How I make the day go well

 

Journal Sketch

marker on journal paper

6 x 8 inches

Barbara Muir © 2025

For the next few months it looks like my main activity will be painting.
I'm getting work ready for a show that's due Monday, January 27, and
then beginning new work for a solo show in April.  So I do need
to go back to practices that help me.  I've learned them from all kinds

of people here, in my own life, on Instagram and YouTube, and in

classes I taught (that's right teachers learn from their students too.)

1.  Making a list of six things I want to accomplish in the day
really helps me to get them done.

2. If I write 2 - 3 pages in a journal, and do a sketch in my journal
I feel like the day has begun well.

3. Drinking a lot of coffee. Minimum 3, maximum 5.

4. Taking time to read.

5. Looking at what other people are doing creatively on Instagram, 

and YouTube.

6. Going into the studio, turning on music I like, and painting.

All of that happened today, so it was a great day.  And to cap it off
we went to Robbie Burns night at the Caledonian with friends, had

a great meal, listened to the bagpipes, watched highland dancers,

and had so much fun. 

Have a loving your life day.