My Week In Progress...

So the whole creative whiplash situation got a bit mad during the week

 I have a tendency to wildly overestimate the amount I can take on and get done

 and it usually end up with me covered in paint and muttering like a madwoman

 while the house dissolves into a mess of unwashed clothes

 half arsed cooking, and a mess of dust bunnies take up residence

 but having said that I still got a shite lot done 

so maybe there is something to be said for impossible lists

I'm not saying that my sanity is intact

or that I have been a complete ray of sunshine

but hey that list took quite a beating so let's say it was a positive week

 Helping me through the whole glorious mess was a few little treats

 like this raw chocolates from Loving Earth, which were awesomely delicious

who knew that healthy type chocolate could be so freakin delicious

plus I got to sugar up on some Arizona iced tea

Now let me explain that a bit because we have been heading down the sugar free road

well not sugar free entirely, let's call our efforts somewhat sugar free

so to have one of these iced teas was like injecting the stuff directly into my veins.

I was hopped up like a toddler who has scoffed a bucketful of red food colouring

I had a chipmunk voice happening and I swear my hair was actually dancing on my head

it was pretty full on actually

The reason I subjected myself and my loved ones to a mad sugar high like that is because

I have a bit of a ritual for each quarterly cancer testing results appointment

because no matter how good you feel and how much you know all is going great

there is always that little whisper at the back of your brain saying maybe the cancer is back

which kind of leads to a stressful few days coming into getting the results

So my ritual for when I get yet another all clear I usually treat myself to an iced tea

it is kind of weird how important those rituals become to getting through the whole process

and I do wish I had a more interesting ritual, maybe one involving getting a massage, or being showered with gifts and and things like that

but the upshot is that I am not very accustomed to the sugar these days

so this was like crazy sweet

and now I am at a bit of a loss loss as to what to do next quarter.

I am not sure I want to face the sugar buzz again

so maybe I will settle for painting the bottles instead

So in between all that fun and games 

I managed to get quite a bit done on a big order of large abstract canvases

there is still a way to go

and 3 foot square canvases are quite a challenge, but it is a fun way to spend the days

I sit outside and paint with a bucket of tea and my ipod jammed in my ears

It is actually quite lovely with the fresh air and breeze 

the only downside is that if I'm not looking at the canvases

 then I am looking at the garden/ jungle which is inspiring a lot of thoughts and ideas based around foliage and those luscious big leaves I am surrounded by

and so the large watercolour at the top of the post is underway

in fact I am going to get back to it now

happy painting all...xx