The Muse: October 2017 : Dreaming of Art

The Muse

I read about sleep the other day. An article about how much more profoundly sleep impacts our health and well-being than most of us probably realize. I want to share it with you because it's something I struggle with on a daily basis, and imagine many of us do as well.

Struggle in the sense of knowing I should turn that blue computer screen off at least an hour before bed, turn it off while I eat, and not turn it on the first moment I wake up. The theory is great; practice, not so much.

There is, always, always, too much to do. Get the little one up and ready for school. Drive to school and then to see clients. Back to the office to work on deadlines, phone calls, materials, all of the back end work that goes into producing, publishing and marketing books. Off to school again to pick up my daughter, back home to make dinner, clean up, wash up, back to the computer to edit one more paragraph, tweak one more thing on that email. Suddenly it's 10pm and I like to get up at 5 to get that headstart.

I used to burn the candle at both ends, on a daily basis. I've made the decision not to do that anymore—now I get to sleep 2 hours before midnight, but I still work up until the lights go out. Somehow I'm incapable of spinning down that hard disk even after all the power lights are nice and dark. I realize, writing this, that we adults (at least those of us who love our work too much) are no different from children who have trouble transitioning from one activity to another.

It's hard to quit that email program, shut down that laptop and just wiiiiiiind down for the evening. And yet, whenever I'm on an actual vacation, I can't bring myself to turn the electronics on. I'm not in that "mode."

That helps put it all into perspective. I can do this. I can turn it off. It's a mindset.

So maybe, just maybe, we all need to go into vacation mode on a nightly basis.

~ Birgitte

Last month, I introduced my Mini Muse—my little 7-year-old. She's well on her way to becoming a triple-threat: she sings, she writes book after book (hand-made, for now), and she draws. A little.

That artistic gene you see expressing itself on Ello, went from my grandmother, to my mom (who does our book covers), and directly to my little one. Skipped right over me. But that's alright. I'm already too busy.

And I'm already behind in trying to catch up with my daughter's rapidly growing body of work. Piles of paintings, drawings, and little booklets I'm trying to organize... and forget baby photo albums!

And talk about growing up too fast... in December, Aria joins a group of other young artists presenting their work at a community arts exhibit. They even get their own little reception.

What a wonderful experience for the little ones to have their art presented in public! Proud mama will be sure to take lots of pictures of all the pictures.

After all, who needs sleep, right? :)

Holiday events are starting to pop up... if you're in the area please do drop by!

Both events include story time for kids and adults, and, critically, free chocolate tastings by local chocolate shops. Seriously, can you resist?

Books Inc
Saturday, November 11
2pm PST
2712 Augustine Dr #120
Santa Clara, California

Chocolate provided by Lula's Chocolate... from right next door!

Book Passage
Saturday, December 2
1pm PST
51 Tamal Vista Blvd.,
Corte Madera, California

Chocolate provided by Marin Munchies in San Raphael

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