Friday - This is a Good Thing!

It's Friday. This is a good thing - at least I think so. The week is almost over, people are still coming through my doors to purchase products for their own crafting needs, and I am still collecting more friends on SuperPokePets. But by the end of the week I'm tired. Really tired. I'm running at a schedule that I might have been able to pull off when I was in High School, but it's a really tough one for a 50+ woman. I go to sleep at 10pm, and wake up at 3:30am. I hit the computer for 3 hours of computer work and Emails and have a half-hour for my shower, etc. Sometimes I let myself sleep for an additional 30 minutes, but then I really fall behind. I don't eat a healthy diet, I need to lose 50 pounds, and I don't have enough time for my own crafting and art. So....now that I have the negatives out of the way....

It's Friday. This is a good thing - at least I think so. I took my enamel samples to my beads yesterday and chose the colors for my 3-D flowers. They need to work into the full project. Now I have to mentally run through how I want the colors applied. I think I'd be best starting out with an undercoating of transparent over the entire flower to protect from fire scale. Then I can start working on a nice, mellow aqua-ish exterior with a riotish interior of pinks, yellows and a splash of orange. It'll be fun. So....how many days until Wednesday and time for my kiln?????

When I create art, I wake up. I exercise my brain - both sides, and I start humming and being generally very happy. It's probably a really good reason why I try to do something creative every day. What to do today? Maybe I'll just draw a quick picture with my colored pencils, maybe I'll do a bit of beadwork, maybe I'll color with crayons. Whatever I decide to do - it will feed the creative part of my brain. Feed your brain - don't let it wither through lack of exercise. Create, and through that creation - create happiness!