Calm
I was home with a sick kid today. It's different being home with a sick kid than it is when they're not sick. When they're sick with a fever, they're quiet, and calm, and sometimes even less demanding. They want to snuggle. All. Day. Problem is, even when I stay home to "snuggle" there's always something to be done - work, laundry, dishes, errands I never get around to.... It's like I've lost the ability to just sit still. It was this realization that inspired me to introduce a few calm pockets of space that might inspire creativity - and perhaps, more snuggling. Last night's project was organizing the studio bookshelves by color, something I saw in a Martha Stewart magazine some time ago. I quickly realized that the shelves in the magazines were full of handpicked book spines from the prop house, not a 20-year mismash of cookbooks and paperbacks. But it worked out okay. I feel calmer already.
