pinkthinkart

As I work through the Artist’s Way, I realize that the appeal for me is the routine of it. I have no set routines in my life. Things are kinda messy right now. My condo is still months away from being completed (construction is slow) so I am living with Dad. There is a fucking truckload of issues there so I avoid going home and instead camp between my boyfriend’s house and my best friend’s sofa. It creates plenty of chaos and therefore plenty of excuses for all the important things that aren’t getting done. And there are way too many things not getting done (photos, portfolio, hell even laundry). I tell myself that I stay away from home to protect my mental health. But I’m starting to realize that my current gypsy lifestyle is taking an equal toll on me.

The Morning Pages journal offers me a mobile routine. It doesn’t matter where I sleep. I can pull out a notebook and dedicate 20 minutes to it anywhere. I am already feeling the effects. It is helping to create a sense of being grounded (at least, more than I have been lately). Plus, it just forces me to pay attention to myself. However, paying attention means acknowledging howtruly frustrated I am living without the space and security I need to paint, work on renderings, construct, experiment,etc. My previous living situation provided me with a studio space and a garage. Until I have that again, I need to find other ways to get the impulse out.

I bought my domain. I’m so very glad it was available. I am torn as to how to use it. I need to create an online photography portfolio. That was my original intent. But now I really want to just make it a more unfocused ego-fest personal website.
I need to be realistic. I will probably lose interest in a personal website after a while. So I am gonna build the portfolio first. It will give me a chance to get comfortable with the software and develop a routine for uploading photos.
Now I get to do the fun part: the design work. I need to sit down with a sketchpad and do the layouts. Pick out fonts and colors. Consider the content organization. I should do a survey of other photo portfolio. See what works and what doesn’t.