Monday, August 24, 2009

Balance and Priorities

Well, it's been quite a spell.

Been trying to achieve balance and what's important. So this is what I came up with:

1. Family (easy)
2. Creativity (hard, very hard)
3. Job (easy)

Those are in order of importance to me. And here is the good news:
My dad is finally home from the nursing home. Back in his blue leather chair and back to his old tricks. For 85, not a bad gig.

They also got news today of an offer on their house. Thank God my brother is home to help seal the deal. And the cottage they want at the retirement community is open and the price has dropped 20 thousand so things are looking up. If all goes well, I am going home in October to help them move.

And my job is still safe. In fact, up for an award. Will find out if my group got it on September 1st. Toes and fingers crossed.

So, all in all, things are looking good. No complaints. Just trying to keep my priorities straight.

And speaking of Creativity, seems like I have hit the wall on painting so trying to express myself in this manner. A friend once said, just do "something". Well, here is my "something". At least they are getting "some" creative juices flowing and were fun to do. That alone was worth it.

From top to bottom - Mixed Media, Collage, 9x12, 9x12, 16x20, 24x30


4 comments:

E-6 said...

Good news all around. Yay!

(I like the bottom piece.)

TILT said...
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TILT said...

tassel
Taxiarch
tent
terraced
three-masted
threshing ground
tiller
tillia
tomato
turpentine
turtle dove

unspoken water

--Odysseas Elytis
"What One Loves [Aegeodrome]" from The Little Mariner translated by Olga Broumas (Copper Canyon,1988).

Roxanne Grooms said...

Error... yes, good news and thanks...for saying "do something".

Tilt, you are brilliant...serious!