Day 2

This blog seemed like a good idea at the time.  I'm afraid that today I'm using it as an excuse to avoid any real work.  The plan today was to work on my silver bird feeders, but I really don't feel "inspired".  Really, I'm just lazy, and I know how dirty I'll be when I stop!  In the meantime, I keep finding little things to do around the house - put some ribs on to roast, looked up a new recipe for butternut squash, did laundry, picked up after the dogs, etc.  Don't feel like I accomplished anything, so when I leave the computer, I promise I will either start soldering or polishing silver!

You know that phrase "If you lay down with dogs, you wake up with fleas"?  Well, last night was a new twist on that.  If you lay down with 5 dogs in a queen size bed, you get up and watch television at 3 am!  I absolutely love that the dogs want to be with me, but I really wish they would turn it off at night.  Between 1 dog having legs that are about 3 feet long, and 2 of them having hay fever, it was a long night.  Yes, hay fever!  It wasn't time to give them their Benadryl, so I laid there listening to them honk and sniffle like two old men.  Of course, today they are all passed out around the house.  I guess they are resting up for a repeat performance tonight.

I actually wanted this blog to be a reflection on being a "muse".  Oxford Dictionary defines a muse as "
…a woman, or a force personified as a woman, who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist…".  That's not quite how I think of myself.  Charlie has all the creativity, but deep down inside, I feel like I help it all happen.  There is nothing normal about living with an artist.  In many way, it's great.  He has an incredible sense of humor, art has truly kept him young, and we have a diverse and treasured circle of friends.  What people don't see is the drudgery.  Someone has to schedule shows, find raw material, coordinate, and, above all, make sure he shows a profit.  I'm amazed by the artists who do it all by themselves.  Just my part feels like a full-time job some days.

I feel like I'm starting to whine, so I'll write more later.  Maybe after I actually do something today...