29. Dry

For all the rain, I feel like I am in a dry spell.  Creativity is about having time to think and I admit I often don't have time to think. I know that I take on a lot - teaching, volunteering, motherhood, girl scouts, field studies, etc. but I like to be busy. Actually, I like keep busy with things that are interesting to me - mentally challenging and stimulating. If I am not doing something I am bored.

This weekend required many menial tasks - neither challenging nor stimulating but necessary. It was raining much of the weekend. Both girls weren't feeling well. Tonight with the laundry done, the house relatively organized (minus Abbey's room, see yesterday's post), kids in bed, grading up-to-date, I finally get time to concentrate on my blog. But I have the same problem I have had for the last week... I haven't thought all day, so how I am supposed to think now?

If you don't know what to write, read what you already wrote, right? I reviewed the last 28 postings in 28 days of my blog. First, I realize I am way ahead of this one photograph a day requirement. Today's image is photograph number 52. I know, pretty good - at least in quantity. Second, I realized when I have more time to think and write,  I have had much more involved and insightful posts.  

I have to remind myself that this blog is about practice and an artist practices to be perfect.  I have to keep the critic at bay long enough to keep posting even if the day, art, and practice is far from perfect.