Also, I've decided that I am going to do my own "30 Day Challenge." I feel like I am in a funk lately and really need to find a hobby so my plan is each day for the next month I am going to do one thing that I have never done before (or perhaps haven't done in a really long time)- just something outside of my normal routine... FUN!
Today, Friday July 8th, I decided to paint. After I was done my practicum shift at the hospital I came home with full intentions of taking a nap (I hate getting up at 5am, and by early afternoon I am totally beat). However, I spent so much of the last week sleeping (I was sick, and feeling sorry for myself) that I really didn't want to waste a Friday afternoon sleeping. I decided to paint. I haven't painted since I was about 14. I was never really great at it, but I did take Art in school for easy credits and remembered enjoying it. I drove over to Michael's and picked up my supplies. This is what I came up with:
So it's a tree.... with a quote by Keats. I am quite fond of Keats and have been since my high school English Literature class. Actually, I am quite fond of any of the poets from the Romantic era. Anyways...
I guess I am sort of proud of it, I mean I know it's off centre... and the font is sort of fucked up... but I did it. Also, my friend Jolene said that she wanted it to hang in her apartment and that sort of made me feel good. To be honest it probably just would have ended up in my storage bin, so knowing that she wants to put it up makes me happy.
So, that's what I did today: painted.
I enjoyed it but I can't see it being something I would do that often, my ADHD is far too bad to sit there and paint. That stupid picture took me HOURS and you'd never be able to tell...
On to day two tomorrow!
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