Inspiration Staycation and the Artistic Mother

Inspired by Kim Klassen's Inspiration Staycation, this past weekend I sent my husband and son off to Grandma's for two days, and spent the time blissfully creating music and art. Oh, to rediscover the joy of solitude is amazing! I can't remember the last time I was alone for more than an hour.

So what did I do with all this uninterrupted creative time? Oh, so many things! I worked on about 3 projects at a time, whirling around the house like a dirvish. Two days sounds like a lot of time, but it isn't! But one project I did actually complete is this project from Shona Cole's The Artistic Mother book. If you haven't heard of this book, it is a fantastic 12-week collection of projects, interspersed with tons of inspiring artist profiles. Typical of me, I start on week 8. What can I say, I'm the type of person who can never do things by the book (which is why university was such a painful experience for me).

Some lessons I learned from this weekend:

1. It is good to remember who I am, separate from the roles I play.

2. I still need a night light when I sleep alone.

3. It's nice to get a chance to miss the men in my life.

4. I really need to organize all my art supplies!

5. I am so grateful for all the good things in my life!

Hope you get to carve out a bit of creative time this week.

Joyelle