I haven’t blogged in a bit… which in this case means I haven’t been doing much apart from work. The good thing is I’ve been in a good flow for work. I’ve been getting early, not so much because of the Olympics (I’m glad they’ve been there to keep me company though; early morning TV normally sucks!) but to get a start on all of the things I have to do. The work has been going steadily and going pretty well. The pile is still big though. I’m not sure what I can delegate either. These days I’ll work right through the day and I’m so focused on what I’m doing I don’t want to break for lunch if any preparation is involved. I’ll work right through into the afternoon and when I stop I’m usually exhausted. I’m physically tired of course but more significantly I’m mentally spent.

The problem with that type of exhaustion is that I have no energy for anything creative. I haven’t been able to write. I’m working from early in the morning and by the time I’m done there’s nothing left to put into songs. I know it’s a season (I don’t expect work to continue at this pace; It won’t go away entirely but it will slow down again) but it’s a frustrating season to be in right now since I want to get paper playing off the ground.

I’m looking forward to this week though. I plan to go on leave for at least a part of it. If God sends the money (read ad for prayer here) Sam and I should go out of town for a couple of days. Apart from taking a break and focusing some time on gearing up for parenting I’m hoping to spend some hours each day writing and blogging. I’m optimistically targeting finishing one song and laying out several other ideas. I’m also planning to blog about my philosophy of art making and my journey to where I am now as an artist.

So the pace of all my writing should pick up again this coming week.