Nearly a month?! Wow. Guess time flies no matter what you're doing. The project I spoke of earlier is coming along, slowly but on the move. Now I'm beginning to think I bit off more than I could chew within my time frame. I am the Master of coming up with great ideas just a little too late. My "project, my labor of love" is making a shield for each of my children and their children. A large 9x9 tile really, to be hung on the wall in their personal space as guardian, protector and inspiration. Each tile will be unique to that person. Having multiple aspects, flowers, trees and animals depicting that persons persona, and or my wishes for them. Native American peoples have had this custom since their beginnings. A person never makes their own shield. A friend or brother makes the shield thereby guaranteeing a more honest view of the person being honored - this by-passes ego. I think it's a beautiful concept, so why not a mother make shields for her children? I've spent the last two weeks researching animal totems, tree and flower meanings and even name meanings. It took three days to create the tiles by hand. And has taken nearly two weeks of careful design planning. There will be a total of ten. All of the tiles, but two, are drawn out now but only two are totally complete. The others are missing at least one element, others two or three. I need to get them painted and fast. I leave in ten days. In my minds eye, they look awesome. Making the awesome a reality is another matter. IF, they are half-way respectable, I will post images as I get them completed. However, now I have another draw on my time. I start a new part-time job tomorrow.
The hours will be odd for my natural body clock. I'm going to have to change up my routines a LOT to pull this off. And then in ten days - I will be gone for ten days. I have a trip to prepare for as well. Not just any trip either. This warm sun, bright colors loving girl is heading to the upper east coast where the wind chill factor today was a minus 10!! I have no REAL winter clothes so shopping is in order. Shopping when all the spring/summer clothes are out, and clothes shopping is way up there on my list of things I hate to do. Right next to go to the dentist. This will be a crazy busy week I can tell.
The hours will be odd for my natural body clock. I'm going to have to change up my routines a LOT to pull this off. And then in ten days - I will be gone for ten days. I have a trip to prepare for as well. Not just any trip either. This warm sun, bright colors loving girl is heading to the upper east coast where the wind chill factor today was a minus 10!! I have no REAL winter clothes so shopping is in order. Shopping when all the spring/summer clothes are out, and clothes shopping is way up there on my list of things I hate to do. Right next to go to the dentist. This will be a crazy busy week I can tell.