First....
Get a GREAT IDEA
Think about GREAT IDEA for a while—assemble/construct in
head
or on paper to convince yourself that said idea is, in fact, great
or on paper to convince yourself that said idea is, in fact, great
Decide idea is great
Find *FREE TIME to create GREAT IDEA
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| *FREE TIME is a mythical stretch of uninterrupted time to be spent completely at your discretion |
Fix cup of coffee
Go to studio
Stare at the wreck that is your work space
Shrug and sit down
Begin assembling needed items to create GREAT IDEA
Immediately misplace
KEY ITEMS needed for GREAT IDEA
**Search
**Search
**Curse
**Curse
**In no particular order
**In no particular order
Begin actually creating GREAT IDEA
***Drop and have to fish out from under your bench/work space
approximately 1,000 things, many of which will cause you to crawl
around on your hands and knees using your smart phone as a flashlight
approximately 1,000 things, many of which will cause you to crawl
around on your hands and knees using your smart phone as a flashlight
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| ***Incorporate Cursing |
Hammer at least one finger
GET IN THE ZONE
Have THE ZONE completely ruined because
THE PHONE IS RINGING/DOG IS BARKING/KIDS ARE SCREAMING
THE PHONE IS RINGING/DOG IS BARKING/KIDS ARE SCREAMING
Curse
Curse some more
Get up to deal with interruption of *FREE TIME
Realize YOU HAVE TO PEE LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER PEED BEFORE
Skip all interruptions and barely make it to the bathroom
for epic peeing
Scream at everyone to JUST SHUT UP FOR A FEW MINUTES, OKAY?
Go back to studio
Grab your cup of coffee and realize that you put your
needle files in it while IN THE ZONE
needle files in it while IN THE ZONE
Remove and clean needle files
Eye cup of now ice-cold coffee for .52347 seconds and drink
it anyway
Continue creating GREAT IDEA
Realize the thing you JUST HAD IN YOUR HANDS RIGHT
BEFORE INTERRUPTION has now VANISHED
Freak Out
BEFORE INTERRUPTION has now VANISHED
Search
Search
Search
Find thing right where you left it
Get back IN THE ZONE
Repeat any and all steps above as many times as needed until
GREAT IDEA is actually completed
GREAT IDEA is actually completed
Freak out a little bit at how great GREAT IDEA really is
Realize you have to pee AGAIN
Smile foolishly for the rest of the day
Repeat for the rest of your career!
Now, GO MAKE SOMETHING AMAZING!
Now, GO MAKE SOMETHING AMAZING!
19 comments:
Oh. My. God. My life! You made me laugh this morning. Now, off to my disaster/ er, I mean, "studio" / and get into the zone with my cold coffee!
I cannot tell you how many times I have tried to rationalize the installation of a porta-potty next to my work bench! :)
Great post.....AWESOME a bracelet!
And here I thought I was the only one! Thanks for the laugh and making me realize I'm in good company.
I am so laughing at this. Over and over you have expressed exactly what I do day after day! Thank you so much for a wonderful start to my day! Your wonderful posts on being an artisan have given me so much to think about lately. Feel the love!
You sure nailed it!!
This is totally me! That was really funny. Thanks for sharing. :)
Karen- i love you. that is all :)
I did that with my smart phone the other day and cursed a lot too! Lol
Sounds just like my days except for the kids--mine are adults and out of the house. I can definitely relate. I spent an hour this morning tracking down 2 beads that were essential for a project. Crazy!
Oh my God, everything here IS TRUE! (Except the coffee part...tea drinker here, but I've never put my needle files in my teacup. Yet.)
The truest? The search-search-search/curse-curse-curse part. Hilarious only in retrospect.
Awesome stuff, Karen. xoxoxo
Very funny and oh so true. I'm the same way - metalsmith with too much in progress pieces. Thanks for the chuckle.
Best blog post ever - signing up - way better than "10 things to..."
Love this.......it's all so true for me! I can't imagine a cleaner workspace....but alas, it wouldn't last more than a day!
*howling with laughter* You got it EXACTLY right!!!
Thanks for this exceptional tutorial for creating awesome pieces. Now I know what I have been doing wrong... ;)
And thanks for the fun start to the day...
This is so me!!!! Thank you for a great post! I always think I'm doing it wrong or I just have no clue as to what I'm doing...love it!!!
Yes!! Oy... yes.... :-)
This post is hilarious, and your bracelet is AMAZING!
Enjoyed this! Thank you!
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