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I haven’t drawn in a while, even though I want to. I can’t seem to muster up the will or the courage, or whatever. I have also spent more time…
Apr22
I know I should just draw…
Mar19
Spent the morning in the hospital, drawing.
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I spent the morning in the hospital, getting my iron-IV. My heamoglobin levels have dropped slowly since surgery and my iron supply has fallen well below normal levels. This…
Mar14
no-one else can determine meaning for anyone else
no-one else can determine meaning for anyone else
-- David Allen
Feb27
Crawling and some sketching
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I crawled around a bit today, trying to hoover under the sofa.
Today the first [sketchcrawl of 2010][1] also took place, so I also did some drawings. I didn’t crawl during the sketching though…
Feb25
New art supplies (paint, paintbox, journal)
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I have this thing about art supplies. I get all happy and giddy when walking into an art supply store. I don’t necessarily have to buy anything (although I wouldn’t mind), just seeing…
Feb24
Washing up brush
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This morning I drew my washing up brush. It has a compartment for the liquid and when you press the button on the top, the liquid comes out a bit. I bought a…
Feb24
Change of pace.
I spent the past ten days without my laptop, very interesting. I had my trusty EEE pc and my phone to fall back on, however, mostly just for the basics. My workflow on my macbook did not fit the EEE (for one, I really missed TextExpander)
I mostly rested, having an RA-flare, and did some decluttering (which I intend to continue). I also worked out a small plan to start a new sleeping-schedule. After trying for months to fit back in the 'normal world' I decided to revisit my afternoon naps. Not sure if I feel better, but I like the idea of getting up early, do stuff, then go to have a three or four hour nap in the afternoon and then do things in the evening as well. None of that power-nap stuff, I need solid hours. This way, I hope to spread my energy more evenly and to still participate in the 'normal world'.
I tried it out today, and though I feel sleepy and tired and slightly confused, I did very much enjoy my afternoon nap. I also made a drawing this morning, during my first wake. Always good :)
Feb14
Broken laptop.
Annoyingly, my laptop broke. I've narrowed it down to a broken video-chip and that might still fall under warranty (an extended one, due to known factory defect). Originally I planned to take it to the Apple Store this weekend, but Apple Stores during the weekend usually get a bit crowded. Current plan means going in as soon as I feel up to it (tomorrow maybe) and see if they can fix it.
For now, this means using my trusty little EEE for irc and (barely) browsing, and my phone a little. It feels very basic and simple.
Feb10
Something growing in my kitchen.
I used one of my hemp sproutingbags to store some sweet potatoes. They liked it so much they started to grow.
Feb7
Drawings.
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I made the first drawing in August of 2009, of my precious toy. The second one I made today. Months and months of not drawing…
Feb5
Cleared desk.
I spent 15 minute batches clearing and cleaning the desk and it went surprisingly well. The windowsill had (a lot) of dirt on it and some dead bugs, so I let my all-purpose cleaner do its magic — spray on, leave for 10 minutes or so, and then wipe off. Works like a charm.
I’ll have to figure out what to put where, for easy access, and I want all my creative stuff together. This means I need room for my pens, notebooks, yarn, needles, camera and such, and possible my seed-collection. It would make sense keeping that all together…
Feb1
Progress cleaning out the desk.
I’ve spent a few 10/15 minute dashes clearing out the desk. I got rid of some stuff and put other stuff in a better place. Found some sketchbooks in the process. I’ve almost got it cleared out and might even buy a chair tomorrow.
The side part slides in, very handy.
Jan31
I made a doggy.
I bought a crochet-pattern on Etsy for a bull terrier and made it. My youngest sister has a bull terrier and a Bernese mountain dog, and I made this one for her. I hope to find a nice pattern for the Bernese so I can make that too, or I’ll adjust an existing pattern to make it look like it (for a mobile charm for instance). Hopefully, she’ll like it.
TG said ‘Rude dog!!’ :P (Now, who remembers Rude dog? Come on now, raise your hand!)
Jan26
Snoozing, deferring and other things in OmniFocus
A while back I wrote about snoozing and deferring tasks in OmniFocus and Dan's scripts. He has since added two more scripts, to move tasks to today and tomorrow quickly. Sometimes I don't check my task-list for a few days (for whatever reason) and then I may ==cough== have tons of overdue items. These two scripts easily let me put them on the right day, either today or tomorrow, and helps me clean up fast.
I've set up the same shortcut keys in Fastscripts.
Today I've also edited my task-list. I had too many things on them and felt overwhelmed. After listening to one of Michael Nobbs' audioboo in which he mentioned his three things to do list and the twenty minute trick (I go for fifteen), and also mentioned that once something becomes a habit he just does it and doesn't add it to the list anymore, I decided to remove a few items that I know I do anyway. It looks much smaller and much easier to manage.
I might actually go and do something today...
Jan24
Do I need a desk for my creativity?
Hidden on the left part of that photo you may (or probably not) see my desk. I have stuff on it and under and next to it. Though I did tidy up the rest a bit (really!), my desk has remained a collection of… things…
I don’t remember if I’ve ever really used it.
Right now I barely do creative stuff, and I wondered. Do I need a desk? Do I need a dedicated place in my flat to burst out into creative outbursts? A place away from my sofa and laptop. A place only for creative stuff (with a nice view of the park, I may add). You’d think I could do without, that I could do creative stuff everywhere. Do I use this as an excuse to not do anything creative (because the desk has so much stuff on it, I couldn’t possibly do anything really creative), or do I deny myself a calm area for my creativity (because I don’t get myself in that mode linked to the desk)?
I think my brain will implode soon. Advice needed!
p.s. I don’t even have a proper chair and I would really need a proper chair…
