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Introspective Blog Post
Have you ever noticed how dogs just have THE life? They eat, sleep, poop, walk, bark then start all over again. Sleeping is a big part of their life. I realized recently that I don't even know how to RELAX much less sleep, yes, I do sleep, but I normally COLLAPSE into bed and when I wake up 6 or 8 hours later, I start the day running, until I COLLAPSE into bed at night.
I've thought about how this affects my creative side and realized YOWZA, not good. I work full-time and maintain an old house with lots of pets and a Cuban husband (read: used to having a woman do his cooking, cleaning, etc.). My job is demanding and stressful but it pays the bills and allows me to buy all the FABRIC that I want and need. But is this all worth it?
I'm thinking of re-thinking some of my creative efforts like my Flickr life, my Etsy shops, all the online blogs and groups I participate in. I'm in quilting bees and swaps and I trade fabrics and and and... when do I actually have time to be CREATIVE? This is my dilemma.
I have no solution. I recently saw a popular Etsy shop closed because she had just made enough things. I was so jealous. WAIT, why can't I do that? I DON'T KNOW. I'm kind of afraid that I'll disappear into nothingness if I don't keep my fingers in everything.
Yes, I'm a little bit too introspective this morning. I just thought I would see if anyone else felt the same or had any great ideas or inspiration.
I know how you feel. I have a blog and I have a ton of blogs in my reader that I love to keep up on not only for inspiration, but because when I clicked "subscribe" I somehow felt a kindred spirit with the person writing. Sometimes I realize I've spent an hour or more on the computer at night READING ABOUT sewing instead of actually sewing. I really need to create more and be on the computer less, but my on-line community is very real to me. I kinda feel like I'm in contact with people who "get me" and I'd miss that terribly. I need to come up with a happy medium. Working on that .....
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hey girlfriend. i'm there too. i've let much of my online things go recently. last i checked my google reader, i had 500 unread posts. i stop into FLICKR briefly still to see what my contacts and quilting bee friends have been up to. but other than that, i just don't have the time. i closed my etsy shop too (keeping my etsy vintage shop open however!). mainly because i want to focus on craft fairs. i think i'll enjoy the direct customer contact much more.
ReplyDeletelove the dog pics. don't they have quite the life! i want to lounge in the sunshine and get a belly rub too!
OK, so this is funny. I've been at work all day, actually logged 9.5 hours, ugh. On a computer, all day long. I come home, get on the computer, help! I'm leaving now. Really. The pup is telling me ENOUGH, go play!
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