New layout, etc By Catherine on 11/28/2007 09:31:00 AM
Isn't the new layout fabulous? I love it! While the last layout was really pretty, it was hard to read and not bright enough for me. I got a lot more design input on this one too-- I'm slowly but surely learning how to maintain this site all by myself. Also trees: my latest collage design is a really neat tree motif slash universe lady. I'll definitely post pictures when it's closer to done.It's really time to start being a bit more serious in life. I know what I love, and I know what I need to do to be successful at it-- right now it's just a matter of getting it all set up so that I can keep going. Really that could have been done over the luxurious 5-day Thanksgiving break from work, but I chose instead to make huge headway with Christmas/Hanukkah presents, which will, in actuality, be for the benefit of said seriousness. Now I'm all but done and have significant time approaching (while the Dr. Duo and family are away in Egypt) to finally organize my photos, set up the "projects" section (collages, jewelry, utilitarian art, etc), and get back down to work on my novel.
Ohhh yeah! Catherine is writing a novel! You all forgot, didn't you? Well, I didn't, in fact I was at the point of opening the word doc 6 times a day and brimming with tears, because I could not seem to get a thing done. I took that stupid camp job to have time to write, but ended up exhausted and devoid of motivation. Finally, four months and four hundred boxes of tissues later, I've managed to get something going again. This includes massive edits and multiple drafts, but circular progress is better than no progress at all. And I figure it will only be circular progress for a bit longer, then all my hemming and hawing for the last quarter-year will be done with and I'll be able to just slam it out. All I care about, for the moment, is getting it all out on paper so I can begin the REALLY hard part: editing.
You won't see it here though-- I shall not be plagiarized by the Internet.
I've got a lot to do, but you know what? It's finally stuff that I want to do, not that I'm contractually or otherwise obligated to do. It's a good feeling, to finally be in a place where I can make things happen and I'm not feeling so overwhelmed and un-creative, it can finally happen. GO. ME.
Labels: dreams, freedom, working through the block, writing