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<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nWell, it took me one day to figure out that an imposed routine doesn\u2019t work for me right now.<\/p>\n
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I can see that that has been generally my MO\u2014set a plan and make myself follow it with discipline and the knowledge that \u201cwork\u201d should feel like \u201cwork\u201d. \u00a0My new work routine did feel like work, and I got a start, but it wasn\u2019t enjoyable. \u00a0I wasn\u2019t even going for the fun part, but I did want to enjoy \u201cworking\u201d. \u00a0Trust \u00a0me, over the years work has been fun, challenging, engaging, exciting, difficult\u2014all that good stuff. \u00a0But change happens and time passes.<\/p>\n
I guess I want something else now.<\/p>\n
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Yeah, one of those would be really good, too.<\/p>\n
Anyway, by bedtime, after following my new work routine, and after setting a plan for the next work day, I ached all over, felt a bit bummed, and was definitely NOT looking forward to doing it all again the next day. \u00a0I wondered–what the heck is the matter with me? \u00a0This isn’t how I want to feel. \u00a0This isn’t how I want my work to feel. \u00a0This isn’t how I want each day to be.<\/p>\n
I had an epiphany. \u00a0I really did. \u00a0I announced to Jim (my hubby)–because I figured he should know it too– I am retired!<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0At first he looked at me like \u00a0I had skipped a beat, then we both had a good long laugh…(I retired nearly 2 years ago, but I guess it has taken a while to sink in…)<\/p>\n Here’s what I think about it today…I don\u2019t want to work to accomplish\u00a0something, I want to savor\u00a0something\u2014my process, my experience, my expression<\/strong>. \u00a0I want to play! \u00a0Pure and simple.<\/p>\n I feel light hearted about the whole thing. \u00a0I feel like playing with the same stuff I have been working with, but with a different attitude. \u00a0There is no road map for that, no logical following the scientific method, no agenda, no commitments or schedules. \u00a0But there is curiosity, lots of it. \u00a0I wonder what will happen if I…?<\/p>\n Anyway, I\u2019m retired from the business, not the art making. \u00a0I know, duh…<\/p>\n Thinking Out Loud, Well, it took me one day to figure out that an imposed routine doesn\u2019t work for me right now. I can see that that has been generally my MO\u2014set a plan and make myself follow it with discipline and the knowledge that \u201cwork\u201d should feel like \u201cwork\u201d. \u00a0My new work routine did … Continue reading “Best Laid Plans…”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiacorbin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiacorbin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiacorbin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiacorbin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiacorbin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiacorbin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":342,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiacorbin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305\/revisions\/342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiacorbin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiacorbin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiacorbin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cynthiacorbin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BA6943A6-1F7A-4ABA-B686-35D074742558-e1556125994567-765x1024.jpeg\")
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