Transition

This past Friday was my last day of work at Blick, and I have spent the last few days acclimating myself with my new life. My biggest concern is making adequate use of my time, and not wasting it by sleeping in or surfing the internet all day. On the flip-side, I do not want to try to be super-productive and cram my day full of a million projects either. My goal is to ease myself into this process and not attempt to tackle too much too soon. The reason I took this leap was because I was feeling burnt out and that I no longer had control over my life, and I would like to avoid feeling that way again.

I have made it a point to wake up earlier in the morning at 7:30 a.m. even though I do not have to be at Street Level until Noon. I'm attempting to get a jump on my day so I do not feel like I am rushing around, which I most definitely would be if I chose to sleep until 10:30 or 11 a.m.(it is very tempting though). It means I can truly eat breakfast and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea. It also means I can have time to read and write, and even have time to throw a load of laundry in. At some point I am even thinking about starting to run again, which is something I have not done in years. I am using this opportunity to structure my life as I would like to live it.

As my routine emerges, each area of my life will find a place. The biggest impact will be on my studio practice. I am not sure exactly how it is going to work itself out, but it is looking like I will be doubling and even tripling the amount of studio time I used to have. This is both exciting and terrifying. I have always looked at my artistic career and always sighed the sigh of,"if only I had more time in the studio I would do this..." Now that I have the time, it is a sort of shock to my system and it almost doesn't feel real. I have two consecutive days scheduled entirely for the studio, and I also have several smaller time blocks figured in on days that I have other commitments. This means I can really begin to focus on what I want to do, rather than on the bare minimum of what needs to be done right now! This is a great feeling and I look forward to watching the results.