Keeping Busy
Keeping busy is key to my sanity. Here are things that occupy my mind so completely, i can step outside myself.
- Drawing in many forms including realistic and cartoon/manga, then transferring these to my computer, i use pencil mostly, but like ink, conte crayon and charcoal (even though i hardly use it).
- Jewelry making
- Painting -- ceramic, glass and wood items, and sometimes on canvas
- Playing with Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash and other artzy programs
- Collecting various art projects that i have started, and will not finish for a very, very long time-
if ever - Reading news under "Oddly Enough", and Entertainment
- Connecting with other stay-at-home-moms in the area. I have joined the local MOMS Club.
- Gaming with friends- A small group of us get together and play various board games, and soon to start a D&D campaign. we enjoy the zombie and un-dead themed games whether co-op or cut-throat. Some of the games we play are Descent, The House on Betrayal Hill, Zombies and Munchkin.
- I do some reading, I used to do a lot, but now have a hard time concentrating. I prefer to read in bed, and complete a chapter during every session. This is hard since I can get very sleepy at times, or just don't want to read so much (my books have long chapters). Also, over the last year, I have been losing the desire to read very much. I have quite a few unfinished sitting on my nightstand. I got Steven Colbert's book "I am America, and So Can You!" and John Stewart's book "America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction" for Christmas. I have only started Colbert's, and thoroughly enjoying it. Chapters are shorter, but just don't find that "reading mood".
- Humane Society- I volunteer at the shelter every week, and love every minute. There are so many cute animals there that I just want to take home. For one, they are adorable, and two, they are attention starved and automatically love me! It's so hard to resist their cute little faces.
Top animals i want to take home >
- Lap dog
- Chinchilla
- Rat
