Preparing for a Break
Upcoming Week
If things go as I believe they will, this weekend will be the last of my concentrated studio time for my bedroom studio. I think they are going to rip down the plastic walls and studs that currently comprise my son’s bedroom next week. Which means he will get to move into my bedroom, which will really be his bedroom when we are all done with this process.
That will leave me a bit homeless but not for too long. They are also going to tile my bathroom next week and as long as they put some doors on the house I might move down to my bedroom, even though it still needs trim and carpet and paint.
Or maybe none of this will happen and they will build me a porch instead. Who knows. I try not to worry about it too much.
A Weekend of Art
Although just in case this is my last chance for some serious studio time these are my goals for the weekend:
Saturday
1) 12 hours in studio
2) blog
3) journal
4) yoga
5) walk
6) to bed by 9:30
Sunday
1) 10 hours in studio
2) massage appointment at 3pm
3) blog
4) journal
5) yoga
6) walk
7) to bed by 9:30
A Habit?
This was a week of making decisions from trim to cabinets to roof to lights to tile to countertops to stairrails. Above are some of my choices: the paint chip circled is the color I will paint the outside of my house – with the corresponding roof color. On the right my cabinet colors (cranberry stain on maple wood) and counter tops (a gray formica). These will be in kitchen and bathroom. The tile board is for the tiles for my master bathroom that were ordered today.
It was a busy shopping week so most of my plans for studio time didn’t quite work out.
As this month is devoted to habits, my initial thought about the next few months was that I didn’t want to make a habit of any of this stuff. While its fun and really exciting to build a house and pick out all the colors it’s not something to repeat any time soon. At least for me.
But there is a habit here I want to keep, and that is of being a-okay with the present moment.
There was a morning this week where we had no hot water. I just though "oh well, pilot light blew out again" and went on. Didn’t phase me at all. The builder figured I’d be upset. Well, no, I chose to live in a construction zone, how crazy would it be to be upset that it’s actually a construction site?
Stuff happens. No reason to take it personally.
Posted by Lisa in: Goals and Intention
Tagged: choices, goals, habits, Studio Time
Hi Lisa, I want to ask you a question – in your plan for Saturday does the 12 hours studio time incude the blog or any thing else like journal. And I notice there is no eating!!!! I am most impressed to see how you schedule your time and sleep for eight hours. I am constantly searching and looking for ways to use my time more profitably. I do use your scrum board to manage projects etc and that is very satisfying as I see thing more along the wall. Thank you for your blog and thoughts.
Trisha,
The 12 hours is about time in the studio – not at the computer. So at 6am I’ll start – probably take about 2 hours worth of breaks during the day for food/yoga/shower/walk and be done by 8ish. Then blog, relax, read, etc.
It’s a dream day – no interruptions (phone vibrate, I’m turning my computer off), kids at their dad’s house, no builders (I hope). Just me and the fabric.