For part A of your post: The only advice I can really offer is that awareness of what you're doing, whether it's riding a bike, making a mask or feeling stressed out, is the first step to turning that activity into something fruitful for you. It's good to be aware of what you're feeling because personal accountability is important.
For you, I feel like if you're getting on your bike, then you need to make a conscious effort to pay attention to what you're passing, where you're going, setting your limitations before you start out, and with maskmaking the same way. You have to do it, to fulfill your orders, of course, but set yourself a goal.
I'm a list writer. If I have a list, nothing is too daunting because I know, when the list is done, so is the tedium. I have to remember to write in my breaks though :)
For the second part, on DA, I think it's acceptable to make a journal entry at the top of your page and leave it there for awhile as a thank you for all the comments because you can't possibly get to all of them at once! But since you appreciate them, you can do it that way?
And if kids are asking for your patterns, you could tell them just what you told us above - draft a response you can copy and paste, put a version of it up in your DA or on your site or whatever, and then use it to reply to requests.
"Because my masks are my intellectual property, attempting to recreate what I've done would be copyright infringement and I don't want to encourage that. If you want to make masks, please do, but you'll need to make your own pattern..."
Etc, etc.
-hugs-
I hope you get through the rough spot soon, dear. You're really an amazing, impressive, talented woman. I definitely admire you and your creativity and your self-awareness. If you need an ear, I'm always around LJ.
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Date: 2009-05-25 01:01 pm (UTC)For you, I feel like if you're getting on your bike, then you need to make a conscious effort to pay attention to what you're passing, where you're going, setting your limitations before you start out, and with maskmaking the same way. You have to do it, to fulfill your orders, of course, but set yourself a goal.
I'm a list writer. If I have a list, nothing is too daunting because I know, when the list is done, so is the tedium. I have to remember to write in my breaks though :)
For the second part, on DA, I think it's acceptable to make a journal entry at the top of your page and leave it there for awhile as a thank you for all the comments because you can't possibly get to all of them at once! But since you appreciate them, you can do it that way?
And if kids are asking for your patterns, you could tell them just what you told us above - draft a response you can copy and paste, put a version of it up in your DA or on your site or whatever, and then use it to reply to requests.
"Because my masks are my intellectual property, attempting to recreate what I've done would be copyright infringement and I don't want to encourage that. If you want to make masks, please do, but you'll need to make your own pattern..."
Etc, etc.
-hugs-
I hope you get through the rough spot soon, dear. You're really an amazing, impressive, talented woman. I definitely admire you and your creativity and your self-awareness. If you need an ear, I'm always around LJ.