Returning to Routines

There is something really comforting about routines.   I know what to expect - roughly - and how I can change things around within them.  I know how to plan my time a bit better and seem more able to fit in custom orders when routine is what takes over, especially after the holidays and all the busy-ness they bring.  I like routine.  (I do love change and thrive on change but without routine there would be no change.) 

I look forward to building inventory for the days at the Iowa State Fair and to having time to create entries to be judged at the fair.  I look forward to using all the cool supplies that I have amassed during the holiday season in between custom orders.  I have ideas that have been brewing for quite awhile and it is exciting to have the time to make them concrete.

I look forward to tweaking my social media presence and exploring the capabilities of Google+, Twitter, Facebook and more.  You can find my new Google+ account here.  I read lots of articles about the changes Google+ has made and is making.  I enjoy exploring all my options.  I know that I need to look into the changes made at Goodsmiths and tweak my account there more.

I have not forgotten about my pay-it-forward blog that I did a few months ago.  I am getting those creations made and hope to surprise those who are getting something from me with something they will love.  Maybe I will do that again soon.....

Aaaaaacckkk pffffffffffftttt!!!

This is my profile picture on Facebook.  Yep, Bill D. Cat and Opus from Bloom County....  I am in an "aaaaccckkk pffffttt" kind of mind-frame lately.  I am not quite sure why but I have decided to just go with it.  What can it hurt to just drift and see where I end up? 

Granted I could drift the wrong direction and end up in quite a different place than expected but that is part of life's adventures as an artist.  You never know where you will end up.  Sometimes you end up somewhere far better than where you started, even if it looked like it was the wrong direction at the beginning of the drift. Sometimes it only looks wrong because you are fighting so hard for something else to be right. 

Either way, I am feeling like there are some changes afoot.  I love change.  It makes lots of people I know nervous but I embrace it.  It fuels me and keeps me moving forward.  It is this kind of change that makes me grow as an artist, creator - heck, HUMAN.  Change is necessary for my growth!  Some can be scary at first but then I jump in with both feet (maybe even belly-flop) and move forward.

When time is crunched and I feel like I do nothing but run, sleep very little and get stressed, that is the time to change something I am doing.  It is time to change how I fit creativity and creation into my day-to-day life.  Maybe I need to create things that are not so detailed, whimsical perhaps to keep me smiling and laughing.  Maybe I need to find inspiration in what I already have and figure out how to use it in a new way that fits my daily life better.  Maybe I need to just sit and breathe, laugh at shows like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and 30 Rock or just say "Aaaaaaaccccckkkkkkk!!!!!  Pffffffffffttt!!!!". 

So I am going to stay in Bloom County for awhile with my pals Bill D. Cat and Opus for as long as I need to and just enjoy the stimulating conversations that include "Thppft!!!".  I know it has to lead me to a fun place and fun is definitely important in my life.  I know several people who are here in Bloom County already.