Working With Galleries & Mango Lassi
Cedar Lee June 12th, 2009
There’s nothing like the impending birth of a child to bring sharp and instant clarity to which tasks need to be prioritized. Obviously, the things directly related to the coming baby and its needs are moved to the top of the list. But even after that stuff is taken care of, there are all kinds of other plans to be made.
Being self-employed means I’ve got to give myself maternity leave if I want any. So, I’ve talked to the owners of the 3 galleries that sell my paintings, and I’ve made a list of all the new art I need to make for them between now and October so they’ll all be well-stocked for several months after the birth of my baby.
I’m so glad to be able to make this flexible arrangement. But I need to make a lot of paintings, and I need to get cracking now. I’m afraid I’ll fall short, but I’m determined to keep my cool. A motivating quote I came across today: “Feel the fear, and do it anyway.”
So next up on my list of art projects is to make a small Looking Up painting to replace one that just sold, followed by a large number of beautiful Lotus paintings, which everyone wants because they always sell out. Stay tuned!
In other news, I have a couple of deliciously ripe mangoes calling from my kitchen, and today I’m going to make a mango lassi, a sweet and refreshing Indian treat made by blending the following in a blender:
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 cup mango, cubed
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tsp. sugar
Mmmm!
You know I have to say, I just love you. You are such a sweet spirit. Reading your blog always makes me smile.
Good luck getting the paintings done and thanks for sharing the mango lassi recipe.
Thank you Nona! You are a sweet person to say such a sweet thing!
BTW the mango lassi was yummy!!
Thanks for blogging this. I’m always interested in knowing how a woman manages her active life before the birth of her first child. It’s such an important time of life.
Well, things seem to be happening so fast I’m honestly not sure how I’m managing it…but I’d say I’ve just been planning a lot and taking things one day at a time, and that seems to be working out so far.
The awesome thing about working at home and being self-employed during this time is that I have a lot of flexibility. I’m trying to arrange it so I won’t have to work for awhile come baby-time, but if it turns out I need to work some (if I have lots of unexpected sales all at once and need to replace sold work, for example,) I can probably swing that too. It may just involve working in shorter segments of time at first. I’m optimistic.
I just wanted to let you know that I read the first half of the book, “Feel the Fear, and Do It Anyway” while I was on my Colorado retreat. I highly recommend it. I hope to pick up a copy for myself so that I can finish it! The author is Susan Jeffers.
Lisa, I didn’t know it was a book! I’ll definitely look it up–I bet it’s right up my alley. Thanks!