Hi, my name is Andree, and I’m a list maker. Sometimes I tell myself it’s only going to be a small list, a little reminder to get me through the day – but the lists turn into major problems that affect everyone in my life. Lately I have been dealing with this using the Half-Hour Method (TM.) This consists of tackling the list in small, manageable chunks where I do as much as I can do in a 1/2 hour, before moving on to my regularly scheduled programming (scantily-clad people and pork chops with a dash of Law & Order.) Without the Half Hour Method (TM) my lists seemed very daunting. But now I often find that once I get started, I keep going past that 1/2 hour. One chunk at a time…
I too am a list maker and I am horrible at following them.
I have learned how to say no the hard way. I like you no longer watch much TV and when I do it’s with my art making on the laptop. we don’t even have cable or a functioning TV anymore.
But to learn to say no… I learned the hard way that sometimes I have to say no. I used to do a lot of commission work with handmade books. It got to a point where I couldn’t fulfill all the orders, a good problem to have except it was stressing me out.
I finally said no to custom book orders, unless I’ve worked with a person before and know them I won’t take an order. That list is short. as much as I enjoyed working on books having someone ask me to make a sparkly pink, rhinestone studded, pink leather journal with hot pink pages was more than I could handle.(I kid you not that was an actual request.) So I said no, it was hard and weird for me to take down my custom order page on etsy, but I feel better and I’m able to focus on what I love- my art, not what other people want from me,
I’m not a list maker and maybe that explains a lot. *LOL*
I tried the bookbinding and although I like the way my book turned out, the binding is a bit more loose than I thought it was before glueing the first page to the .. umm.. I just realised I don’t know what to call that first page of a book where you’ve ripped the textblock out of but kept the pretty paper on the inside of the cover… well.. you know what I mean, right? Anyway.. now it’s slightly too loose, but will make it work!
Artistic Biker: You Rock!!!!!!! I love your site and you give me a lot of inspiration to work in my own art journals!!!!!!!! A friend and fellow art journaler in New York . . . Tom
Well – I’m not a boy – sorry about that – instead of saying no to things, I say yes instead. It seems easier. I got rid of my television because I wanted to be free of the numbness that comes with watching it. Instead of saying “no more tv” – I said – I’m going to give myself this gift of time and energy – I’ll get rid of my tv! Instead of looking at my list as the enemy – the things that must get done, I think of them as things I can do to alleviate my stress and free up my time and attention. Subtle mind games I know – but it works for me!
Hi, my name is Andree, and I’m a list maker. Sometimes I tell myself it’s only going to be a small list, a little reminder to get me through the day – but the lists turn into major problems that affect everyone in my life. Lately I have been dealing with this using the Half-Hour Method (TM.) This consists of tackling the list in small, manageable chunks where I do as much as I can do in a 1/2 hour, before moving on to my regularly scheduled programming (scantily-clad people and pork chops with a dash of Law & Order.) Without the Half Hour Method (TM) my lists seemed very daunting. But now I often find that once I get started, I keep going past that 1/2 hour. One chunk at a time…
I too am a list maker and I am horrible at following them.
I have learned how to say no the hard way. I like you no longer watch much TV and when I do it’s with my art making on the laptop. we don’t even have cable or a functioning TV anymore.
But to learn to say no… I learned the hard way that sometimes I have to say no. I used to do a lot of commission work with handmade books. It got to a point where I couldn’t fulfill all the orders, a good problem to have except it was stressing me out.
I finally said no to custom book orders, unless I’ve worked with a person before and know them I won’t take an order. That list is short. as much as I enjoyed working on books having someone ask me to make a sparkly pink, rhinestone studded, pink leather journal with hot pink pages was more than I could handle.(I kid you not that was an actual request.) So I said no, it was hard and weird for me to take down my custom order page on etsy, but I feel better and I’m able to focus on what I love- my art, not what other people want from me,
I’m not a list maker and maybe that explains a lot. *LOL*
I tried the bookbinding and although I like the way my book turned out, the binding is a bit more loose than I thought it was before glueing the first page to the .. umm.. I just realised I don’t know what to call that first page of a book where you’ve ripped the textblock out of but kept the pretty paper on the inside of the cover… well.. you know what I mean, right? Anyway.. now it’s slightly too loose, but will make it work!
Artistic Biker: You Rock!!!!!!! I love your site and you give me a lot of inspiration to work in my own art journals!!!!!!!! A friend and fellow art journaler in New York . . . Tom
Well – I’m not a boy – sorry about that – instead of saying no to things, I say yes instead. It seems easier. I got rid of my television because I wanted to be free of the numbness that comes with watching it. Instead of saying “no more tv” – I said – I’m going to give myself this gift of time and energy – I’ll get rid of my tv! Instead of looking at my list as the enemy – the things that must get done, I think of them as things I can do to alleviate my stress and free up my time and attention. Subtle mind games I know – but it works for me!
I just stumbled across your site and I’m so glad!! It’s great and makes me want to dig up that art journal I haven’t played in in MONTHS! thanks ;)