Me

Part of being an artist is knowing who you are or, more accurately, exploring who you are. As I've been going about my daily life lately I've been naturally listing things in my head about who I am, what I like, what I think, etc... I thought it might be useful to write some of these things down.

It will also be interesting to see if/how these change over the years.

A Little Bit About Me...

*I will be 30 this year and I find myself looking forward to it. I've spent my 20's trying to discover who I am, I think when I turn 30 I'm going to say "screw it - this is who I am, I'm going for it, deal with it" - haha.

*I can't go to bed without saying goodnight to my sleeping daughter.

*I hate hair when it is not attached to someone's head - loose hair makes me gag.

*I learned last night that cleaning mini-blinds is actually therapeutic.

*I too often let fear stop me from going after what I really want.

*On occasion I still care what people think, but for the most part I've let that go.

*If I could rid the world of spiders, ants and bees I would.

*Working with my hands to create something is like life-giving water to me - without it, I will die of thirst.

*I'm scared to say "I'm an artist" when people ask what I do. I feel like a fraud because I don't sell much art and I haven't been in any shows. But, on a deeper level, I know that art making is about SO MUCH MORE than that!

*I believe everyone has a creative spirit.

*I'm tired of waiting for the "right moment" to do things - I want to live life IN the moment - it's now or never.

*I don't understand why so many children have to suffer through so much at such a young age.

*I can't watch the news anymore because it depresses me, scares me and creates too much anxiety -- they seriously play on people's nerves.

*I never want my daughter to question my lust for life - I want her to witness me growing and pursuing what's important.

*I don't want to push my daughter to be anything - I just want to let her "self" unfold so she can be who she naturally is.

*If I could hire someone to cook & clean my house every day but I'd never see them, I would.

*I might have to stop watching such high-drama tv shows - they seem to create too much drama/anxiety inside me. I think I get too attached to the characters & stories.

*I hate the word "should" -- I don't like feeling like I "should" do things, I want to do them because I want to do them.

*I've been avoiding my studio because I don't know what to do/where to go.

*I love wearing funky socks - it makes me happy.

*I'm forever grateful to my husband for teaching me how to be free!

*I want to make a difference in this world - on the day I die, I want to know that my life meant something and I want to be thankful for that.