Extraterrestrial Forensic Portrait Catalogue

Good morning!

Today is my “Friday” in that I’m off the next two days. Woo! It’s been a busy week, not so much in a tons of appointments and financial gain type of way, but creatively speaking for sure. I’ve been making efforts to write as much as I can even if it’s just my own silly musings. Also, I’ve completed a painting and have a couple others in the works that I’ve made some progress on.

Does anyone else feel that impending guilt start to sink in when you aren’t “doing”? I find it very hard to wind down and just sit back and watch tv or read fiction. I definitely schedule my time in my head and make sure to maximize as much time for creativity and learning as possible, but sometimes it’s hard to turn that off and just relax without much thought.

I’ve heard others use their art and creative endeavors as relaxation but I usually feel some sort of compulsion and although it’s sometimes like meditation it’s often like I’m the sole worker in my own personal factory.

What do others do to relax and how do they allow that time to go towards embracing doing nothing?

Stay curious and try to relax!