Are you okay with resting? I thought I was, until recently. I realized I feel a lot of shame around getting the amount of rest that my body tells me I need. I tried to base my need for rest on what other people are capable of, but like they taught us in kindergarten, everybody’s…
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Overcoming Perfection
Me: Writes post about overcoming perfectionism, starts by changing the title ten times in a row. I have perfectionist tendencies. For me, perfectionism means scrutinizing everything I do, say, and think, and rarely measuring up to my own standards. I think in black and white terms: good or bad, smart or stupid, perfect or unacceptable.…
Read MoreFrom Complaining to Doing Stuff
I whine and complain a lot. So much, that I’ve officially gotten tired of myself. Most recently, my whining and complaining was due to the fact that I want to finally live life on my own terms, but no one will support me, and I don’t have enough energy, and blah, blah, blah, commence excuses…
Read MoreI Did It!
I just wanted to write a little update on yesterday’s post, because I actually did what I said I was going to do. I did my creative work in my free time. During my lunch and 15 minute breaks, I worked on my book. After I got home and ate dinner, I busted out my…
Read MoreI’m Too Tired for Art and I Don’t Have Time
This is a terrible excuse. Still, I make it constantly. Pretty much every day. When I’m at home, I think about work (regular 8 to 5 work), and when I’m at work, I think about how much I’d like to be at home, making art. I will never paint the paintings I want to or…
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K. J. Cole 