February 5, 2008
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I get bored easily.
I start out with great excitement and drive to tackle a new challenge or project, and dive in head-first. But if I can’t finish it within a day or so, 3/4’s of the way through, I find I start to lose interest. In that case, I’ll:
- wrap it up with less enthusiasm than when it began,
- shift to a new project and leave the previous one to tackle at a later time, or
- never finish it at all.
I wish I understood why. It bothers the crap out of me, too. I have so many different projects going on; each in various stages of completion. It probably speaks to the current state of disarray which is my life. I don’t know.
The latest example: the other night I mentioned that I wanted to take up painting or sculpture again. Gar was both shocked and excited.
Back in the day, I was the eclectic artsy one - scribbling and dabbling in some medium or another - be it pencil, paint, or clay (my favorite). Being a perfectionist, I’d spend hours upon hours working on drawings or sculptures and, even then, usually wasn’t satisfied with the results.
Sitting in front of a computer day in and day out ain’t healthy.
Somewhere along the line, I shifted to the digital medium - cameras, and computers. With the shift came a loss of patience; and instant gratification squelched lengthy hours of traditional handiwork.
So the question is - with the tools at my avail today, am I too spoiled or lazy to take a step back and do it the right way again - non-digitally? I’m sure it’d help relieve some of the pent-up stress I carry around these days. Sitting in front of a computer day in and day out ain’t healthy. (Sure isn’t helping the widening posterior, either.)
I would love to hear your ideas:
- How do you keep yourself motivated when you’d rather give up and/or quit?
- Do you think wintertime contributes to a lack of desire? (Yeah, that one came out of nowhere, didn’t it!)
- Got any ideas for a simple artistic project?
~dKaye
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I think about the outcome and how good I would feel, like building all of my gardens in the spring/summer….so much work but when it is done, it looks so beautiful.
Do you think wintertime contributes to a lack of desire?
I love the summer, BBQs, seeing my friends more, so yes, wintertime definitely makes you lazy. I say EVERY October, I cannot stand summer is over, but I will do a lot of projects in the house because now I have time, and yes, they never get done.
Got any ideas for a simple artistic project?
If you are like me, I used to start and never start a project because the initial excitement and fun wears off quickly, that is when I loose interest. ADD – me to the T – with people, work, crafts, anything. If I cannot be constantly moving and excited about what I am doing, I move on to something else…..so in short, don’t start any new projects, buy a nice piece of jewelry, go out for the dinner with the girls, decorate, go with your MOOD….but always be happy with what you are doing because life is to short to be unhappy with anything.
But if you want to start a new project, I saw this on fine living – making wall art out of broken pieces of glass and tiles. I will try and find the link for you.
Re: the wall art - that’s a cool idea. Especially since I need a light-producing object to hang in the corner. I’m thinking find an old antique window with the panes and frame, and build it into a lightbox. Add a light and a scrollable mural to reflect the weather outside. Whaddya think?
Nick - you’re absolutely right, Bud. I didn’t give you credit where credit was due. Nick helped with the concept and graphic contained in this entry.
Thanks Bud! luv ya.