Getting Organized

Well, I managed to make it to the gym again this morning. I don't know if I love it or hate it. LOL. No, I like it. It just doesn't feel normal to get up that early and then come home and have to tackle getting the kids off to school and all that stuff. I think it's going to make for a longer day, but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing either. I don't sleep enough as it is, so maybe this will help wear me out and I'll get a better night's sleep in the evenings.

I thought I'd share a couple of the paintings I did yesterday. I want to kind of stay in this wheelhouse with these bright colors and whimsical patterns for a little while. I don't know that I'll keep the same subjects, but I'm going to try to keep them cohesive because I've noticed that when people buy prints, they like to buy several that kind of match together. So I think it's really good to do these as series like I've been doing.

And these are really fun! I'm getting to use my big mop brushes and just kind of go for it. I think when you're doing more whimsical art like this, you can't overthink it. You really can't. You can't sketch something out too perfectly or try to incorporate a lot of detail because I think you just have to kind of feel it as you go. If it feels like something needs color there, you just have to do it.

Today is going to be an organizing day for me as well. I have two big cabinets outside that I keep a lot of my art stuff in, and Gary got them pretty well organized for me last year, but I want to make some more space for some of my things. Anyway, it's going to be an undertaking, but it'll sure be worth it. I'm starting to feel like my desk is swallowing me again. I'll get it all sorted out, and that'll make me 100 times more productive.

I don't know what it is, but I don't function well in that kind of chaos. Like, I just need things to be tidy and organized for me to be crazy and chaotic. LOL. Seriously, it's like I have to have a clean slate to make a mess, and I know that sounds weird, but that's just how I am. I hear some people with ADHD say the total opposite, but I guess it just boils down to personality. Maybe I have a little OCD as well as my ADHD. Who knows? But it's really bothering me, so I have to take some time to do that today. Move some things around and try to allocate more space.

Alright, I've got some running around to do today for last-minute trunk-or-treat stuff, but I hope y'all have a good day!