Commitment to do creative work everyday, at 8am, if I am able for 10 minutes.
Compost Heap:
~Collect anything that interests you. Make Lists. What did you do today? What did you enjoy/hate about today? What did you listen to? What’s a lonely time in your life?~
1/23/24:
When I got to school today, I realized that my money had been stolen out of my car last night. My purse was as light as a feather. The three-plus pounds of coins and the two hundred dollars I had saved from serving was all taken from me. This really topped of my morning. When I woke up this morning, I was immediately stricken with stress about my sketches for drawing I had spent hours on last night. Then my boyfriend and I had a fight. Then I drove to school and found out I had been robbed. Then, in printmaking, the first order of business was to present your sketches to the entire class and advocate for them. It all ended okay, though. I told my boyfriend what had happened and he picked me up from school, like a concerned parent. He had a cinnamon bun and a coffee waiting for me, and we went together to file a police report. I definitely felt better after that.
Yesterday I wrote something for creative writing and got really good feedback. I felt inspired again and motivated/creative, something I’ve lacked in college. In highschool, I was constantly praised, but in college it is different. It has taken me a while to build up my skills, etc.
1/27/24
Today I am tired and sloppy feeling. I have work study first thing on a Saturday morning. Yesterday I spent time with my best friend of eight years. We currently live together, so getting out and doing things seems silly since we already spend all of our time together. It was fun and needed, though. Something about female friendships is really special. Especially since we grew up together. During dinner, we reminisced on our lives and the things we shared together over the years. We talked about how much we had forgotten, and how our lives seemed to slip away. We talked about death, about boyfriends, crazy silly things. She is the only person in this world who really knows me and my darkest secrets.