Haiku my heart - Drama Queen

 

Such a drama queen

emotion crowned tantrum bound

spilling everywhere

I started today with my daughter deciding to use the flat screen tv as the basis for her newest crayola masterpiece.  I ended the day realizing that my son probably has a fever.  Sandwiched between these two experiences was a not so fun work day.  I came home to a disheveled home, loads of laundry, and nothing for dinner.  I have a headache.  My back hurts.  My hair is falling out.  (okay, that is because I am still breastfeeding- but it still pretty much sucks.)

So, I am having my adult tantrum here on Haiku Friday.  (And I wonder where my daughter gets it from).

This was the only picture I could find in my archive that seemed to match my emotional state. (I wonder how many people have ever photographed themselves in a faux tantrum- didn't I have a picture of my daughter in a fake pout last week?)  I hope everyone else is faring better than I have in the last twenty four hours.  (Okay and I used a little artistic license with crowned... it is really two syllables, but it just felt better than crown).

Does anyone know how to get crayon off an LCD screen?

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Haiku my heart - imp

Winged little imp

nose upturned with pouty lips

"I will fly away"

I took this picture of my daughter standing in front of an abstract painting that I made several years ago.   I often try to do abstract paintings, but whenever I do- the figurative painter in me becomes bored and unhappy with the finished product.  I have always felt that the painting has needed something.  For some reason, I keep seeing a large close up view of my daughter pouting at the bottom of the painting.. so the other day, I had her stand in front of it and make a little pouty face.  She is pretty good at those.  I had some fun with photoshop and ended up with this.  I still want to do a painting on the bottom- but life is a bit too hectic to take that on for now. 

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new year - more promises...

 

With each new year comes new promises.  Some of the promises I keep.  Some I consciously decide I am not ready for.  Others simply fall by the wayside.  My vision board this year is full of broken promises to myself.  I joked with my partner that I don't even need to do a new vision board this year - since I pretty much haven't met any of last years goals.  As I get older, I realize that so much of my life is lived in the moment.  I want to be this super organized planner of my life, but life doesn't really work out that way. 

Having children just makes that even more so.

But I do think that having some written goals are important.  So, here are a few

1. I want to show more gratitude.
2. I want to be present for my children.
3. I want to be present in my relationships.
4. I want to continue to strive for a life where aside from family, art can be at my center.

I haven't written in my blog for a while.  My son started daycare, which has meant we have all been super ill for the last three months.  I just finished my last antibiotic- but am not feeling all together healthy.  My job situation changed recently, and due to some pretty hefty budget cuts to mental health services for children, I am back to doing an old part of my job that I had hoped I was done with. I have also been focusing some of my creative energy on a new ETSY store that I created that is centered around some of the artwork  I have been making for my son.

 So I have been busy - but I have missed writing my blog and reading the comments that are left for me.  This blog is important to me, and I love the people I have met through it- so it is something that I feel I want to recommit to this year.  So, sorry I have been absent.  I will try to be better:-)

Happy New Year!

May the year bring you laughter, creativity, love, beauty, inspiration, wonder, and connection.

Haiku my heart- bridge

 

one side of the bridge

is the constant overwhelm

the other side is peace

I haven't written since September.  I have two children under the age of five, I work full time as a mental health therapist, I teach at two universities, I am reading three theses (is that the plural of thesis?) for three of my students, I supervise interns, and I try to make and sell art.  I am in constant overwhelm and my poor little blog has suffered (my family is not very happy either.)

Lately, I have been looking more critically at this whole overwhelm thing.  Why do I overbook myself?  Is the constant buzz of being busy distracting me from something else?  The real problem is that in the past, I overbooked but always met my deadlines and met the expectations of those around me.  With two little ones, I am not quite so able.  A sick child (I have one right now) throws my entire schedule into a tizzy.  

I have been reading a wonderful book called "Healing Rage" by Ruth King.  She says that it is anger that I am distracting myself from.  She also talks about a fear of being still.  Something in this resonates.  The only time I feel still is when I make art.  It feels meditative... and I haven't done any of that lately either.  Something about this revelation feels so important right now.   I have to gather up some courage to be still and see what happens.  Anyway, that is where I have been and what I have been doing.  I have missed my Friday Haikus!   Anyone else suffer from a constant need to be busy?

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