Frolicking Fibers

Using a Schedule to Tackle Overwhelm

I wear many hats at our house - accountant, wife, mom, cook, personal shopper and I'm an artist and a business woman, not to mention daughter, sister and friend.  Whew!  Since I work at home, it's easy to get overwhelmed deciding what area of my life to work on next.  Being one's own boss is both a blessing and a curse.  When I'm the artist, I think I "should be" working on the family & business finances and when I'm spending too much time on finances, my art life suffers and I get very crabby. will still get more done with the schedule than without!

Creative Block #1 - Perfection

Striving to create my best work leads me to create…good work.  I get into trouble when my striving takes me over the top into the land of “Perfectionism” where according to Webster, “anything short of perfection is unacceptable.”

I recently had a run-in with Perfectionism...