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Mental Health Day


 

Occasionally I discover that I need some down time. Rarely from the easel - it's all the other stuff - even buying art supplies can be stressful, especially when one mistakenly thought they had another tube of cobalt blue paint, and it's nowhere to be found and one's palette is looking all sad and feeling inadequte and stuff because there is no more cobalt blue......
 

Today I had a leisurely coffee with a new friend and fellow artist (waving hi to Laura here!!). It was wonderful to slow down and savor the beginning of the day, time where I'm usually making phone calls, fielding inquiries, and laying out my paints simultaneously.

 
And on my way home, on this gorgeous Indian Summer morning, I decided spontaneously to take today off. Not to do a million errands, but to purely make some fun.

 
Why not? My boss owes me plenty of comp time!!
 

I have a phone interview in 1/2 an hour with Deborah Wolfe of Animal Magnet Radio. But after that, I'm punching out and heading for the hills.

 
You hear me, Finnigan? Get off the couch - we're going to play frisbee. In the leaves!!

 
You have my permission to take the rest of the day off as well!! Go on, get outta here!!
Kim

 
PAINTING WORKSHOP, October 8th, Lake Orion Michigan, 10am-4pm. Email me for additional information.
 

Comments

  1. Laura Locke9:33 PM

    Good for you, Kim! A day of play is great for the creative soul. And what a perfect day it was.

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  2. Kimberly Kelly Santini9:41 PM

    Laura, I was going to forward this link to you later - glad you saw it! and so glad we started this day out together. Looking forward to doing it again!! Hope you got some wonderful progress made on your pieces, too!!

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  3. martinealison10:55 PM

    Vous avez bien raison de prendre du temps pour vous... Je vous fais de grosses bises

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  4. Kimberly Kelly Santini7:58 PM

    Martine, had I decided to take a day off earlier, it would have involved an early breakfast with espresso, melon and a croissant. I think that would have set me up well to thoroughly enjoy the remainder of the day. Next time? :)

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