This photo pretty much sums it up right now. We knew moving was going to prove difficult, but I wasn't quite ready for this.
I don't know what the hell has happened to America while I was away for the majority of the last decade, so instead I'm trying to think about what the hell has changed in me. Who knows what the problem is, but I suspect it's that all my art supplies have been floating on a ship for weeks and I'm going nuts without them.
So although every day I've been faced with crap like this sign while I have four bags of luggage to move, there are also mornings where I wake up to my beautiful new city and feel pretty sure that it's just going to take a little time before things start feeling better.
For the immediate future I'm listening to a friend who advised me to give myself "permission to not be creative."
Probably not a bad idea since a blood vessel blew in my left eye, turning it red and making me look like an escaped circus clown. I laughed so hard when I read that a subconjunctival hemorrhage is "generally a painless and harmless condition." I thought, "well not to my reputation it isn't!" I've decided that when my body starts exploding, it's time to ease off a bit and take a break.
Once I can return to blogging, I'll start out by sharing some exciting news as well as some fun photos of the groove-a-licious hotel I'm staying in. (Look closely at the rainbow photo for a sneak peek. Notice the reflection of the frosted glass mirror in the window? Now that's what I'm talkin' about!)
Oh yeah, you're in for a treat... just hang in there with me and we'll get through this...
right?
*Sorry for the re-post gang, something went wrong with my link and when I went to fix it everything went crazy. Ironic or no?
I've posted something to make you feel better. Stop by... And, yes, you'll get through this.
Posted by: German Gems | September 30, 2011 at 07:05 PM
We'll be here waiting for you when you are up to coming back! Waves from across the river (St. Paul).
- Chris
Posted by: Chris | September 30, 2011 at 07:51 PM
Hugs. Transitions are difficult. No art supplies is a miserable situation but you can't do much about it. Hang in there and try to enjoy the process.
Posted by: Linda | September 30, 2011 at 11:17 PM
Thanks everybody! And Gems, I LOVED your pretzel post, it was right on top of over 500 unread ones in my Google reader -- I could NOT BELIEVE MY EYES!!
And speaking of eyes, my red one has shrunk more to the size of a large freckle so it's less scary and demented looking...
XXX tj
Posted by: TJ | October 01, 2011 at 12:05 AM
Poor TJ! I have to say I laughed at your line about it being time to ease off a bit when parts of your body start to explode...I think that's a pretty good indicator! You will be exercising your creativity in SO MANY ways as you work to settle into a new home and re-acclimate to American culture; you should definitely give yourself a break from "art-supply-based creativity", if that seems right to you now!
Posted by: Andria | October 01, 2011 at 02:09 AM
girl. I know. HANG IN THERE. XOXO
Posted by: Robin Norgren | October 01, 2011 at 04:13 AM