Baby Steps...Sigh.

Well, my strict 8 week schedule has been pushed out the window. I know that I will not be finished with my second First Bond sculpture by the end of May. But life is full of opportunities to adapt and adapt I shall. I am not discouraged. Any forward movement is good movement and worth celebrating! I love the progress I have made on my sculpture. I was able to work on her for about an hour last night. Focusing on the right shoulder and clavicle and moving just a little ways down the arm. I did not have time for a progress photo. If I can carve away any time this weekend to work then my progress photos will seem more dramatic...
Todd and I have signed up for a real estate seminar. We have been wanting to learn more about real estate investing and figure that now is the time to learn. : ) That is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. And they have mailed us a HUGE manual with instructions to have it read before we arrive on Friday morning. Fortunately we carpool and have been able to take advantage of that time to read aloud...but we still have to wade through the last four chapters by the end of this evening.
Now.....time to buckle down and throw myself into my day job.... I am focusing on a lot of marketing right now so it is stimulating and personally pleasing. I am working on putting together a portfolio book using Blurb.com. Kind of a cool program...but I am still trying to figure out how creative it will allow me to be. I have a huge amount of projects, new houses and remodels, to photograph as soon as our nice weather returns. So...there you have it....even my M- Th job has a lot to look forward to! : )

I have decided that another one of my mantra's shall be: "If I can choose to be positive then do so! No matter how hard it is, remember that I always have the choice"

Just when I thought my day was full...

Just when I thought I had a jambed packed day....I have discovered that I can (must) fit more into it! Life loves to surprise and stretch us. : )

Took Mia for a walk last night and out of nowhere a yellow lab appeared..followed us home...and laid down on our door step. Todd spent the next hour knocking on neighbor's doors trying to see if anyone recognized the dog. No such luck. We couldn't leave the dog loose as he seemed to have no road sense at all. He looks exceptionally healthy, knows basic commands and feels like he should be inside our house. Obviously someones baby. And he looks JUST like my late Emily. : ( sigh......so we fixed him a comfy bed in the garage.

I have a wonderful friend coming to stay for the weekend. A house to clean, every last stitch of our laundry waiting to be washed or folded, an empty fridge that must be filled, an opening art show I need to help my boss with tonight.... Sculpting that I have been desperately trying to get to.......just an hour..please!

So far my morning has been full of online Found postings, making fliers and dropping them off at the local coffee house, grocery store, plant sale...I have a 10 am appointment at the vet to see if he has a microchip. Please be yes!

On a positive, The sun is shining. I am full of energy (just want more time!) and I don't have to go into the office today! I love my Fridays!

5.5.09 Progress

I only have a moment today...I ran out of healthy food (aka: turkey and cherry tomatoes) at home and must run to Trader Joe"s during my wee lunch hour.

I love my sculpture. : ) She has turned the corner for me from struggling to be to actually being. She is taking on a life of her own. I feel the drive to continue sculpting, complete the process and let her live. When I first start a new sculpture I feel inspired by what could be. my hopes and dreams for what I want it to portray. The emotion I want to bring out. to Harness and capture the energy of life. It is intoxicating. Then I start....I jump in...and it is really hard. I am always surprised by how hard starting is.....

There is a defining moment when each piece emerges from this struggle and I can see the potential again. She is there! I just need to keep going! That happened this week. Once again I feel renewed and excited. I wish that I had more time to work....