So, off for what will be a busy Monday. I am disappointed in the small amount of art I managed to get done this week, so am trying a new app and mental trick to see if I can work more in. People say it isn't that we don't have time in our lives, it is that we don't spend our time doing the things that matter most. Granted Toby pulled rank this week...and the stove last week...and...and...and. Still...with a little push, I could have done more. I loaded a Time Logger app and am going to track how much time I can work into my days doing art. Then I will bump up the goal. Like mental exercise. Hoping for at least ten hours this week, with my ultimate goal of fifteen-twenty. That's a lot, but I bet the time is there if I prioritize it. I have so much to do...!
He lives to pee again! And again, and again, and again! His nibs Toby is pulling through ketone acidosis with the spirit of a bull. The only trouble is that, being Toby, he makes testing his urine difficult. I whisk him from crate to outdoors and then have to try to intercept a specimen before it hits a surface. Seeing as he is a veritable fountain of offerings, one would think this isn't too hard to do. As soon as he sees me and the urine test strip, he stops peeing. I started today with a frigid walk up and down the sidewalk trying to subtly swoop in and get what I needed, but was outsmarted. Until finally I wasn't, and back into the warmth we went, where Toby danced around the room, doing his usual unruly and poorly mannered "thang." Oh, Toby. At least the ketones are light today! Onward to start testing his glucose, as soon as the strips arrive from Amazon. I guess people don't use them much anymore so they are hard to find locally. Who knew?
So, off for what will be a busy Monday. I am disappointed in the small amount of art I managed to get done this week, so am trying a new app and mental trick to see if I can work more in. People say it isn't that we don't have time in our lives, it is that we don't spend our time doing the things that matter most. Granted Toby pulled rank this week...and the stove last week...and...and...and. Still...with a little push, I could have done more. I loaded a Time Logger app and am going to track how much time I can work into my days doing art. Then I will bump up the goal. Like mental exercise. Hoping for at least ten hours this week, with my ultimate goal of fifteen-twenty. That's a lot, but I bet the time is there if I prioritize it. I have so much to do...!
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AuthorAmy Ropple is an artist and art educator who believes engaging in visual art can make life happier and more meaningful. This blog is a daily journal of creative habits and interests, as well as reflections on living with chronic autoimmune disease. Archives
January 2017
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