Dawn Blair's Blog, page 68

Listening to the work

As I sat down to work on my painting today, I realized why I haven’t been able to get back to work on it: I wasn’t paying attention to what it wanted and the energy of the piece wouldn’t let me put brush to it until I was ready to listen. Kind of irks a … Continue reading Listening to the work

A mug of timeless wisdom

Please bear with me. This is a bit of an experiment, but also a real deal. I’ve been designing today and now I’m checking things out. It’s often said that happiness is an inside job. Even here on my blog, I’ve written about how only you can make yourself happy. No person, no house, no … Continue reading A mug of timeless wisdom

A storm’s brewing

I was hoping the snow would melt today with the warmer temperatures and the rain, but I haven’t been so lucky. I cleaned slush off my walk today only to have it back tonight. Plus, it’s lightly snowing again. I have a feeling this winter is going to be cold and snowy. (I’m proclaiming that … Continue reading A storm’s brewing

Been designing today

I took the photo at the top of this post last year, I believe. I could have easily taken it today. That’s what it looked like outside today. Since it was a good day to stay in, I’ve been working on some of those “super secret” projects I’ve mentioned recently on a few of my … Continue reading Been designing today

Away with the crazy panicked lady!

I got some coaching today, which was a really good thing. I didn’t realize how tight my stomach had become until my coach hit on the exact issue that was frustrating me. That was hours ago, and my muscles are still a little achy and trying to fully unwind. I keep reminding myself to breathe … Continue reading Away with the crazy panicked lady!

Here’s to little wins

I did paint today. Didn’t get to much else, but I’ll take the little win. No, I guess that’s not entirely correct. I did finish another audio chapter this morning. Now, I have no more audio to edit and really need to spend some time recording. Okay, that’s it for today. (grin) Yep, little wins. … Continue reading Here’s to little wins

Time and experience

I tried to paint tonight, but I couldn’t get there. Instead, I went back to all my class notes and tried to review them for the highlights or things I wanted to get back to. This lead me to distilling down some of my notes. There’s a part of me that thinks that after the … Continue reading Time and experience

Daydreaming with images

Temmy has once again lost my timer. She’s really good at that. If it’s sitting at the edge of my desk, consider it on the floor. If she gets it on the floor, she can bat it around. That, of course, leads to the gnomes taking it and me finding it about three years later … Continue reading Daydreaming with images

Distraction

I feel almost like I took two steps backwards today. All I’ve gotten done is some writing. After that, everything I tried to do just ended in frustration. Sigh. Going to watch another movie now. Cheers.

Cards

Got some writing done before I had a day of playing cards and watching movies. I’d forgotten how much I love playing cards. This weekend, I found some Harrah’s cards at a store and picked them up. My grandmother and I used to play cards a lot and she had a Harrah’s deck just like … Continue reading Cards