The Shock That Wasn't Really A Shock

The Cows Came Home

Acrylics and mixed Media on canvas

12 x 24 inch

I came to the simplest realisation late last night.


I can't do it all.

What's that?  


You mean I can't get ready for my first exhibition, concentrate on getting my Etsy shop reopened, take on full time casual project management work, undertake consultancy work on top of that, look after my health, maintain a social life, stay connected to the people that matter, Twitter quirky and interesting thoughts(!), blog regularly, exercise 3 times a week, keep the NCB rolling along, enjoy cooking, organise craft weekends, enter a piece in a group exhibition, work on new creative ideas, submit work for publication, participate in e-courses, learn my way around Photoshop, think about long term career plans, do my taxes, keep up with emails, participate in swaps, watch my beloved Tour de France, maintain my sanity and enjoy my life?

Suddenly I understand why I've been feeling more than a tad stressed and unbalanced.

I couldn't help but gently laugh at myself as I thought I'll probably be enjoying this same realisation until 'the cows come home' .


However it is time to take a step back, let go of some artificial deadlines and focus on what really matters.  There's so much good stuff coming up over the next few weeks.  I wan't to make sure I'm in a place where I enjoy every minute of it.


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