I'm in a rut...
...so I'm getting myself organized.
So much in my world is changing around me. Friends getting divorces. Endless job hunts, layoffs and title changes. Folks getting married and having babies. Others leaving the country for extended periods of time. I feel like I'm standing still.
Of course I'm not, but it still feels that way. And I think it makes me feel a little stir crazy. I'm such a contradiction. I like stability and become saddened by change, yet if things stay the same I get bored and feel lackluster. Then I turn to wanderlust, my escapist friend.
I have been shooting more, but most of my time has been devoted lately to cleaning and organizing. Taxes. Storage. Cleaning and decorating the apartment. Keeping jewelry and supplies in check. Basically, checking off all those old to do list items so they can stop hanging over my head.
Creatively, I've made some massive realizations and decisions about my photography and future body of work. I have ideas that I need to organize as much as my house - but one step at a time. Career wise, I'm exploring potential paths, organizing my portfolio and trying to figure out where the hell to go next. So in some ways this is exciting.
I guess I just need to do some of the boring, organizational stuff first before I can run free. And I think, considering what I'll get out of it, I can do it. I'm patient.
Or at least I'm learning to be.
So much in my world is changing around me. Friends getting divorces. Endless job hunts, layoffs and title changes. Folks getting married and having babies. Others leaving the country for extended periods of time. I feel like I'm standing still.
Of course I'm not, but it still feels that way. And I think it makes me feel a little stir crazy. I'm such a contradiction. I like stability and become saddened by change, yet if things stay the same I get bored and feel lackluster. Then I turn to wanderlust, my escapist friend.
I have been shooting more, but most of my time has been devoted lately to cleaning and organizing. Taxes. Storage. Cleaning and decorating the apartment. Keeping jewelry and supplies in check. Basically, checking off all those old to do list items so they can stop hanging over my head.
Creatively, I've made some massive realizations and decisions about my photography and future body of work. I have ideas that I need to organize as much as my house - but one step at a time. Career wise, I'm exploring potential paths, organizing my portfolio and trying to figure out where the hell to go next. So in some ways this is exciting.
I guess I just need to do some of the boring, organizational stuff first before I can run free. And I think, considering what I'll get out of it, I can do it. I'm patient.
Or at least I'm learning to be.