It's taking me a while to get back in a mood to work, and each
day this week I've gone home having accomplished very little.
I've got a lot of projects waiting for me, but the motivation
to do them is sure slow to come.
I agreed to teach a workshop in New York in April and I have to
make some books and spiff up my lesson plan for that.
I've also agreed to tutor someone in soldering, and in a couple
of other jewelry related techniques in exchange for her teaching
me what I need to know about using a material with which I am
totally unfamiliar. But first I have to experiment with soldering
to the particular material she is working with and then formulate
an instruction plan.
I fiddled around with that a little yesterday and it didn't seem
to be much of a problem. But nothing ever goes this easy for me.
So I'm worried that, "If everything seems to be going well,
[I] have obviously overlooked something." Soon the material
is bound to start fighting back and I'll run into all sorts of
issues which will need to be resolved.
Then I also have a huge jewelry order to make. I'm willing, but
my body keeps saying please don't make me do that, so I am avoiding
it for the time being.
Speaking of the body, I promised it that we would exercise and
that I would join a gym first of the year, but that's not happened
yet.
Let's not forget the eating right resolutions. I am not exactly
eating all wrong right now, but shoveling in just a little piece
of the last of the leftover candy at night is really not helping
much now, is it?
So, rather than try to think of something more interesting to
write here today, I think I'd better go find something constructive
to do for the next hour which will move me a little bit more forward
into the New Year.