Artist's Way Week 2
1. Affirmative Reading : I don't do this every morning, and I only got to the tasks on Saturday nigh, but I will do it next week. IN fact, on the inside front cover, and on the inside of the next page, my glorious mentor, a long while back, asked that I write down a list of all of my "good stuff" and keep it somewhere that I will look at daily. I keep mine in my daily journal. These are my personal affirmations that have been drawn out of my life as well as compliments of others that surround me with love and support. Recently, I've taken to dating them. In fact, much of all of the "cover" space on my journal is positive stuff to help me become a better writer. Yes, I get skeptical at times, but I can usually find some good among the skepticism.
2. 5 major activities this week
a. work- necessary
b. Second life, in particular rehearsing- want to do, but not very much sometimes
c. Watching movies with Kevin - want to do
d. Hanging out on the internet surfing and IMing people - want to do
e. sleeping - necessary
I'm not going to put my drawing here, but there are a lot of things I need to protect right now. Including my writing.
3. 20 things I enjoy doing, but I don't do enough of, and the last time I did them
1. Writing- today
2. quilting - 3 months ago?
3. knitting- can't remember
4. baking - 2 weeks ago
5. gardening - can't remember
6. cross stitch - can't remember
7. playing video games - an hour ago
8. building on Second Life- ages ago
9. censored
10. hanging out with my boys - a bit yesterday, but not nearly enough
11. censored
12. sitting by the lake and reading - so long ago I can't remember
13. sitting by the lake and writing - so long ago I can't remember
14. swimming - three weeks ago
15. shopping - yesterday
16. walking (in short spurts) - last Sunday
17. driving - daily, but not the way I like to
18. taking a bubble bath - a month ago
19. having a manicure - a long time ago
20. getting a massage - over a year ago
4. Select two of your things you enjoy and make them goals this week
This week I plan on 1. Going swimming at least once 2. Going to the lake with a blanket, or at least going to the park to read or write.
5. My three chosen affirmations for next week
1. I have a deeply ingrained passion for knowledge.
2. I am willing to help others.
3. I can communicate what I write and others write well
6. 5 more jobs to the list
jewelry designer
calligrapher
actress
poet
college professor
7. Draw a circle, divide into 6 sections, labeled spirituality, exercise, play, work, friends, and romance. Place a dot in each section telling how satisfied you are in that area. The closer the dot is to the center, the less satisfied.
Ok, so I did this one in my journal, but to give an idea of what I did, I'm gonna list them and number them.. I'll try and make this list weekly with new numbers, and see how it changes over time.
spirituality- 2
exercise - 1 or 0
play - 9 (I play a lot)
work - 4 (I like my job, but it's stressful lately)
friends - 10
romance - 7 (my life could be more romantic, but not much LOL)
8. 10 small changes to make in my life so that I can become happier.
1. take more pictures
2. spend more time learning
3. write more often
4. exercise more
5. make the bed
6. grade a set of papers every night
7. find time to relax
8. snuggle more often
9. make love, not just have sex
10. clean more often
9. Choose one of these changes and make it happen!
The change I've decided to make is to write one small poem a day after I've completed my morning pages. I'll let you know how it goes.
Check in
Morning Pages - Done every day, though not always in the morning and not always three full pages. But hey.. I'm writing.
Artist's Date - Went and bought a glass pen that I had been eying at Barnes and Noble for a while now, and I also bought a beautiful leather journal from Sojourner Leather. ::squee::
Anything else this week I have been coming up with ideas for writing. Now I just need to write them...
So.. off I go to write in my morning pages. My big brother is calling me in an hour and a half and I have to talk to him, since it will be the first time I ever get to hear his voice. Whee!!
TLL
2. 5 major activities this week
a. work- necessary
b. Second life, in particular rehearsing- want to do, but not very much sometimes
c. Watching movies with Kevin - want to do
d. Hanging out on the internet surfing and IMing people - want to do
e. sleeping - necessary
I'm not going to put my drawing here, but there are a lot of things I need to protect right now. Including my writing.
3. 20 things I enjoy doing, but I don't do enough of, and the last time I did them
1. Writing- today
2. quilting - 3 months ago?
3. knitting- can't remember
4. baking - 2 weeks ago
5. gardening - can't remember
6. cross stitch - can't remember
7. playing video games - an hour ago
8. building on Second Life- ages ago
9. censored
10. hanging out with my boys - a bit yesterday, but not nearly enough
11. censored
12. sitting by the lake and reading - so long ago I can't remember
13. sitting by the lake and writing - so long ago I can't remember
14. swimming - three weeks ago
15. shopping - yesterday
16. walking (in short spurts) - last Sunday
17. driving - daily, but not the way I like to
18. taking a bubble bath - a month ago
19. having a manicure - a long time ago
20. getting a massage - over a year ago
4. Select two of your things you enjoy and make them goals this week
This week I plan on 1. Going swimming at least once 2. Going to the lake with a blanket, or at least going to the park to read or write.
5. My three chosen affirmations for next week
1. I have a deeply ingrained passion for knowledge.
2. I am willing to help others.
3. I can communicate what I write and others write well
6. 5 more jobs to the list
jewelry designer
calligrapher
actress
poet
college professor
7. Draw a circle, divide into 6 sections, labeled spirituality, exercise, play, work, friends, and romance. Place a dot in each section telling how satisfied you are in that area. The closer the dot is to the center, the less satisfied.
Ok, so I did this one in my journal, but to give an idea of what I did, I'm gonna list them and number them.. I'll try and make this list weekly with new numbers, and see how it changes over time.
spirituality- 2
exercise - 1 or 0
play - 9 (I play a lot)
work - 4 (I like my job, but it's stressful lately)
friends - 10
romance - 7 (my life could be more romantic, but not much LOL)
8. 10 small changes to make in my life so that I can become happier.
1. take more pictures
2. spend more time learning
3. write more often
4. exercise more
5. make the bed
6. grade a set of papers every night
7. find time to relax
8. snuggle more often
9. make love, not just have sex
10. clean more often
9. Choose one of these changes and make it happen!
The change I've decided to make is to write one small poem a day after I've completed my morning pages. I'll let you know how it goes.
Check in
Morning Pages - Done every day, though not always in the morning and not always three full pages. But hey.. I'm writing.
Artist's Date - Went and bought a glass pen that I had been eying at Barnes and Noble for a while now, and I also bought a beautiful leather journal from Sojourner Leather. ::squee::
Anything else this week I have been coming up with ideas for writing. Now I just need to write them...
So.. off I go to write in my morning pages. My big brother is calling me in an hour and a half and I have to talk to him, since it will be the first time I ever get to hear his voice. Whee!!
TLL