It Can Wait!

Melissa Kirsch's newsletter in the New York Times yesterday was was called Pushing Off...and headlined three words that were reassuring to hear. It Can Wait!

Where has the time gone....I can't believe Thanksgiving is just a few days away. The holiday season has its own engine...Melissa writes...one that's been gaining momentum since Halloween and will shift into even higher gears as we hit the straightaway that leads to the year's end. There's an urgency that can feel both exciting and overwhelming.

My latest finished puzzle.
I LOVED IT!!!

While we prepare for and savor the holiday season there is no way we can do it all. Whether it's art projects or the chores still on the do list...you can't do it all. Some of it can wait. Some of it has to.

I finally feel like I have a bit of creative momentum...and I hope to find a little time each day to keep the spark alive. But some of it is just going to have to wait until after the holidays. It's time to get the guest room ready for our lone Thanksgiving house guest and do a deep clean of the condo. There's still some shopping to do and preparations for Thanksgiving...Paul's birthday and all the family gatherings that will happen in the next week. Then there's Christmas decorating....and I really want to savor all that holiday joyful puttering.

But....I did want to share a little peak at the inside Playful Pages of my newest handmade art journal. I DO hope this is one project that doesn't have to wait until January.

These are just the bones....the background pages that are already layered....overlapping in interesting ways. But they are just the beginning of the journey I am taking with Rebecca Chapman's Playful Pages class.  

I had an incredibly productive day getting all kinds of things checked off my list...including another step in the journal that I can't wait and share tomorrow.

Just look at these puzzle colors!

The colors and the vintage vibe coordinates with my journal!

Maybe IT....will become part of my inspiration!