This is what happens when I get a little too gung ho about perfecting myself.  I think it happens every new year.

I spent two weeks literally trying to inhale all of these books and come up with the perfect way to become a perfect version of myself.  And I spent that whole time NOT PAINTING.

Then I started surfing the web for more ideas and came across all these new and exciting projects springing up on many of the arty sites I like to visit.  Oooooh, I should be doing all these things!  Think of how much more arty and perfect I would be!!

I should go to yoga every day!  I should meditate every day.  I should eat only low GI perfect foods.  I should do all the exercises in my painting books.  I should write in my journal.  I should do all those fun arty projects I see starting up for the new year.

All those shoulds start piling up and piling up until I find that I CAN’T EVEN MOVE.  It’s just too overwhelming.

Finally, I WISED UP and calmed down.

So, for now, this is my fancy New Year plan:

1. Paint.  Paint, paint and keep painting.
2. Try to pop in a yoga DVD when you’re done painting.
3. Buy wheat bread.  Keep the cheese to a minimum.  Try to eat some veggies.

That’s it.  Nothing too fancy.  My heart doesn’t like too many rules.  I need to keep it simple.  I need to remember that I don’t have to be doing everything.  I don’t have to have it all right now.  Now back to work!  There’s painting to be done!

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