Surge

Maybe its this time of year.  

I feel like I'm in a creativity surge again.

Which is definitely a positive, but its crowded in my head at the moment ;).

I lost the book stuff I had on my laptop 25,000 words ... no word yet if it will be recoverable. Believe it or not  - thats really not THAT many words - but it would have been nice to have it to reference.  Come to think of it, my beta readers may have saved a draft or two.  Sandra and I are back on in partnership... I am pretty sure anyway.  I'm committed to seeing it through with her (we're not ready to start yet which is fine with me) but I won't feel abandoned if we decide we won't be able to do it.  I have a plan, and she's just too dang brilliant not to take the chance with.

The Christmas project has been outlined.  Ideas are flowing, both my mom and I have visions of patterns and colors, composition and energy and EMOTION we want to get started on.  

The Elizabeth House Project - which has ended up being mostly my mom as morphing what we're trying to do with watercolor hasn't turned out to be... workable in invitation accent form - and when it comes to pure drawing, my mom is the star.  BUT I still worked on it with her and will continue to until it's done.  

Photography - there is something about not having my laptop full of old handy images that makes me itch to build up a new store of material.  Itching for little ten minute sessions.  I can't take too much time away from my family obligations... but little ten minutes - here... there... just got to try to get them in.  It's really just about making those calls, "Hey - do your kids look cute today?"  ;)

So hey... if you find your kids look particularly cute - and you don't mind a whirlwind session - give me a holler.  I'm not EASY to get a hold of now a days, but I'm eager all the same.