on the road again

Remember watching Looney Tunes as a kid, and the windy off-base maps they would show of a character traveling? That's what my day felt like. My goals of peacefulness and writing daily were truly tested, though it was certainly an adventure :-)
It was one of those days that was so long, by the end the events of the morning felt like a distant memory.
Before I had even acquired my first cup of coffee, the fun had begun with a bizarre city truck drag race coming towards me on Shelburne Road. It's hard to know if the big orange truck's horn was battle-cry or hello, but it certainly got everyone's attention.

Coffee in hand, the drive to Stowe was uneventful, aside from the meditation that accompanies lots of windshield time.... as the caffiene kicked in, the synapses exploded with jewelry inspirations and marketing ideas that unfortunately escaped capture. All that remains of them are a vague idea for Roman-style wrist cuffs (that I've owed a go0d friend for over a year now) involving multiple tapered pieces riveted together and the phrase "elegantly simple, wearable, and affordable".... With those pieces, I shall build the puzzle.

Jamaica, as it turns out, is really, really far away. Even the one in Vermont. After being involved in the rescue of two escaped pups and taking in the tour of Stratton Mountain Resort, I finally found the right Black Bear Road and found the castle in the heart of the forest.

A couple more jaunts up excessively long driveways in the heart of ski country, trudging through the snow to impart my wisdom, and I could finally head home. Too late to be riding off into the sunset, too late to make it to yoga class. But what can you do? I'll tell you what you can do-- grab a glass of wine and make the best of it!

back & better than ever

So I decided this morning that I should resume this blog, for a couple of reasons. So far this year, things have been really good. It wasn't until I wrote a journal entry about it that I truly realized that. And it's a realization that stuck with me and has continued to make me feel good. So there's the motivation that exploring life ties in directly to my art ambitions, and that writing will keep me feeling creative and motivated and capture ideas-- maybe even ones that I'm not aware of until I do some writing...
It may also have had something to do with the runner's high-- 4 miles with Justin this morning, and I was feeling pretty good.

The other motivation is that I used to do a lot of writing, and I'm feeling like my powers of articulation and creativity are rusty. In order to better market my jewelry, I need to tap back into that for describing my vision, my pieces, and marketing myself online and to galleries.

It's by understanding and embracing all the things that seem to be mutually exclusive parts of myself that I'll be successful in life and jewelry, and I'm thankful to Justin for the inspiration he's given me. He motivates me to get organized, do stuff instead of making excuses, prioritize, and accept/appreciate myself and everything around me. He also doesn't get annoyed when I text him randomly about ideas, instead getting me even more excited about them :-)

2010 is all about peacefulness and adventure-- just because i'm becoming more organized and motivated doesn't mean I'm any less neurotic ;-)