Jul 31, 2009 by Rochelle
The bit about the irons…
I had a conversation with a friend today about how I can’t sit still. He marveled at my ability to go to bed every night knowing that I did something relatively creative during the day. It’s true. I don’t remember the last day that I didn’t produce something. I have a hard time being an observer. I’m much more active. I’m a crafter. Whether it’s writing, scrapbooking, knitting, designing, or photography (my most recent favorite), I can’t not do something that has some sort of end result.
I’m not writing about this brag. Not even a little bit. I find this way of life very frustrating, because it becomes increasingly difficult to complete something. I lack focus. In the past forty-eight hours, I’ve written two chapters of a new story (just for kicks), edited about 500 photographs, started a Tumblr blog (although I’m not sure what I’m going to do with it but of course I have ideas), and made progress on the never-ending socks.
There are a lot of crafters out there. I know this because I read their blogs and admire their end results. The crafters that I follow are amazing men and women that are relatively focused and have no problem completing a project. I really need to learn how to focus. But that’s never been me.
The bit about work…
Work is busy as usual for this time of year, but I did get my publications done and delivered (mostly). That’s always a huge relief for me.
The bit about my trip…
My upcoming trip to England is pretty much always on my mind. I cannot wait to go. My mind obsesses over the details and I’m cosntantly strategizing about how to be prepared. Today’s obsession…should I get some sort of netbook to bring with me, that way I can have a computer and potentially write. A huge motivation for going to England was because I’m writing a story that takes place there. I have so much to check up on and confirm. And what if I feel inspired? It would be great to have an outlet. Of course I’ve come up with all other sorts of uses for it, but we shall see. I’m not very impulsive, so I’ll mull it over for a while.
The bit about the weekend…
Not much going on (except a thousand projects, see above), but I do have a birthday party to go to! I love little parties. I’m really looking forward to it and I’m going to bring my camera. Hopefully I won’t be too shy and my friends will be cool with me taking pictures. It would be nice to photograph actual life instead of the wallpaper.
The bit about the Photo Walk contest…
Well the results are in, I got fifth place out of nine top entries. I’m delighted! I posted my photo on a Scott Kelby Flickr group and have also received some positive feedback, including a message from the admin of a photo group that wants me to join because he liked my photo. So that’s very cool and encouraging.
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