Finding Time

In our hectic lives as entrepreneurial artists it seems as if each day ends with so much left to do and blogging is no exception. This morning blogging is the priority, as so many days it has not taken precedence at all, but alas it will! Each day the routine begins with coffee, an hour of interlude--waking up, logging into the net, more coffee, taking care of our chickens and ducks and gardens and what ever else needs to be done. Our studio time is not as structured as it should be although what to do ! We can be right in the middle of soldering a piece and then the cacophony of way too many chickens alarmed by a hawk circling, a fox stealthily closing in, a coyote approaching or even a bobcat lurking and waiting for a fresh chicken or duck dinner causes us to run outside and scare the predator away. Then of course something else catches our eye, maybe new flowers on our never before bloomed Kiwi, or we notice our newly emerging prized bamboo shoots chewed and eaten by squirrels who have just discovered what a delicacy they are. Perhaps at this point we notice the greenhouse is in need of a dire watering. When one is trying to be as sustainable as possible the chores can be overwhelming. It is not unusual for an hour or more to pass before we are back in the studio again trying to catch up.

So for an example just now as I write this, two persistent chickens have just found a new way to access our newly planted squash, beans and corn which necessitated my son and business partner to run outside and try to catch them up (good luck on that one).

We now have three online venues, 1000 markets, etsy, and artfire to market, on top of finding time to clean, make meals, vehicle maintenance and the myriad other things. We have always had too many irons in the fire and the secret is to find a way to get them hot enough to strike!