Is to do nothing at all.
One view of the backyard at my little retreat in Idaho..
I arrived there on August 31st, my birthday. I spent almost the entire month of September there. Every morning I chose a different window to sit by and drink my coffee/tea/chai and gaze out at the garden. In the early evening, I wandered out to the deck or one of those weathered chairs and sat there, looking back towards the house. It is truly a retreat for me, and I enjoy being there so much, for a variety of reasons. This is not to say that is all I did while there. I ran around with family and spent time with my Mom. Saw the Aunts and Uncles. Went to a football game with Hubby, went to several art fairs. But my best times while there, have become just hanging out with Hubby at the house and relaxing, or even working in the yard. I know it will feel different when we move there for good, but for now, I see it as a little escape from the real world and I relish it so much. September was truly vacation month for me.
When I get back to Austin, everything is so hectic, with a million things to do, and being pulled in so many directions. I've been really busy since I got home and here we are the middle of October already. I'm feeling stressed and overwhelmed so I'm trying to focus on taking care of myself instead of just slipping back into the rut I usually do. Part of taking care of oneself is setting time aside to create, instead of planning to create when everything else is taken care of. It never happens. So that is where I am at, and where I will be for awhile, with my head down...trying once again to find some balance. Maybe even some finished artwork. Don't know why that is so difficult for me, but all I can do is continue to keep trying.
