It's almost 2022!
If you're like me, you can't decide if this year went quickly or drug on and on. I think I'm going to go with "went quickly" since I have officially had the keys to this studio for a year, yet, I'm nowhere near done renovating it.
It was a rainy spring. My studio had a, well, less than waterproof roof. Ahem.
That was a blast. Navigating flooding, leaking, and promises and frustration. I had a table ruined, prints ruined, all sorts of things. Is it fixed? Well, it quit raining. I'll let you know in the spring, but I have some mighty big trust issues with water at this point!
I did paint. It isn't that seafoam green. It's now pretty. The ceiling is not a drop ceiling and it's white now. The floor? Well, there's still a crack in it so I can't make the floors pretty until, you guessed it, it gets fixed. (oh yeah, roof, floor...hey...I'm sure it'll all look great soon! cough.)
It was a year of renovations and arguments and learning to truly navigate commercial property and all that property management means in that aspect.
HOWEVER.
OMG. I love it here. It's becoming more "me" every day. It's come so far. I missed out on some things due to renovations (like Santa) but at the same time, I got to create a graffiti wall, I got to draw on the floor in chalk. I got to make some gorgeous portraits. I got to teach some super fun workshops. It's been a fabulous place to begin again.
I mean, after a year of pandemic and a 2021 of not really "post" pandemic....but a "hey make it work and don't get sick"...we're kind of all starting over, yes?
So I love this place to start over. I love that it's big and roomy and I love my neighbors and I love that I can go eat tacos whenever I want, I just WALK OVER THERE! (shout out to TACO CASA) They've kept me fed through this year. LOL!
I love that CHAMBERLAIN SCHOOL OF BALLET is next door, because after eating all the tacos, I'm going to need to enroll in their adult classes to work it off! HA! Are you starting to see some of my New Years Resolutions? Walking, get in shape. I know, it's a weird one that nobody else has, so...it is what it is. (whatever!)
I have taken the time since the rush of Christmas, holiday, Nutcracker, etc. photos are done...and thought. Really thought.
What do I want my next year to be like? How do I achieve that?
I did sit down for 5 hours and wrote what I want things to be a year from now. Then I backtracked it and divided those goals up. What do I have to do to achieve them each month? Then each week, then each day.
Let me tell you what. It was an amazing thing to do. It was great for my soul and my brain. It was time to quit juggling the new place and the renovations and the workshops and the shoots and the this and the that.....and just organize down. What do I want to accomplish. I scheduled it. You know what? I can't wait to dive in.
WAIT!?!?
Yeah, I didn't wait. I've walked my 10k steps a day, I've watched what I've been eating, my husband has come up here and help paint the dark room. YES! It's not far from done as I type this. The dark room will be ready to create art....SOON. I can't wait to show it off.
I've scaled down on some volunteering. Those hours? Yep. Going back to me. I will be creating every single week. Digital, film, alt process, all the things. But I'll be giving more to myself and my art than I did last year.
So, tell me. What are your goals? What do you plan to achieve? What do you have planned so you WILL achieve them? Give me all of the advice! I'll take it all! Because I'm truly stoked about this next year. TRULY.
AND, I want you to come see me. Take a workshop, get a photo shoot..... Do something with me this year! Can we work on that? PLEASE?!
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