My Illustration Friday entry for 'lost'.
My illustration this week is a homage to Allison of Cornelian Cherry who has decided to hang up her blogging gloves and focus on other important life goals. I am going to feel truly lost with out her: my internet day just won’t be the same. (Not to mention how lonely my blog will be without her visits and kind comments).
You’ll notice her in my ‘imaginary friends’ links just there on the side bar. These are people I have discovered (feel like I have lots of stuff in common with), have never met, but like to imagine that if we did meet we’d end up as great mates. (I have moments of insufferable optimism. I blame this on watching Care Bears in my youth!).
They are all good fun, you should check them out. Go on, off you go. I’ll wait here.
While patiently waiting, I ponder:
(start ponderous voice over, like in The Secret Life Of Us)
Blogging and everything that goes with it does take up quite a lot of time, especially if you’re trying to squeeze it in around a full day of work, study, and/or child raising, etc. And it is a challenge trying to balance work, spending time with the special people in your life, keeping up hobbies, staying active, eating, sleeping, etc. Particularly if you’re the kind who will only do something if you intend to do it well.
It’s important to be aware of when time is being sapped away from trying to achieve your goals. It can happen so easily. And in these times it is wise to take action before you let your impatient goals give up and slide away.
I feel fortunate that at the moment the hours I sap away online each day bring me into a community of creative, encouraging, inspirational people. I like that this is something that will remain the same no matter where I live. I won’t have to leave you guys behind when Mr You and I finally make the leap to move up north. It’ll be a nice and probably only constant element.
I’ve been thinking about my goals this week, and at the moment I think the main long term is to become a more crafty person, rather than being so office ridden. I want to learn how to live as a crafty person. I’m trying to learn by watching other people online do it, and do it their own way, and succeed. It seems as though this may in fact be a possibility after all. (although at this stage still a long way off and quite uncertain).
It’s amazing how close by you all feel even though you are spread all around the globe, and I look forward to hearing from you all each week.
Are you back yet? Oh good, in summation I just wanted to tell you that I find you all amazingly talented and a great inspiration. So, thank-you!
Jiang is a very quiet, private, mysterious young lady who comes from China, and works with me. Much to the dismay of her husband, she has recently developed an obsession with all things "shabby chic". You'd never pick it to look at her in her plain jeans and shirts, but under the surface lurks a floral, frilly, pink white and feminine loving fiend.
Her encouragement has given me a little faith, many enterprising thoughts, and makes me feel like I possess some kind of value.
People seem to be just as curious about pelicans as I am. So while we're on the topic, I dug up this old photo I took when I was in Greece some years ago. (please excuse the terrible scan) 
On a completely unrelated topic, check out this great illustrated card I got from the markets today. Chic and quirky: it will do perfectly for my friends birthday tomorrow.
