A 3 Ring Circus

Productive Use of Time

3ringcircus — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:41:12 +0000

I like my sleep, rather I love my sleep. Most days feel like I could sleep the day away. Unfortunately this doesn’t promote productivity – all it promotes is the desire for more sleep.

This morning I woke up early – way before my alarm clock was due to go off. I rolled over in anticipation of returning to my unconsciousness. No luck. I thought about just staying there or getting up. Thankfully I chose the latter.

I quietly snuck downstairs to my studio. I knew my time was limited so I decided to do some prep work on my torch and pulled about 10 feet of good ribbon cane for use later on. From there I was able to fold a load of laundry and put a load in the washer and eat breakfast.

I arrived at work early and still full of energy. I have tackled projects previously pushed aside and am now looking forward to returning home to see if I am still in productive mode.

The peaceful darkness this morning made me think I have been going about my creative endeavors the wrong way. After work I am tired, as a mother I have issues to deal with like dinner, homework, bath time, bed time and collapse time and THEN creative time. By the time I reach the end of my list there isn’t any creativity left even though I long for that release. Creating “me” time causes anguish with my Skybaby so I let her rule my evenings – she will be small only once and I need to enjoy this stage of her life because she will be a teen like her sister before I know it.

So, my new plan is to awake early every morning while the rest of the family is sleeping to see how productive I can be. Wish me luck!

Day 2

3ringcircus — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:47:23 +0000

So today is my second day of recording random thoughts. I am attending a gathering of lampworkers next week. It just dawned on me yesterday that I only had a week to prepare. Now the panic sets in. What to bring with me, what to leave home, do I need to bring any trade beads? Yikes – I have no trade beads.

Time is at such a premium at my house. While immersed in deep thought staring at the flame I hear a little voice shouting mommy mommy, at that moment the trans is broken – back to reality. I turn the torch off and tend to the sweetest, cutest little girl in the world who wants nothing more than to snuggle – hense no trades.

Maybe tonight will be better.

Hello world!

3ringcircus — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:18:01 +0000

Here I am, dipping my toes into uncharted waters. It is a scarey thing to put yourself out there for the world to see. Hopefully this will be a place for me to vent and laugh with the world about my life in the 3 Ring Circus.

Hi! My name is Jodie