Unemployment Day 52

Wow. 52 days. That’s a long time!

Today I worked! You have no idea how rewarding it felt to stand in Sue of Giant Dwarf‘s studio and cut circles out of felt for three hours today. I know it isn’t much, but it kept me busy and I liked that. It is just what I needed.

I’ve also helped a friend of mine hang sheet rock three times in the last couple weeks and that feels good. I like helping something come together, watching it grow in front of my eyes. It’s too bad I’m so terrible at self-motivating!

Lucky for me, I know this about myself and I’m now trying to make myself do things that will create motivation. What, you ask? Well, I signed myself up for an Alternative Printmaking course at Fleisher! Instead of sitting around whining about how much I miss printing, I’m going to go try to do some alternative printing. Sure, it’s no iGen or Docucolor 8000, but it’s something. Starting June 8th I will be spending three hours every Monday night for seven weeks doing . . . some kind of printing. I don’t even know much about this “alternative printing” but you can bet your ass I’m going to find out about it.

A nice benefit of registering for that was signing up for a summer Fleisher membership. In addition to a discount on classes {should I take two?} I get a membership to the art museum! Free exhibits whenever I want! I’m really grateful for this, since one of the things I miss most about my job is the free access it got me to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. You know, second to the whole printing thing.

I feel like I’m on the upswing again. I’m allowing myself to relax and enjoy life. Tomorrow I’m going to spend an afternoon “making stuff” with a friend and I’ve got my mind set on tossing together a dress that I can’t stop thinking about.

Oh and I am writing, always writing. And diving head first back into my Didion reading project. Oh, and trying to figure out what the hell I’m doing with my life.