\u201cOh, Monday Me!\u201d<\/h4>\nSome aspects of being a full-time working artist & author-<\/h4>\nThe kinds of questions I have posed are typical.<\/h4>\nFirst, <\/strong><\/h2>\nwe are not super human beings who don\u2019t live in the \u201creal world,\u201d<\/p>\n
While we are dreamers and creators, we still have obligations outside of our craft.<\/p>\n
Most of us have a spouse, families, homes, teaching positions at the local university; art and\/or writing business; and many other activities in our everyday life.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We are:<\/strong><\/h2>\nWeeding flower beds or mowing our lawn<\/p>\n
Standing in front of you in the check-out line<\/p>\n
Walking beside you on the treadmill at the gym<\/p>\n
Pumping gasoline into the SUV or truck<\/p>\n
Driving our kids to school in the mornings<\/p>\n
Creating art and writing books and articles<\/p>\n
Refreshing our lives and spirits throughout every day<\/p>\n
And, much more!<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We all have the same quantity of hours, minutes, seconds in a day. <\/strong><\/h3>\nNobody was magically blessed with an extra allocation of time. <\/strong><\/h3>\nSorry to burst your bubble if that is what you think about us.<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
The truth is that all people have a level playing field.<\/h2>\nEvery person has opportunities and creative desires.<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This post, \u201cOh, Monday Me!\u201d explores some \u201ctypical\u201d days in my creative life.<\/p>\n
I am both a visual artist and an author.\u00a0 This means I live in two worlds, simultaneously.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
TODAY:<\/strong><\/h2>\nAt 5 a.m., I took the dogs out for their first walk of the day.\u00a0 It was a short one, just a little walkabout around the yard where I live with my husband, Bob, 2 cats and 2 dogs. When the dogs and I returned to the house, I unleashed them and both dogs took a nap. Once the dogs settled,\u00a0 I poured out some cold milk and went outside again to feed the 5 feral cats who are camping out around our house the past few months.\u00a0 There are 2 babies and 3 adults.\u00a0 The youngest adult is becoming friendly and she stood quietly as I gave her the bowl of milk.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
While my morning coffee was brewing, I went into my writing office to open up the computer and began checking e-mails.\u00a0 This can easily take and hour or two, depending on which messages required a response right away.\u00a0 While I sent out responses, I also sipped the hot coffee. I thought about today and what I\u2019d do.\u00a0 I seldom plan a day in advance because I am retired from my teaching position and now, as a retired professor, I have unlimited time to work at whatever project I decide to concentrate on for the day.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Three mornings a week, my husband and I drive to a gym n our local senior center. I spent an hour doing cardio.\u00a0 Soon, lunch was ready and we spent the next hour eating and visiting with our friends around the table. This gave me an opportunity to appreciate the \u00a0meal with friends. \u00a0I need these tri-weekly breaks because of the solitude of studio work every day I find the gym, lunch time, and occasionally participating in a ladies knitting group life\u00a0 affirming as we talk about local events and share news with each other.<\/p>\n
Making art and writing are private activities.\u00a0 Because of the loneliness of the days of working, I \u00a0need to plan on taking some social breaks to stay refreshed. I\u2019ll also plan some \u201cdo nothing breaks,\u201d each day.\u00a0 Rest is important for recharging our batteries and refreshing our minds and spirits. I\u2019ll take several of these \u201cSacred Rest\u201d breaks today.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll walk the dogs every 3-4 hours, and this is a beautiful time to appreciate nature and look at changes that are taking place daily.\u00a0 Nature is ever-changing and sometimes, I try to look at little nuances for as long as I can.I feel like I need to remember the details and hold them inside of me. I\u2019ll try to tuck them away in my thoughts so that I can find them again one day when I need just that particular feeling or thought for a poem or an art work.<\/p>\n
Around 1 p.m., we were back home and it was time to get down to the creative business of the day. I promised my literary promoter that I will get some articles out to her this week.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0I decided to write a post for my Walking by Inner Vision Blog.\u00a0 This is what I am doing right now. I am writing this article for my new series, \u201cOh, Monday Me!\u201d Since today IS Monday, I\u2019ll have to get this written and edited and posted this afternoon.<\/p>\n
On the back of my mind, I am thinking about working in my fiber art studio on the 2nd<\/sup>floor of the house. I call this my Library Studio space for it is a room dedicated to keeping my books, and where I work on my fiber art projects<\/p>\nOutside it is rather overcast and its muggy.\u00a0 The weeding and gardening I am thinking about doing can wait until early tomorrow morning when I will work for an hour or two before I begin working in the studio.\u00a0 In my thoughts, I am constantly juggling projects and time allotments for working on them and I make decisions as the day progresses.\u00a0 Everything is subject to change at any time. I don\u2019t wear a watch any more. I don\u2019t have to work on any sort of timeline like I did during the years of teaching. At this stage in my life I can follow the flow of a day. \u00a0Artists and writers refer to this freedom as \u201cfollowing the Muse.\u201d I always know, intuitively, what must be done on any particular day and I have an internal rhythm that acts similar to a pace car that goes out on a racetrack to set the pace before a race begins on the speedway.<\/p>\n
Each day brings new arrangements of creative time management.<\/h3>\nI check periodically to be sure of deadlines for sending \u00a0out<\/h3>\nsubmissions to art exhibitions or publications.<\/h3>\nIt all works out.\u00a0 \u00a0At the end of every day, I give thanks to my Creator<\/h3>\nfor all that I experienced today.<\/h3>\n\u00a0_________________________<\/strong><\/h1>\n <\/p>\n
\n\n<\/div>\nOh, Monday Me! is written and published by Lynda McKinney Lambert, Copyright, 2018.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nLeave a comment for me.<\/h2>\n
E-mail:\u00a0 llambert@zoominternet.net<\/a><\/p>\nBlog and website at:\u00a0 www.lyndalambert.com<\/a><\/p>\nAuthor\u2019s Page: http:\/\/www.dldbookslcom\/lyndalaambert<\/a><\/p>\nMy books on Amazon:<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Front-Cover-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300\")
<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems<\/em>:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span>See my newest book..click here.<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
\n\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n\u00a0Our truest life is when we are in our dreams \u2013 awake. Henry David Thoreau<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The kinds of questions I have posed are typical.<\/h4>\nFirst, <\/strong><\/h2>\nwe are not super human beings who don\u2019t live in the \u201creal world,\u201d<\/p>\n
While we are dreamers and creators, we still have obligations outside of our craft.<\/p>\n
Most of us have a spouse, families, homes, teaching positions at the local university; art and\/or writing business; and many other activities in our everyday life.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We are:<\/strong><\/h2>\nWeeding flower beds or mowing our lawn<\/p>\n
Standing in front of you in the check-out line<\/p>\n
Walking beside you on the treadmill at the gym<\/p>\n
Pumping gasoline into the SUV or truck<\/p>\n
Driving our kids to school in the mornings<\/p>\n
Creating art and writing books and articles<\/p>\n
Refreshing our lives and spirits throughout every day<\/p>\n
And, much more!<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We all have the same quantity of hours, minutes, seconds in a day. <\/strong><\/h3>\nNobody was magically blessed with an extra allocation of time. <\/strong><\/h3>\nSorry to burst your bubble if that is what you think about us.<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
The truth is that all people have a level playing field.<\/h2>\nEvery person has opportunities and creative desires.<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This post, \u201cOh, Monday Me!\u201d explores some \u201ctypical\u201d days in my creative life.<\/p>\n
I am both a visual artist and an author.\u00a0 This means I live in two worlds, simultaneously.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
TODAY:<\/strong><\/h2>\nAt 5 a.m., I took the dogs out for their first walk of the day.\u00a0 It was a short one, just a little walkabout around the yard where I live with my husband, Bob, 2 cats and 2 dogs. When the dogs and I returned to the house, I unleashed them and both dogs took a nap. Once the dogs settled,\u00a0 I poured out some cold milk and went outside again to feed the 5 feral cats who are camping out around our house the past few months.\u00a0 There are 2 babies and 3 adults.\u00a0 The youngest adult is becoming friendly and she stood quietly as I gave her the bowl of milk.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
While my morning coffee was brewing, I went into my writing office to open up the computer and began checking e-mails.\u00a0 This can easily take and hour or two, depending on which messages required a response right away.\u00a0 While I sent out responses, I also sipped the hot coffee. I thought about today and what I\u2019d do.\u00a0 I seldom plan a day in advance because I am retired from my teaching position and now, as a retired professor, I have unlimited time to work at whatever project I decide to concentrate on for the day.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Three mornings a week, my husband and I drive to a gym n our local senior center. I spent an hour doing cardio.\u00a0 Soon, lunch was ready and we spent the next hour eating and visiting with our friends around the table. This gave me an opportunity to appreciate the \u00a0meal with friends. \u00a0I need these tri-weekly breaks because of the solitude of studio work every day I find the gym, lunch time, and occasionally participating in a ladies knitting group life\u00a0 affirming as we talk about local events and share news with each other.<\/p>\n
Making art and writing are private activities.\u00a0 Because of the loneliness of the days of working, I \u00a0need to plan on taking some social breaks to stay refreshed. I\u2019ll also plan some \u201cdo nothing breaks,\u201d each day.\u00a0 Rest is important for recharging our batteries and refreshing our minds and spirits. I\u2019ll take several of these \u201cSacred Rest\u201d breaks today.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll walk the dogs every 3-4 hours, and this is a beautiful time to appreciate nature and look at changes that are taking place daily.\u00a0 Nature is ever-changing and sometimes, I try to look at little nuances for as long as I can.I feel like I need to remember the details and hold them inside of me. I\u2019ll try to tuck them away in my thoughts so that I can find them again one day when I need just that particular feeling or thought for a poem or an art work.<\/p>\n
Around 1 p.m., we were back home and it was time to get down to the creative business of the day. I promised my literary promoter that I will get some articles out to her this week.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0I decided to write a post for my Walking by Inner Vision Blog.\u00a0 This is what I am doing right now. I am writing this article for my new series, \u201cOh, Monday Me!\u201d Since today IS Monday, I\u2019ll have to get this written and edited and posted this afternoon.<\/p>\n
On the back of my mind, I am thinking about working in my fiber art studio on the 2nd<\/sup>floor of the house. I call this my Library Studio space for it is a room dedicated to keeping my books, and where I work on my fiber art projects<\/p>\nOutside it is rather overcast and its muggy.\u00a0 The weeding and gardening I am thinking about doing can wait until early tomorrow morning when I will work for an hour or two before I begin working in the studio.\u00a0 In my thoughts, I am constantly juggling projects and time allotments for working on them and I make decisions as the day progresses.\u00a0 Everything is subject to change at any time. I don\u2019t wear a watch any more. I don\u2019t have to work on any sort of timeline like I did during the years of teaching. At this stage in my life I can follow the flow of a day. \u00a0Artists and writers refer to this freedom as \u201cfollowing the Muse.\u201d I always know, intuitively, what must be done on any particular day and I have an internal rhythm that acts similar to a pace car that goes out on a racetrack to set the pace before a race begins on the speedway.<\/p>\n
Each day brings new arrangements of creative time management.<\/h3>\nI check periodically to be sure of deadlines for sending \u00a0out<\/h3>\nsubmissions to art exhibitions or publications.<\/h3>\nIt all works out.\u00a0 \u00a0At the end of every day, I give thanks to my Creator<\/h3>\nfor all that I experienced today.<\/h3>\n\u00a0_________________________<\/strong><\/h1>\n <\/p>\n
\n\n<\/div>\nOh, Monday Me! is written and published by Lynda McKinney Lambert, Copyright, 2018.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nLeave a comment for me.<\/h2>\n
E-mail:\u00a0 llambert@zoominternet.net<\/a><\/p>\nBlog and website at:\u00a0 www.lyndalambert.com<\/a><\/p>\nAuthor\u2019s Page: http:\/\/www.dldbookslcom\/lyndalaambert<\/a><\/p>\nMy books on Amazon:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems<\/em>:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span>See my newest book..click here.<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
\n\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n\u00a0Our truest life is when we are in our dreams \u2013 awake. Henry David Thoreau<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
we are not super human beings who don\u2019t live in the \u201creal world,\u201d<\/p>\n
While we are dreamers and creators, we still have obligations outside of our craft.<\/p>\n
Most of us have a spouse, families, homes, teaching positions at the local university; art and\/or writing business; and many other activities in our everyday life.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We are:<\/strong><\/h2>\nWeeding flower beds or mowing our lawn<\/p>\n
Standing in front of you in the check-out line<\/p>\n
Walking beside you on the treadmill at the gym<\/p>\n
Pumping gasoline into the SUV or truck<\/p>\n
Driving our kids to school in the mornings<\/p>\n
Creating art and writing books and articles<\/p>\n
Refreshing our lives and spirits throughout every day<\/p>\n
And, much more!<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We all have the same quantity of hours, minutes, seconds in a day. <\/strong><\/h3>\nNobody was magically blessed with an extra allocation of time. <\/strong><\/h3>\nSorry to burst your bubble if that is what you think about us.<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
The truth is that all people have a level playing field.<\/h2>\nEvery person has opportunities and creative desires.<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This post, \u201cOh, Monday Me!\u201d explores some \u201ctypical\u201d days in my creative life.<\/p>\n
I am both a visual artist and an author.\u00a0 This means I live in two worlds, simultaneously.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
TODAY:<\/strong><\/h2>\nAt 5 a.m., I took the dogs out for their first walk of the day.\u00a0 It was a short one, just a little walkabout around the yard where I live with my husband, Bob, 2 cats and 2 dogs. When the dogs and I returned to the house, I unleashed them and both dogs took a nap. Once the dogs settled,\u00a0 I poured out some cold milk and went outside again to feed the 5 feral cats who are camping out around our house the past few months.\u00a0 There are 2 babies and 3 adults.\u00a0 The youngest adult is becoming friendly and she stood quietly as I gave her the bowl of milk.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
While my morning coffee was brewing, I went into my writing office to open up the computer and began checking e-mails.\u00a0 This can easily take and hour or two, depending on which messages required a response right away.\u00a0 While I sent out responses, I also sipped the hot coffee. I thought about today and what I\u2019d do.\u00a0 I seldom plan a day in advance because I am retired from my teaching position and now, as a retired professor, I have unlimited time to work at whatever project I decide to concentrate on for the day.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Three mornings a week, my husband and I drive to a gym n our local senior center. I spent an hour doing cardio.\u00a0 Soon, lunch was ready and we spent the next hour eating and visiting with our friends around the table. This gave me an opportunity to appreciate the \u00a0meal with friends. \u00a0I need these tri-weekly breaks because of the solitude of studio work every day I find the gym, lunch time, and occasionally participating in a ladies knitting group life\u00a0 affirming as we talk about local events and share news with each other.<\/p>\n
Making art and writing are private activities.\u00a0 Because of the loneliness of the days of working, I \u00a0need to plan on taking some social breaks to stay refreshed. I\u2019ll also plan some \u201cdo nothing breaks,\u201d each day.\u00a0 Rest is important for recharging our batteries and refreshing our minds and spirits. I\u2019ll take several of these \u201cSacred Rest\u201d breaks today.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll walk the dogs every 3-4 hours, and this is a beautiful time to appreciate nature and look at changes that are taking place daily.\u00a0 Nature is ever-changing and sometimes, I try to look at little nuances for as long as I can.I feel like I need to remember the details and hold them inside of me. I\u2019ll try to tuck them away in my thoughts so that I can find them again one day when I need just that particular feeling or thought for a poem or an art work.<\/p>\n
Around 1 p.m., we were back home and it was time to get down to the creative business of the day. I promised my literary promoter that I will get some articles out to her this week.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0I decided to write a post for my Walking by Inner Vision Blog.\u00a0 This is what I am doing right now. I am writing this article for my new series, \u201cOh, Monday Me!\u201d Since today IS Monday, I\u2019ll have to get this written and edited and posted this afternoon.<\/p>\n
On the back of my mind, I am thinking about working in my fiber art studio on the 2nd<\/sup>floor of the house. I call this my Library Studio space for it is a room dedicated to keeping my books, and where I work on my fiber art projects<\/p>\nOutside it is rather overcast and its muggy.\u00a0 The weeding and gardening I am thinking about doing can wait until early tomorrow morning when I will work for an hour or two before I begin working in the studio.\u00a0 In my thoughts, I am constantly juggling projects and time allotments for working on them and I make decisions as the day progresses.\u00a0 Everything is subject to change at any time. I don\u2019t wear a watch any more. I don\u2019t have to work on any sort of timeline like I did during the years of teaching. At this stage in my life I can follow the flow of a day. \u00a0Artists and writers refer to this freedom as \u201cfollowing the Muse.\u201d I always know, intuitively, what must be done on any particular day and I have an internal rhythm that acts similar to a pace car that goes out on a racetrack to set the pace before a race begins on the speedway.<\/p>\n
Each day brings new arrangements of creative time management.<\/h3>\nI check periodically to be sure of deadlines for sending \u00a0out<\/h3>\nsubmissions to art exhibitions or publications.<\/h3>\nIt all works out.\u00a0 \u00a0At the end of every day, I give thanks to my Creator<\/h3>\nfor all that I experienced today.<\/h3>\n\u00a0_________________________<\/strong><\/h1>\n <\/p>\n
\n\n<\/div>\nOh, Monday Me! is written and published by Lynda McKinney Lambert, Copyright, 2018.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nLeave a comment for me.<\/h2>\n
E-mail:\u00a0 llambert@zoominternet.net<\/a><\/p>\nBlog and website at:\u00a0 www.lyndalambert.com<\/a><\/p>\nAuthor\u2019s Page: http:\/\/www.dldbookslcom\/lyndalaambert<\/a><\/p>\nMy books on Amazon:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems<\/em>:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span>See my newest book..click here.<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
\n\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n\u00a0Our truest life is when we are in our dreams \u2013 awake. Henry David Thoreau<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Nobody was magically blessed with an extra allocation of time. <\/strong><\/h3>\nSorry to burst your bubble if that is what you think about us.<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
The truth is that all people have a level playing field.<\/h2>\nEvery person has opportunities and creative desires.<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This post, \u201cOh, Monday Me!\u201d explores some \u201ctypical\u201d days in my creative life.<\/p>\n
I am both a visual artist and an author.\u00a0 This means I live in two worlds, simultaneously.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
TODAY:<\/strong><\/h2>\nAt 5 a.m., I took the dogs out for their first walk of the day.\u00a0 It was a short one, just a little walkabout around the yard where I live with my husband, Bob, 2 cats and 2 dogs. When the dogs and I returned to the house, I unleashed them and both dogs took a nap. Once the dogs settled,\u00a0 I poured out some cold milk and went outside again to feed the 5 feral cats who are camping out around our house the past few months.\u00a0 There are 2 babies and 3 adults.\u00a0 The youngest adult is becoming friendly and she stood quietly as I gave her the bowl of milk.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
While my morning coffee was brewing, I went into my writing office to open up the computer and began checking e-mails.\u00a0 This can easily take and hour or two, depending on which messages required a response right away.\u00a0 While I sent out responses, I also sipped the hot coffee. I thought about today and what I\u2019d do.\u00a0 I seldom plan a day in advance because I am retired from my teaching position and now, as a retired professor, I have unlimited time to work at whatever project I decide to concentrate on for the day.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Three mornings a week, my husband and I drive to a gym n our local senior center. I spent an hour doing cardio.\u00a0 Soon, lunch was ready and we spent the next hour eating and visiting with our friends around the table. This gave me an opportunity to appreciate the \u00a0meal with friends. \u00a0I need these tri-weekly breaks because of the solitude of studio work every day I find the gym, lunch time, and occasionally participating in a ladies knitting group life\u00a0 affirming as we talk about local events and share news with each other.<\/p>\n
Making art and writing are private activities.\u00a0 Because of the loneliness of the days of working, I \u00a0need to plan on taking some social breaks to stay refreshed. I\u2019ll also plan some \u201cdo nothing breaks,\u201d each day.\u00a0 Rest is important for recharging our batteries and refreshing our minds and spirits. I\u2019ll take several of these \u201cSacred Rest\u201d breaks today.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll walk the dogs every 3-4 hours, and this is a beautiful time to appreciate nature and look at changes that are taking place daily.\u00a0 Nature is ever-changing and sometimes, I try to look at little nuances for as long as I can.I feel like I need to remember the details and hold them inside of me. I\u2019ll try to tuck them away in my thoughts so that I can find them again one day when I need just that particular feeling or thought for a poem or an art work.<\/p>\n
Around 1 p.m., we were back home and it was time to get down to the creative business of the day. I promised my literary promoter that I will get some articles out to her this week.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0I decided to write a post for my Walking by Inner Vision Blog.\u00a0 This is what I am doing right now. I am writing this article for my new series, \u201cOh, Monday Me!\u201d Since today IS Monday, I\u2019ll have to get this written and edited and posted this afternoon.<\/p>\n
On the back of my mind, I am thinking about working in my fiber art studio on the 2nd<\/sup>floor of the house. I call this my Library Studio space for it is a room dedicated to keeping my books, and where I work on my fiber art projects<\/p>\nOutside it is rather overcast and its muggy.\u00a0 The weeding and gardening I am thinking about doing can wait until early tomorrow morning when I will work for an hour or two before I begin working in the studio.\u00a0 In my thoughts, I am constantly juggling projects and time allotments for working on them and I make decisions as the day progresses.\u00a0 Everything is subject to change at any time. I don\u2019t wear a watch any more. I don\u2019t have to work on any sort of timeline like I did during the years of teaching. At this stage in my life I can follow the flow of a day. \u00a0Artists and writers refer to this freedom as \u201cfollowing the Muse.\u201d I always know, intuitively, what must be done on any particular day and I have an internal rhythm that acts similar to a pace car that goes out on a racetrack to set the pace before a race begins on the speedway.<\/p>\n
Each day brings new arrangements of creative time management.<\/h3>\nI check periodically to be sure of deadlines for sending \u00a0out<\/h3>\nsubmissions to art exhibitions or publications.<\/h3>\nIt all works out.\u00a0 \u00a0At the end of every day, I give thanks to my Creator<\/h3>\nfor all that I experienced today.<\/h3>\n\u00a0_________________________<\/strong><\/h1>\n <\/p>\n
\n\n<\/div>\nOh, Monday Me! is written and published by Lynda McKinney Lambert, Copyright, 2018.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nLeave a comment for me.<\/h2>\n
E-mail:\u00a0 llambert@zoominternet.net<\/a><\/p>\nBlog and website at:\u00a0 www.lyndalambert.com<\/a><\/p>\nAuthor\u2019s Page: http:\/\/www.dldbookslcom\/lyndalaambert<\/a><\/p>\nMy books on Amazon:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems<\/em>:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span>See my newest book..click here.<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
\n\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n\u00a0Our truest life is when we are in our dreams \u2013 awake. Henry David Thoreau<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\n
The truth is that all people have a level playing field.<\/h2>\nEvery person has opportunities and creative desires.<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This post, \u201cOh, Monday Me!\u201d explores some \u201ctypical\u201d days in my creative life.<\/p>\n
I am both a visual artist and an author.\u00a0 This means I live in two worlds, simultaneously.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
TODAY:<\/strong><\/h2>\nAt 5 a.m., I took the dogs out for their first walk of the day.\u00a0 It was a short one, just a little walkabout around the yard where I live with my husband, Bob, 2 cats and 2 dogs. When the dogs and I returned to the house, I unleashed them and both dogs took a nap. Once the dogs settled,\u00a0 I poured out some cold milk and went outside again to feed the 5 feral cats who are camping out around our house the past few months.\u00a0 There are 2 babies and 3 adults.\u00a0 The youngest adult is becoming friendly and she stood quietly as I gave her the bowl of milk.<\/p>\n
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While my morning coffee was brewing, I went into my writing office to open up the computer and began checking e-mails.\u00a0 This can easily take and hour or two, depending on which messages required a response right away.\u00a0 While I sent out responses, I also sipped the hot coffee. I thought about today and what I\u2019d do.\u00a0 I seldom plan a day in advance because I am retired from my teaching position and now, as a retired professor, I have unlimited time to work at whatever project I decide to concentrate on for the day.<\/p>\n
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Three mornings a week, my husband and I drive to a gym n our local senior center. I spent an hour doing cardio.\u00a0 Soon, lunch was ready and we spent the next hour eating and visiting with our friends around the table. This gave me an opportunity to appreciate the \u00a0meal with friends. \u00a0I need these tri-weekly breaks because of the solitude of studio work every day I find the gym, lunch time, and occasionally participating in a ladies knitting group life\u00a0 affirming as we talk about local events and share news with each other.<\/p>\n
Making art and writing are private activities.\u00a0 Because of the loneliness of the days of working, I \u00a0need to plan on taking some social breaks to stay refreshed. I\u2019ll also plan some \u201cdo nothing breaks,\u201d each day.\u00a0 Rest is important for recharging our batteries and refreshing our minds and spirits. I\u2019ll take several of these \u201cSacred Rest\u201d breaks today.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll walk the dogs every 3-4 hours, and this is a beautiful time to appreciate nature and look at changes that are taking place daily.\u00a0 Nature is ever-changing and sometimes, I try to look at little nuances for as long as I can.I feel like I need to remember the details and hold them inside of me. I\u2019ll try to tuck them away in my thoughts so that I can find them again one day when I need just that particular feeling or thought for a poem or an art work.<\/p>\n
Around 1 p.m., we were back home and it was time to get down to the creative business of the day. I promised my literary promoter that I will get some articles out to her this week.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0I decided to write a post for my Walking by Inner Vision Blog.\u00a0 This is what I am doing right now. I am writing this article for my new series, \u201cOh, Monday Me!\u201d Since today IS Monday, I\u2019ll have to get this written and edited and posted this afternoon.<\/p>\n
On the back of my mind, I am thinking about working in my fiber art studio on the 2nd<\/sup>floor of the house. I call this my Library Studio space for it is a room dedicated to keeping my books, and where I work on my fiber art projects<\/p>\nOutside it is rather overcast and its muggy.\u00a0 The weeding and gardening I am thinking about doing can wait until early tomorrow morning when I will work for an hour or two before I begin working in the studio.\u00a0 In my thoughts, I am constantly juggling projects and time allotments for working on them and I make decisions as the day progresses.\u00a0 Everything is subject to change at any time. I don\u2019t wear a watch any more. I don\u2019t have to work on any sort of timeline like I did during the years of teaching. At this stage in my life I can follow the flow of a day. \u00a0Artists and writers refer to this freedom as \u201cfollowing the Muse.\u201d I always know, intuitively, what must be done on any particular day and I have an internal rhythm that acts similar to a pace car that goes out on a racetrack to set the pace before a race begins on the speedway.<\/p>\n
Each day brings new arrangements of creative time management.<\/h3>\nI check periodically to be sure of deadlines for sending \u00a0out<\/h3>\nsubmissions to art exhibitions or publications.<\/h3>\nIt all works out.\u00a0 \u00a0At the end of every day, I give thanks to my Creator<\/h3>\nfor all that I experienced today.<\/h3>\n\u00a0_________________________<\/strong><\/h1>\n <\/p>\n
\n\n<\/div>\nOh, Monday Me! is written and published by Lynda McKinney Lambert, Copyright, 2018.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nLeave a comment for me.<\/h2>\n
E-mail:\u00a0 llambert@zoominternet.net<\/a><\/p>\nBlog and website at:\u00a0 www.lyndalambert.com<\/a><\/p>\nAuthor\u2019s Page: http:\/\/www.dldbookslcom\/lyndalaambert<\/a><\/p>\nMy books on Amazon:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems<\/em>:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span>See my newest book..click here.<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
\n\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n\u00a0Our truest life is when we are in our dreams \u2013 awake. Henry David Thoreau<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Outside it is rather overcast and its muggy.\u00a0 The weeding and gardening I am thinking about doing can wait until early tomorrow morning when I will work for an hour or two before I begin working in the studio.\u00a0 In my thoughts, I am constantly juggling projects and time allotments for working on them and I make decisions as the day progresses.\u00a0 Everything is subject to change at any time. I don\u2019t wear a watch any more. I don\u2019t have to work on any sort of timeline like I did during the years of teaching. At this stage in my life I can follow the flow of a day. \u00a0Artists and writers refer to this freedom as \u201cfollowing the Muse.\u201d I always know, intuitively, what must be done on any particular day and I have an internal rhythm that acts similar to a pace car that goes out on a racetrack to set the pace before a race begins on the speedway.<\/p>\n
Each day brings new arrangements of creative time management.<\/h3>\nI check periodically to be sure of deadlines for sending \u00a0out<\/h3>\nsubmissions to art exhibitions or publications.<\/h3>\nIt all works out.\u00a0 \u00a0At the end of every day, I give thanks to my Creator<\/h3>\nfor all that I experienced today.<\/h3>\n\u00a0_________________________<\/strong><\/h1>\n <\/p>\n
\n\n<\/div>\nOh, Monday Me! is written and published by Lynda McKinney Lambert, Copyright, 2018.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nLeave a comment for me.<\/h2>\n
E-mail:\u00a0 llambert@zoominternet.net<\/a><\/p>\nBlog and website at:\u00a0 www.lyndalambert.com<\/a><\/p>\nAuthor\u2019s Page: http:\/\/www.dldbookslcom\/lyndalaambert<\/a><\/p>\nMy books on Amazon:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems<\/em>:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span>See my newest book..click here.<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
\n\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n\u00a0Our truest life is when we are in our dreams \u2013 awake. Henry David Thoreau<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
submissions to art exhibitions or publications.<\/h3>\nIt all works out.\u00a0 \u00a0At the end of every day, I give thanks to my Creator<\/h3>\nfor all that I experienced today.<\/h3>\n\u00a0_________________________<\/strong><\/h1>\n <\/p>\n
\n\n<\/div>\nOh, Monday Me! is written and published by Lynda McKinney Lambert, Copyright, 2018.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nLeave a comment for me.<\/h2>\n
E-mail:\u00a0 llambert@zoominternet.net<\/a><\/p>\nBlog and website at:\u00a0 www.lyndalambert.com<\/a><\/p>\nAuthor\u2019s Page: http:\/\/www.dldbookslcom\/lyndalaambert<\/a><\/p>\nMy books on Amazon:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems<\/em>:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span>See my newest book..click here.<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
\n\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n\u00a0Our truest life is when we are in our dreams \u2013 awake. Henry David Thoreau<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
for all that I experienced today.<\/h3>\n\u00a0_________________________<\/strong><\/h1>\n <\/p>\n
\n\n<\/div>\nOh, Monday Me! is written and published by Lynda McKinney Lambert, Copyright, 2018.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nLeave a comment for me.<\/h2>\n
E-mail:\u00a0 llambert@zoominternet.net<\/a><\/p>\nBlog and website at:\u00a0 www.lyndalambert.com<\/a><\/p>\nAuthor\u2019s Page: http:\/\/www.dldbookslcom\/lyndalaambert<\/a><\/p>\nMy books on Amazon:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems<\/em>:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span>See my newest book..click here.<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
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