Oh man. I would love to wake up one morning and see Fruity Pebble colored snow!
That would make for a Very Mary Christmas!! Ha ha ha. That was bad… I know… I know…
It’s funny, when I started this 365 challenge, I had absolutely no idea how it would end. I’ve lived every day thus far “one day at a time”. It is only occurring to me now that I have given absolutely no thought to how I am going to make it through the next ten days. I start traveling to be with family for Christmas starting tomorrow. Packing, gifts, cleaning, becoming Santa, driving, hosting, trying to have a meaningful moment with each person in my life… How in the heck am I going to create something daily for my 365 and simply try to survive what is already the most stressful time of the year for me?
I’m pretty sure you couldn’t hear that giant sigh I just made.
The answer is – I have no idea!
The answer is I will most likely have to work small, I will have to engage my family in whatever I come up with and finally, I’m going to have to give myself a little bit of a break!
That is hard for me because if you asked me a year ago how I would like my 365 to end, I would have said “fireworks”, better yet “I could run through a hand-crafted finish line” or best “I could sit on Oprah’s couch in Maui and reflect on a great year”.
More likely I will not have showered for three days, my children will be shooting me with Nerf darts, my house may become condemned for the amount of crap on the floor and I will finish out the same way I began, with a few good friends giving me a pat on the back.
Reality isn’t ever as good as my imagination. This is why I chose to create!
So I warn you, if I post a photograph of a pretty swirl in my coffee, a mustard stain on a cocktail napkin or Jesus on some toast, go easy on me!
I am going to try my best, but I have to tell you, I just can’t see how I’m going to make it to that finish line!
I’ll do it though…I’ve come so far, I can’t quit now.
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Vinyl 10 more days, you can do it!!! Enjoy the holidays!!
Vinyl???? Haha, autocorrect!!! I meant only
Take a sketch book and a travelling watercolour set with you and do some small, simple line drawings with a splash of colour or a wash. Maybe I should do that. I’ve just pulled out my old ukulele and am trying to relearn how to play it. Perhaps that could be my first drawing subject. Hmmm!!!!!!!
You can’t quit now. You won’t quit. That would be so UN-Mary. Be merry! I’ve looked forward to each day with you.
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