I am going to be using this blog a lot more often. What my plan is, that while I am working on my designs for work, or when I’m on the computer and think about something or anything in general, I am going to write it down and make an entry when I have a sketch to upload along with it. I am wanting to get a lot more of my ideas and thoughts and everything out of my mind. Sometimes when I am alone and drawing, I think of a lot of things that I seem to loseor just never get around to putting in action.
I wanted to keep track of the things that I am doing in my life that I am working toward so I can become more efficient and healthier overall. One of these things I am doing is eliminating naps during the day. I know that sounds silly to some, a nap during the day. That’s pretty easy not to do. But it can be a bit of a challenge for myself. I work at home and I breastfeed my son at least 4 times within 24 hours a day. In the morning, after lunch/his nap time, when it is time for him to go to bed at night (9:30pm) range, and in the middle of the night- normally around 4 am. This 4 am one is a bit extra, doctors and people have said just try to rock him to sleep and cuddle him to sleep. But that has just almost never happened. He knows what he wants, a midnight snack. And really has done so since he was born. I guess I have taken the –feed on demand- approach for the most part over the last year. Well, back to the subject at hand. Naps. So I have quite a bit of opportunity to just sneak to sleep myself, but I have found it is more harm than good to sleep during the day. Especially on a weekday when I need to be getting work done. That when I stop and sleep, it becomes harder to get in the rhythm of my day all over again. I am on day 3 of no naps. The first day was really hard, I kept almost dozing off. But right now, I have found the right times to caffeinate to be staying awake. Mainly just a cup of coffee in the morning, and a soda OR energy drink in the afternoon. The only problem I have faced so far is that by the time it is night, around 10pm, I am asleep for the long haul and have been setting alarms to wake up in 6 hours and just keep snoozing it. I don’t see this being good in the long run at the moment. I need to be awake at night designing a lot of the times since it is the best time while my son is asleep to concentrate. But we will see how this plays out. Perhaps the increased time during the day may even it out. But not 100% sure yet.
I am a freelance artist and I am trying to find the best solution for balance as a mom, a wife, and a stay-at-home artist.
The attached image is a Work in Progress view of the holiday cards I am working on this year to sell at my Society6 shop. Stay tuned for when I announce those are ready. I may be a bit late in the game of making holiday items already, but this is my first year and poorly planned. But I will live and learn, and plan better next year. J
For some reason “it is what it is.” Is one cliché saying that is just really getting to me lately. I guess this is more due to family reason. That settling with people just having poor behavior towards others, especially family member, shouldn’t be –just.. it is what it is..- People should realize when they are hurting others with their words and actions, they need to take that into account and realize those people won’t be around much longer if they expect others to just accept the negativity and toxicity the are reeking. Okay. That was random and glimpse towards my personal burns. But I just felt the need to write that little opinion down. I have heard that writing is good therapy.. haha, so there we go!
Thank you all for listening/reading my babbles!
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