You know when you wake up and feel like you haven’t slept at all? you open your eyes and wish the sun was still asleep and you have five more hours to spend in bed? I had one of those days. I woke up and knew if I didn’t force my self to get up I’d stay in bed till the next morning. Probably my energy was worn out from all the baby shopping, painting and of course, unpacking (which is taking way longer that I anticipated, got few boxes left to open and arrange) that happened last week.
On mornings like this getting out of the house always helps. I put on the only dress that fits me at this point, and head out to have breakfast in a cafe nearby. After a large plate of chickpeas and avocado on toast I still needed my bed. I ordered a large cup of coffee and an oat dates cookies and started reading interviews with painters and artists, which is probably my favorite way to get motivated. Almost two hours later my mind was awake and ready go back home.
I lacked the energy to continue on the painting resting on my easel or staring a new one so decided to spend all evening on the couch, with my baby bump, bowl of cherries and practice some pencil portraitures. It was so relaxing and therapeutic.
Somedays, especially when feeling so exhausted, instead of fighting myself to come up with new things, to create some kind of a masterpiece or even worse, taking the whole day off, doing little things like watching tutorials, studying the works of artists I look up to or just doodling and sketching, little things to bring me closer to my goal is always better than nothing at all. As a dreamer once said “ Great things are done by a series of small things brought together“
What are your tricks and tips on days like these?
