Confessions of a procrastinator

Yes, I will admit it. I am a procrastinator. It is a hard thing to overcome...but I am getting there. I have two freelance projects that I am working on right now and am not digging either one of them, especially the website. I should have put my designer foot down and pushed for the design I submitted that, in my opinion, is more effective. Live and learn, right? You cannot learn if you do not make mistakes. I am a firm believer in this. You just have to remember not to make the same mistake again.

Anyway I think I am not digging these projects because I have so many art things I want to do instead. Plus I have designer's/artist's block. B-I-G T-I-M-E. Which leads to, yes you guessed it, more procrastinating! I say it is "research and inspiration." Some would say I am procrastinating by surfing the web and looking for things. Call it what you want.

A friend of mine once told me to do the "thing" that you are procrastinating on, such as your freelance work or your artwork, for eighteen minutes. I am not sure why eighteen specifically, but you get the idea. The theory is that, once you start, you will not want to stop. It does work, too, because you give yourself the opportunity to stop at the end of those eighteen minutes. Chances are once you get started, you won't want to stop.

Another thing that motivates me to work...well, two things really...leaving my shoes on inside the house or studio and wearing my apron. I know, I know. You can laugh. It's funny. It's especially funny to see when I am sitting at my computer, wearing my very favorite apron and new Rocketdogs. But it works.

So, on that note, I am going to do some work. And no longer procrastinate! I told myself that if I get all my work done, then I can play with whatever I want...paper pulp, dye vats, my sewing machine, some crayons, dirt......endless, endless, fabulous possibilities.