Comments on: How Do You Find the Time to……..? http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2009/01/how-do-you-find-the-time-to/ Exploring possibilities, asking questions, discovering life day by day. Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05:36:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Barbara Swafford http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2009/01/how-do-you-find-the-time-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2841 Barbara Swafford Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:09:37 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=388#comment-2841 Hi Barb, First, thank you for dropping by my blog and leaving a comment. I truly appreciate it. I like the potato chip analogy. It reminded me of how some suggest to eat dessert first instead of filling up on the meal and not having room for the best part. :) Your artwork is fabulous. I love how you combined a piece which fits the blog post so well. Happy Blogging! Hi Barb,

First, thank you for dropping by my blog and leaving a comment. I truly appreciate it.

I like the potato chip analogy. It reminded me of how some suggest to eat dessert first instead of filling up on the meal and not having room for the best part. :)

Your artwork is fabulous. I love how you combined a piece which fits the blog post so well.

Happy Blogging!

]]> By: Deborah http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2009/01/how-do-you-find-the-time-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2768 Deborah Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:44:44 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=388#comment-2768 First, I want to thank you for your visit to my blog and your post. I'm going to post in a couple of minutes the answer to your question about PITT pens. I just learned from you about Liquid Pencil. I had never heard of that. Your art and writing is so very interesting. And quite by happenstance I am having a cup of coffee as I type. We had breakfast for lunch after church today; something we don't normally do. Now I'm reading your blog and pondering how I want to spend the afternoon. I'm very, very sleepy so a nap is definitely on my list :-) First, I want to thank you for your visit to my blog and your post. I’m going to post in a couple of minutes the answer to your question about PITT pens. I just learned from you about Liquid Pencil. I had never heard of that. Your art and writing is so very interesting. And quite by happenstance I am having a cup of coffee as I type. We had breakfast for lunch after church today; something we don’t normally do. Now I’m reading your blog and pondering how I want to spend the afternoon. I’m very, very sleepy so a nap is definitely on my list :-)

]]> By: Bean http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2009/01/how-do-you-find-the-time-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2521 Bean Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:21:28 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=388#comment-2521 @valerie I hope you got that last piece of paper taken care of and that you danced in the street with great gusto and enthusiasm. Instead of tackling the little or the big things first, I tend to tackle a corner and work my way around. I do this with my garden, the clutter on the dining room table and even when it comes to reviewing student blogs. That way, I can see my progress. I really have found that I need that validation as my reward. I can prioritize whether I need to pay the bills or answer student questions. But once I start something, I need to work my way linearly to keep from getting distracted. A lot of that is due to the brain injury, but regardless the reason I have learned to work with it instead against it. @valerie I hope you got that last piece of paper taken care of and that you danced in the street with great gusto and enthusiasm.

Instead of tackling the little or the big things first, I tend to tackle a corner and work my way around. I do this with my garden, the clutter on the dining room table and even when it comes to reviewing student blogs. That way, I can see my progress. I really have found that I need that validation as my reward. I can prioritize whether I need to pay the bills or answer student questions. But once I start something, I need to work my way linearly to keep from getting distracted. A lot of that is due to the brain injury, but regardless the reason I have learned to work with it instead against it.

]]> By: Over Coffee… » Blog Archive » Do New Year’s Resolutions Begin With "I Will" or "I Won’t"? Or Both? (Do They Begin in February?) http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2009/01/how-do-you-find-the-time-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2478 Over Coffee… » Blog Archive » Do New Year’s Resolutions Begin With "I Will" or "I Won’t"? Or Both? (Do They Begin in February?) Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:11:48 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=388#comment-2478 [...] you all so much for responding to my last post How Do You Find the Time to…? You’ve helped me think. And for that I’m giving you some home made blackberry jellies. [...] [...] you all so much for responding to my last post How Do You Find the Time to…? You’ve helped me think. And for that I’m giving you some home made blackberry jellies. [...]

]]> By: miranda http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2009/01/how-do-you-find-the-time-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2438 miranda Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:06:23 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=388#comment-2438 Barb: Came here from my mom's (Sliloh's) blog to see your art. Beautiful drawing! I've always wished I could draw, but sadly I lacked the innate talent and never had the focus to dedicate to the study. And I agree with Elaina - besides who says you don't see the picture that way? ;) I think it adds an element of realism to the scene, myself. Barb:
Came here from my mom’s (Sliloh’s) blog to see your art. Beautiful drawing! I’ve always wished I could draw, but sadly I lacked the innate talent and never had the focus to dedicate to the study. And I agree with Elaina – besides who says you don’t see the picture that way? ;) I think it adds an element of realism to the scene, myself.

]]> By: Sliloh http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2009/01/how-do-you-find-the-time-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2432 Sliloh Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:16:10 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=388#comment-2432 Well, I just wait til things are desperate and then do the ones I must do! (you know, laundry, dishes) :D As for the things I want to do..they seem to come first with me these days. It was a different story when I was raising kids. I just LOVE your painting and I'll share mine if you share yours ;) Anita Well, I just wait til things are desperate and then do the ones I must do! (you know, laundry, dishes) :D As for the things I want to do..they seem to come first with me these days. It was a different story when I was raising kids.

I just LOVE your painting and I’ll share mine if you share yours ;)

Anita

]]> By: VALERIE BEEBY http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2009/01/how-do-you-find-the-time-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2431 VALERIE BEEBY Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:50:11 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=388#comment-2431 Hi Barb I have long lists of Things to Do. The problem is that every item has to be done FIRST... However, about twice a year I get through the pile of bills, letters and horrid forms beside my computer, and today I only have one paper left - the house insurance to renew. Tomorrow might even be one of those rare, rare days when the whole pile is done and I go out and dance in the street. Well, I find myself smiling a daft smile anyway. Like your drawing, I assume it is with real media not Painter? And who wants perfect ellipses when a camera can do them no problem. Hi Barb
I have long lists of Things to Do. The problem is that every item has to be done FIRST…

However, about twice a year I get through the pile of bills, letters and horrid forms beside my computer, and today I only have one paper left – the house insurance to renew. Tomorrow might even be one of those rare, rare days when the whole pile is done and I go out and dance in the street. Well, I find myself smiling a daft smile anyway.

Like your drawing, I assume it is with real media not Painter? And who wants perfect ellipses when a camera can do them no problem.

]]> By: Carol http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2009/01/how-do-you-find-the-time-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2430 Carol Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:24:36 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=388#comment-2430 Hi Barb, I see the chips and 'projects' differently. I always savor the nice big chips first and leave the crumbs for last (I should throw them away, but, you know). When it comes to the 'to do' list, the big ones scare me and worry me. I have to divvy them up into smaller chips or I go bananas. An example is my blog. It scares me. Thanks for the thought provoking articles. Carol ;) Hi Barb,
I see the chips and ‘projects’ differently. I always savor the nice big chips first and leave the crumbs for last (I should throw them away, but, you know).

When it comes to the ‘to do’ list, the big ones scare me and worry me. I have to divvy them up into smaller chips or I go bananas.

An example is my blog. It scares me.

Thanks for the thought provoking articles.

Carol
;)

]]> By: Nightshadow http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2009/01/how-do-you-find-the-time-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2429 Nightshadow Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:00:58 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=388#comment-2429 Hi Barb, Another beauty of a drawing. Yes, your ellipses are a bit off, but tell your DH that it's a drawing, not a photo. Have you ever looked closely at the work of Paul Cézanne? In his still lifes, his perspective is often cockeyed, but who can deny the beauty and skill of his work. Remember, in the final analysis, your art needs to please only you. As far as time management goes, perhaps your method might work. My lists are always horrendously long, and often, I'm intimidated by the sheer size of the list. The advice to just do one thing at a time is so difficult to follow. If you find a better way, let me know. Elaina Hi Barb,

Another beauty of a drawing. Yes, your ellipses are a bit off, but tell your DH that it’s a drawing, not a photo. Have you ever looked closely at the work of Paul Cézanne? In his still lifes, his perspective is often cockeyed, but who can deny the beauty and skill of his work.

Remember, in the final analysis, your art needs to please only you.

As far as time management goes, perhaps your method might work. My lists are always horrendously long, and often, I’m intimidated by the sheer size of the list. The advice to just do one thing at a time is so difficult to follow. If you find a better way, let me know.

Elaina

]]> By: Adele - I Ching http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2009/01/how-do-you-find-the-time-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2425 Adele - I Ching Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:58:31 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=388#comment-2425 Hi Barb, I love your image of the potato chips. I am always railing over not enough time and New Years I did, sort of what you did, and make a list to organize and separate the big"chips" from the little ones. I came up with 95 things. Aaaak! And it hasn't gotten any better. Something else always comes up. Hi Barb,

I love your image of the potato chips. I am always railing over not enough time and New Years I did, sort of what you did, and make a list to organize and separate the big”chips” from the little ones. I came up with 95 things. Aaaak! And it hasn’t gotten any better. Something else always comes up.

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