May 21, 2026
Sometimes I have to create and sometimes…
Sometimes I just have to go out and work in the dirt with my
hands. Being creative takes
energy! Whether it is making a handmade
journal, or sewing, or yes, even writing, it takes mental and physical
energy. When I was creating journals, my
craft room was a total mess. I found
that I couldn’t make journals and sew at the same time, so I ended up doing one
or the other. And, these gals that make
twenty or thirty or fifty journals at one time? FORGETIT! I tried making two at one time and
ended up flubbing up the second one so badly I threw it against the wall and
forgot about it.
But…ah…getting out in the dirt and planting seeds or
plants? LOVE IT! I’ve never had long nails. I think I’ve had a manicure twice in my
lifetime. Who has time for that
nonsense? My nails are kept short. Mainly it’s because I was a pianist in my
younger years and when my nails get to a certain point, I cut them off.
It’s also especially hard when you are constantly
interrupted. It’s either the damn dog
wanting to go pee, or the damn cat wanting food, or the damn husband wanting something
like, “Get me a glass of water.” I
SWEAR the minute I sit down to write or sew or create a journal, he’s screaming
for something (he isn’t very mobile these days). He must have a sixth sense that I’m sitting
down trying to be creative when his MOST URGENT NEED of the moment HAS to be
met.
He’s also a Type A personality. You know, the logical, linear, laser focused
analytical type. And, I, OF COURSE, am
the opposite. Creative, loosey goosey, “go
with the flow”. We’ve had many clashes
over the years about this. Now when he
stars his blathering I just get up and leave the room. I’m DONE with that nonsense.
So, my days are filled with me trying to find a balance of
creativity and taking breaks…LONG breaks.
I go out and feed the birds out front and back, I do a little raking
here and there, I plant some new seeds, I pull a few weeds. I have to do these things now before
temperatures here get up in to the 100’s on a daily basis and it will be too
hot to even go outside.
What are your thoughts or comments?
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