Okay, so with these 2 online courses I'm taking I've had to take a good hard look at my plans for the year and make some adjustments. Have no fear, I'm not giving up! This is what the plan was for - to help see where and how to get things done. Now I admit that the situation has certainly gotten more interesting with my unexpected leap into not one, but two extra classes to do, but I'm confident that with sheer persistence and stubbornness I can carry through!
So, what can be done about my increasingly limited time? I started with my weekly schedule. For the next few months my top priority has to be completing these classes (they cost way too much money for me to bow out). So with that in mind, I've re-arranged my schedule to include class note readings, text readings, exercises, and project work during the day and my evenings to work on my art objectives. After the girls go to bed at night I have about 2-2.5 hours before bed myself that I intend to use to advantage.
Next, I took a look at my Work Breakdown Structure to see what needed to be moved further into the year and what I could still easily accomplish. There were a few items I had to move, like that third art business book I wanted to take notes on will have to wait until May, but the second workshop that I wanted to take this year happens in April so I can't change that. Also, I will need to scale down my expectations of what constitutes a "drawing" or "painting". I don't see why I can't do smaller, simpler projects in the time frame available to me. I know I'll go crazy if I remove these completely so that's simply not an option! However, keeping things simple may be an advantage in the long run as it will force me to focus on composition elements and technique more than detail to maintain a strong image. Skills I most definitely could improve on!
So, this week my plan is to complete the notes on book 2's reading and do a completed, simple, painting by the end of the week. Wish me luck :)
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