Comments on: Whirlwind

By: kelly rae

kelly rae — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:14:10 +0000

oh man, christine, i feel this, too. especially lately. it feels my life has escaped without ME.

By: leah

leah — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:04:02 +0000

this is just the sort of thing that i’m focusing on in the new year. the balance thing is wickedly difficult to find for me as well. with all that wild and crazy traveling and transitioning, it’s no wonder that you’ve had trouble finding your feet. i’m sure a coach will help you focus, but also remember to continue to be gentle and load up on the self-care. i find that taking care of myself first tends to help me stay balanced. xox

By: Justin Davanzo

Justin Davanzo — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:50:30 +0000

here is the thing…as creative people, we can never settle for that “one” thing that will make us seemingly content..we are constantly having to redirect focus for the things in life that are necessary and the things in life that we want to do and want to be…having obviously just gone through some of what you are going through, I think one way is to give yourself space to be ok with all the conflict and the idea that somedays are just going to be full of shit and not fun, and then other days are going to be productive and inspiring beyond belief…in other words…staying open and relaxed…taking the small victories each day and being proud..sometimes a blog entry and doing the dishes is a victory, sometimes creating the perfect party (which by the way, you guys still have not surpassed the famous empty house party of 80 people..get on it!) and sometimes writing about all of the things that are there and challenging, as you have done, is enough to clear your mind and give you the next moment you have been waiting for. I think you are amazingly multi task oriented and like you said…maybe to a fault these days…but hey, you have a ton of creative power and huge love for so many things and people..you are Swirly and that’s that..you could always both move to boulder and be ski bums with me!
love ya…and keep breathing…
j

By: msconley

msconley — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:09:56 +0000

Oh…P.S. your art is fabulous! If it makes you happy and time flys when you paint, then this a good indication you are on track!

By: MsConley

MsConley — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:54:52 +0000

I think you are very brave and as you say, many woman feel this way. I juggled those exact problems for 14 years. It is always such a challenge. I myself haven’t figured it out yet either. As you know, I am on my own journey in the hopes that it helps me figure it out. If the sky opens up and the answers fall, I will certainly share them with you.

By: boho girl

boho girl — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:30:07 +0000

i just wanted to come by to say i love you and miss you.
i heard a song today that reminded me of your girl series. how cool is that?
the brady bunch rocks.
xo

By: Miss Mari

Miss Mari — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:03:44 +0000

Get a good housekeeper! It’s worth every penny! You are so talented my friend!!!

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:22:18 +0000

i find for me, when things get the thickest, the most hectic, the most flurried and blurry and my whole body is screaming “overwhelm”, I stop everything and get outside and walk, even around the block… that’s my go-to, sure to give me perspective cure. Good luck with all the new work, endeavors, and burning down the fear! [you could re-write the old Talking Head song as a motto]

By: Melba

Melba — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:07:44 +0000

Although I do believe it is a good thing to set high standards for ourselves, I think we get use to a level of …whatever and then find anything less uncomfortable and put undue pressure on ourselves to maintain that level.
I am thinking specifically about the appearance of my home. I have lowered my organization/cleaning standard since being married with children. This took me a long time to be comfortable with and many many conversations with my sister who lives out of state and has similiar issues about the standard of her home now that she is a wife, mother of two very young ones, and a fulltime high powered executive.
Fortunately I have a husband who doesn’t comment either way~ but I grew up with everything in its place. That just is not possible for me if I want to have any down time and/or creative time.
I think it is about creating a new normal. My new mormal is that there are sometimes Christmas Ornaments drying on the kitchen counter that the children made for their aunties and that there are several works in progress piled on my desk and that the chairs are sticky and stained because my children are messy and there is a BIG pile of my husband’s papers that I just moved to a pretty basket because who knows when he will get to it.
I see the beauty in the mess most days.
Love the colors in your new work!
XO,
Melba

By: susannah

susannah — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:13:34 +0000

i love you… that’s what i wanted to say to you this morning … xoxoxoxo