three pages of Wallace Wattles The Science of Getting Rich each day. I find it … Continue reading Personal perfection

Adrift or not

Here we are, sitting at Halloween. Even though it’s not the new year, I usually use this day as an ending with a new beginning tomorrow. It feels weird to not have any goals set already. As I said a few days ago, I’m concerning myself with habits this year rather than goals per say. … Continue reading Adrift or not

Two flat tire day

With the temperature dropping, we’re heading out for our bike-to-breakfast a little later than usual. I put in one last effort to fix my RadPower bike before leaving. Yeah, no e-bike for me today. So I put my regular bike on and drove to town. I didn’t eat anything before leaving, so once we got … Continue reading Two flat tire day

A reminder for me to not oversleep

I tried to read last night, but was very tired. I let myself sleep in this morning, running strange dreams through my head before Merlin pounced on me to insist that I get up. He was right. I had slept too long, and I knew it the moment the headache hit. I know better than … Continue reading A reminder for me to not oversleep

Gratitude in slowing down

Today I’m feeling the inertia. It’s hard because I want to read. I went shopping today and took a trip out to the library. When they didn’t have the book I wanted, I stopped at the bookstore and bought it. Add one more book I have started reading to my list. And right now, all … Continue reading Gratitude in slowing down

Broccoli in fluffy white stuff

I forgot. Being in such pain last night and deciding to write my blog quickly on my phone, I forgot that I had pictures of the first (real) snowfall we’ve had this month. Here’s my broccoli getting covered in the snow: This picture at the top is more of the snowfall. Half an hour later, … Continue reading Broccoli in fluffy white stuff