I try to do my beadwork everyday. Sometimes I don't succeed. Other times, I only get in a few minutes here or there, but I want to prioritize my beadwork, so that means making time for it. Fortunately, the portability of beadwork allows for doing it in all sorts of conditions. I have beaded in a car, on an airplane, at a meeting, in a waiting room, and at a sporting event, among other places. My hectic life does not allow for me to set aside huge blocks of time on a regular basis. Today, just trying to write this blog has taken three separate efforts of a few minutes here and there before I finally got to sit and get it done.
Working on deadline, there have been plenty of times when my artwork trumped the rest of my life and I kept at it for hours on end. (I do try to look up regularly, though, so I don't get too bleary-eyed.) Most of the time, though, I set aside time in and around the other things I need to do, drive to and from school and sports practices and games, do laundry and cook meals, attend meetings, etc. I value my roles as wife, mother, and child advocate as well as my role as artist. Some days it is easier to work it all together than others. I try to take it one day at a time. Every step on a journey is equal. The important thing is to persevere and keep moving forward!
Working on deadline, there have been plenty of times when my artwork trumped the rest of my life and I kept at it for hours on end. (I do try to look up regularly, though, so I don't get too bleary-eyed.) Most of the time, though, I set aside time in and around the other things I need to do, drive to and from school and sports practices and games, do laundry and cook meals, attend meetings, etc. I value my roles as wife, mother, and child advocate as well as my role as artist. Some days it is easier to work it all together than others. I try to take it one day at a time. Every step on a journey is equal. The important thing is to persevere and keep moving forward!