Thursday, December 10, 2009

Painter's Block?

I have two pieces in the works, but haven't been able to complete either. One is a self portrait and the other is of Ruby Sue. I've been having a lot of trouble concentrating on one thing here lately. I have little piles of projects everywhere. Cans of house paint in the upstairs hall and bedroom. The other bedroom has pictures I took down when I repainted the downstairs. I have 5 canvases staring back at me. A sewing machine with a bag of quilting fabric setting next to it on the coffee table. Scary...this is how the crazy hoarding begins. I was afraid to drag out my Christmas decorations because I didn't know if I would be able to finish putting the up or take them down in a timely manner. I made a huge bow for the top of our pre-lit tree and made curl streamers engulf the whole thing. Pretty, but hardly fa-la-la-la-la. I put up icicle lights around the porch, but some of the sections don't work. Lee couldn't get them to work, so they still sit in the living room floor and dangling from the roof of the porch after he attempted to make the work last weekend. I'll pick some new ones up. That's what I tell myself anyway. The yard is a mess as far as i'm concerned. I didn't finish the projects I started last Spring. Half mulched beds and a fence that spans only half way around the yard. I'll do better next year....right? It's a funk...I hope. I'll get out of it. It's almost 10:00 am, so I need to shed my robe and climb on the exercise bike because I am certain that if I continue to at least accomplish that every day, I will begin to feel better and take care of more than just the minimal tasks around our home.