Well, I'm back.....again.
I keep saying things are going to get organized enough for me to pop on here easily once a week to write something, but life doesn't always go along with your plans....
I've gotten it down to a pretty good system. Or at least I think it's a good system. I work Tuesday to Saturday downtown Halifax at an art supply store. I love my job, and wouldn't change a thing. There is something totally inspiring about helping others figure out their art challenges. I love talking about art and craft supplies almost as much as I love using them. Oh, and the discount doesn't hurt either!!
The fun part starts when I get home.
I basically walk through the door after a 45 minute bus commute, eat supper (or go to the gym for an hour, then eat supper), then start the art. By this point it is probably around 8:30 or 9 pm.
I usually work until about 11:30-12, then crash.
This basically repeats itself all week long.
Things are a little bit different on my two days off. I do all of my running around, squeezing in errands that just didn't happen throughout the week. There is usually a family supper on Sunday (the only time I see my parents and siblings) and sometimes in the mornings I get adventurous and Kanis and I go out hunting for some sweet yard sales (obviously a summer activity..although I'd be up for winter bargaining!!) On Mondays I do crafternoons with one of my closest friends, Crystal. We basically spend hours talking about life and making fun things. We used to do these organized craft meetings in the evenings, but schedules changed, and we finally found a way to reintroduce these much needed social gatherings (thank goodness!!).
So.....things are a little bit hectic.....
......and things get a tad worse when I enter.............HOLIDAY CRAFT SEASON...!!
This is the one time of year where all organization kind of gets thrown out the window..My house becomes a war zone. When friends visit they usually get the "Oh, careful, there's an Xacto blade on the couch. Let me move that for you. Wait, I'll just shift this pile of paper to the floor.....There, have a seat. Hey, do you guys want to stay for supper? I'll just need about an hour to clear off the kitchen table. Or would you prefer to sit on the floor?" speech.
Sad and crazy times. A giant inspiration tornado comes knocking at my door, and my poor boyfriend always seems to answer. It rips past him, and wrecks complete artistic devastation (but kind of in a good way....I'm sure....). After years of this type of chaos, Kanis has come to expect it. He knows that I'll be locked away somewhere cutting out ornaments, or creating some kind of new bobble, or busy in the kitchen baking a million and one shrink plastic earrings. He gets it, and I'm so lucky he understands.
What am I building up to?
Well, I've started my Holiday warm up. I've tip toed into this phenomena a tad early this year (I thought I could get a head start you know....and potentially retain a bit of my human composure....). But doing this, I've quickly noticed that my usually systematic way of time organization has vanished. I'm eating supper at weird times, I'm running errands in the evenings after work (WHAT?) and somewhere I lost Kanis in a pile of scrapbooking papers (nah, I'm kidding. He's over there).
And so, I pose this question to my fellow crafters and artists who work full time jobs: how do you do it??
I think I'm going to have to rethink my battle plan. I'd like to include more blogging time, more Etsy time (which, lets be honest, hasn't happened for two months now....), and maybe some time to see friends? As I've mentioned, I feel like I've successfully found a balance of work and work. The trick is just being able to introduce a few extras into the mix......
SO! Hopefully after I've written this, a little pea sized spot in my brain has been inspired enough to push the rest of my brain into remembering about this blog.
More blogging.
More time spent blogging.
I can do this.
Now, where did Kanis go?
:)
