tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14880599.post1820467891693033778..comments2023-07-08T11:45:28.959-04:00Comments on Amyma's Art Ramblings: Should or Want?Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046526300715094532noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14880599.post-75205400977226770722007-08-12T06:10:00.000-04:002007-08-12T06:10:00.000-04:00check out FlyLady at http://www.flylady.net/index...check out FlyLady at http://www.flylady.net/index.asp<BR/>We artists do not have to become full-time housekeepers Nor Chaos-deniers.Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00248813472644147588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14880599.post-66781574322271670412007-07-25T12:20:00.000-04:002007-07-25T12:20:00.000-04:00Mmmmmm . . . in the "real world" when I ride on an...Mmmmmm . . . in the "real world" when I ride on an airplane, the attendants are careful to tell me that I have to take care of myself first. <BR/><BR/>"Secure your oxygen mask and make sure the air is flowing before you assist anyone you are traveling with who might need help," they say.<BR/><BR/>And ya know, sometimes the voice of authority is right. You need to take care of yourself first in order to serve others who may be traveling with you.<BR/><BR/>I swap off art with househusbandry (I'm taking CARE OF THE HOUSE, NOT MARRIED TO THE HOUSE. Big difference there.) I'll go create a series of ATC's--then do the dishes. I'll sew for an hour--then vacuum the living room. I'll do the laundry--and knit in between moving wet clothes to the dryer, dry clothes to hangers, dashing for the rinse cycle to add bleach, etc.<BR/><BR/>Note that each thing is specific and limited. Not "I'll clean the house, then I can do some art." When is the house clean? How much art is some? Will I have the energy for "some art" after clearing the clutter, dusting, vacuuming, laundry, dishes, washing the windows, curtains, and rugs?<BR/><BR/>Ultimately, I would rather be remembered for the things I create rather than my immaculate house.Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10469708510277531714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14880599.post-57279554279034600822007-06-22T14:43:00.000-04:002007-06-22T14:43:00.000-04:00Hi Amy, boy have I been there and still am today. ...Hi Amy, boy have I been there and still am today. Unfortunately I took the route that about everything else, including art, is before housework. What a mess and I just can't stand being embarressed anymore by unexpected guests or even the UPS guy. My most recent strategy is a "10 Minute a day" approach. The idea is I can tolerate anything for 10mins. Each day, regardless, I have 10 mins of specific housework I do. Monday - Kitchen: stove, sink, floor. I was surprized at how much I could accomplish in 10 mins being focused like this. While my house is far from being really great, at least it keeps it to a tolerable level. And at 10 mins a day, I still have energy to do other things. <BR/>Don't know if this will help with the "paralysis" but thought I'd share in hopes it might. Hang in there, you are not alone.<BR/>CarolCarolCothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343017103226440438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14880599.post-8718273930784761292007-06-17T07:37:00.000-04:002007-06-17T07:37:00.000-04:00Thank you for saying it outloud....art first, hous...Thank you for saying it outloud....art first, house keeping second! If we were male "artists" housework wouldn't even come into the conversation!<BR/><BR/>So I have discovered/decided for my mental and artist health, as long as I don't feel the health department would close me down, I can fit in housework around my art.<BR/><BR/>So don't feel guiltly about it...it's taken a while and there are still twings of "I should be doing the dishes", but what little time I have to devote to my art should be done so without guilt.Judy H https://www.blogger.com/profile/13685822567236742303noreply@blogger.com