Happy Thanksgiving!
The Holiday season has officially begun!
I have to say I am feeling incredibly unorganized. I feel like I should have created a token piece of turkey art today, but that would have required at least three days of planning. Three days ago I was trying to figure out what I was going to make three days ago, so if you catch the trend, you’d know I’m barely hanging on!
I decided to keep going with what I’ve been working on this week. Today was one of my favorites, a really twisted couple pieces of driftwood I found.
I just marvel at mother nature. Can you believe I found a piece of wood with such a perfect bird face? The wings are separate, yet they seem like they could have come from the same tree. Not so. I found the wood at two different beaches.
I nailed the pieces together the other day and today I decided to paint it as well as create a pedestal with a dowel to suspend my bird in the air.
I had to be at my family’s house for noon which meant in order to create something for today I needed to be an “early bird”. Get it? That’s how I came up with my name for today.
I had to pack my kids luggage for the next few days, prep some appetizers for Turkey Day and then pack up some art supplies to travel with for the next few days.
This was the other bummer. All the appetizers came out and I was stuck on the floor in the naughty corner working on my art for today. It’s really hard to stuff your face and paint ya know. Don’t you worry though, some how I managed!
I have to thank my family for this year. They are such troopers. I’m always off in the corner doing my own thing and they step up. They help with whatever I would have been doing if I wasn’t making art and cheer me on at the same time. I can’t tell you how many family members sternly looked at me at 8pm tonight and asked if I had gotten my blog done yet! This 365 challenge has not only impacted my life thus far, but also EVERYONE around me. Especially my husband. Man I don’t even know where to start. When they say 99% of your life’s happiness depends on who you marry, I constantly pinch myself that I could have been so lucky. Thank you husband. Then there’s those kiddos of mine. I don’t think they even remember mom before this year. Mom didn’t volunteer at school as much this year, she missed a lot of field trips, her afternoons were generally spent finishing up some crazy project, she wound up on the computer every evening and I’m sure she has come off just a little bit crazy, tired and unorganized.
The truth is, I can’t do it all. If you are 100% committed to one area of your life, then the other areas of your life take a hit. However, I did stay home with my little cherubs for the past eight years and all my creative juices went directly to them. So, we’ll say by the end of this year -we’re even! I do need to thank them. They go with the flow, they roll with the punches and still show nothing but love.
The upcoming year will be spent trying to find a true balance. I need to find an outlet for creativity, yet honor my family and other areas of my life just as equally. I’m pretty sure this is a struggle for most of humanity. I know I’m not alone. It’s so very important though.
I leave you this evening hoping you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving, family and friends. Today is a great day to take stock of your life, figure out who needs to be thanked and what there is to be thankful for.
I hope you feel as blessed as I do. I really do!
Be Creative Mary 