Strategy for Living

In contrast to my last post, I've been living an indoor existence for the past two weeks.  A chesty cold has moved down into my lungs and my doctor has prescribed antibiotics and rest.
The downside has been total lack of energy and enthusiasm (with one exception - see photo), leaving an extensive To-Do list undone.  Although having got my tax return away I got an almost immediate rebate!  

I now have some serious deadlines to meet - I have an application to complete for next summer's East Neuk Open Studios, which requires a CV and photo of me in my studio.  This means getting at least one wall of the wash house painted for me to pose in front of!  I have a new client starting, which means tidying up the study and printing out some forms.  I've been using the room downstairs lately which means the study is the place all things pending seem to end up.  All my new business cards have been distributed so I need to do some more.  I'm happy to have work of both kinds - therapy and art - but could really do with some more energy. 

My one success has been completing the first of two baby blankets for daughter's best friend's twins, born two weeks ago.   She's a vet, so there's an animal theme.  I'm now on the second one, which features an elephant, a snake and a monkey so far.  I've had fun working out the designs.  The test is when I hold one up for Dramaman to guess what it is!  Sometimes this means a major re-think, or just adding some embroidered detail.   I still have to back the domestic animal one with fleece, but I have given it a trial machine wash having panicked that the black might run.

 I also have Dramaman's alpaca birthday jumper to finish - I've been doing it in the car (as a passenger!) and at the cinema (yes, in the dark, and I do make mistakes) - but it will be top priority as soon as the blankets are done.

We're off to London for three days next week, exploring Greenwich, visiting the Gauguin exhibition at Tate Modern
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/gauguin/default.shtm
and seeing the latest version of Faust at the Young Vic.  Dramaman as usual has our itinerary and tickets all organised but I do hope to catch up with my sister, living in London just now, and find a yarn shop near our hotel.

No real insights in this post, except, perhaps, to reflect that going with whatever life throws at you, and waiting for the right outcome, rather than striving too hard to achieve it, is a useful strategy for living. 

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