Thursday, February 12, 2009

Details

I have come to the realization that I am not a detail oriented person.... or maybe it's follow-thru that I lack.

I can decorate a room to the "nth" degree, every detail thought out, every detail agonized over. But if you can delay me long enough on a piece of it, I'll give up and let it go and ignore that piece. For instance, the ceiling fan in my living room is hopelessly out of balance and the metal on it doesn't match the chandelier in the adjoining dining room. When I bought this house almost 2 years ago, that was near the top of my list to replace. It's still there. Hubby has put me off on replacing it for so long now that I no longer care. Whatever.

When we returned from London, I was going to blog about that trip. I did a few entries on it, but now, the stories are less immediate, less fun to recount, and I can't finish what I started. No follow-thru....

I "want" to be a photographer. I photograph things. I have a website. I have business cards. Now and then, I sell a print or 2. What I don't have is the drive to market myself. I've been to shows; I see how much work it is; I don't think I have it in me to do that.

I need to lose weight. Every morning I wake up and say, today's the day I break old habits and start living a healthier lifestyle. And breakfast is all good. Lunch might not be bad, but by mid-afternoon, I'm needing "something" and it ain't good.

So.

Details or follow-thru?

Or are they one-in-the-same?

And where would I buy some?

1 comment:

One Crazy Mama said...

Well I can tell you what I *think* it is. Because I have the same problems. Imagine that? Me sharing something with you :)

I *think* its that you overthink and overdo. You want to do something. You enjoy it. It means something to you. Then you get "obsessive" over the details of it. How to do it just right. How to do what you need to do. And it goes from being something you are doing because you want to, because you enjoy it, because you like the way it makes you feel...to being something you HAVE to do. Suddenly there is a list of work that goes with it. It takes that enjoyment out of it. So you back off. Because now it is work. Now it is not fun. At least for me this is what I do.

As for the stories from your trip. We would all LOVE to hear them. But share them when you feel the urge to share. Share from your heart. Don't feel you HAVE to share. You HAVE to document it. It will still be there.

And your photography is awesome. Don't worry so much about the details. Do what you love and let the rest fall into place as it does.

Life is just a journey. So get the most out of each experience you have. And don't sweat the small stuff. :)