Inspiration

I woke up early today with the wonderful realisation that there was nothing I had to do.  I ventured outside to retrieve the newspaper only to find that half of it was missing :(  Oh well.  I read what part of the newspaper I had, went to the shops briefly to get some essentials (like the other half of the newspaper) and arrived home to decide what wonderful, creative things I would do with my free day.  A hot 32 degrees and no car meant that it would have to be something at home.  Ok!

What to do?  What to do?  I went into my studio, flicked through my journals, pulled out a blank canvas from the cupboard, poured over the internet for ideas... nothing!

Over lunch I read some more of the newspaper and came across an article http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/homestyle/give-us-this-day-our-daily-thread-20111229-1pdtz.html about a woman who had just today completed 365 days of craft.  Wow!  I had once participated in Leah's 'Art Every Day Month' challenge - http://creativeeveryday.com/art-every-day-month where the aim was to do something creative every day for a month.  I was really lacking motivation at the time (like now!) so considered it an amazing feat to complete the month but I'll admit that it was a struggle.

So now I was completely overwhelmed.  I headed to the couch for a rest, feeling particularly pathetic.

After a short nap, I finally got the inspiration I was searching for.  My 'Jubby Doll' sat sadly incomplete in a box in my studio, as she had done for far too long.  Her purpose, once complete, was to sit on my desk as a reminder as to what was possible, my inspiration.  The time was NOW... well, tomorrow actually, I've run out of time now today :)