I know it's only Day 3, but, as they say, so far so good. I've been able to keep up with my morning pages. The first two days I managed to write them on my way into work. Today, I used a moment of downtime during the proctoring session I'm overseeing to get the words on the page.
I still need to do my artist's date and complete at least two of the exercises set out for me this week. I figure I'll read week 2's intro on Sunday, so that gives me most of the weekend to complete these three tasks.
Obstacles to overcome:
Friday:
First baseball game of my son's 10U tournament
Saturday:
Morning baseball game, help at the concession stand, afternoon baseball game, Harry Potter movie date with my boys and my youngest sister, possibly stop by friends' house for fireworks.
Sunday:
Morning baseball game, help at the concession stand, afternoon baseball game.
I suppose somewhere in all that craziness I'll have to make time for things like laundry and dishes, too.
This leads me to a question of priorities. I want to be creative. Well, okay, the truth is I want to write again. That's the true driving force behind my decision to commit myself to completing The Artist's Way. While I enjoy my other creative endeavors, writing is the thing missing from my life right now.
Yet, as I look at the weekend ahead, I can already see that old patterns of behavior are itching to reassert themselves. I can't miss my son's tournament. I have to volunteer to do the concession stand - I'd feel bad if I didn't. I want to see Harry Potter, and by want I mean I insist. I can live without fireworks, but I don't want to offend our friends.
So when do I complete the exercises and find the time to go on a solo artist's date? I don't know, but I'm going to do my best to squeeze it all in.
I still need to do my artist's date and complete at least two of the exercises set out for me this week. I figure I'll read week 2's intro on Sunday, so that gives me most of the weekend to complete these three tasks.
Obstacles to overcome:
Friday:
First baseball game of my son's 10U tournament
Saturday:
Morning baseball game, help at the concession stand, afternoon baseball game, Harry Potter movie date with my boys and my youngest sister, possibly stop by friends' house for fireworks.
Sunday:
Morning baseball game, help at the concession stand, afternoon baseball game.
I suppose somewhere in all that craziness I'll have to make time for things like laundry and dishes, too.
This leads me to a question of priorities. I want to be creative. Well, okay, the truth is I want to write again. That's the true driving force behind my decision to commit myself to completing The Artist's Way. While I enjoy my other creative endeavors, writing is the thing missing from my life right now.
Yet, as I look at the weekend ahead, I can already see that old patterns of behavior are itching to reassert themselves. I can't miss my son's tournament. I have to volunteer to do the concession stand - I'd feel bad if I didn't. I want to see Harry Potter, and by want I mean I insist. I can live without fireworks, but I don't want to offend our friends.
So when do I complete the exercises and find the time to go on a solo artist's date? I don't know, but I'm going to do my best to squeeze it all in.
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