I have to say, I took advantage of my week off to create a massive to-do list, and frankly, it was a great decision. I got so many things done this week, I'm really proud of myself. And I feel much better than if I had sluggishly camped on my couch watching stupid shows all week.
I alternated working on school projects and working on my personal projects, so that I would feel like I was getting the important stuff done, and rewarding myself by working on something I really wanted to do.
For example, for school I: made and fitted a mock-up for 14th century hose (they finally fit), finished a cloak, started my 19th century waistcoat, wrote down many pages of research for my honours project, altered a linen shirt, and worked on my 18th century skirt and jacket.
For myself I: altered a skirt for a friend, altered some of my own clothes, made a whole new skirt, finished my stockings, transformed a pair of shoes to look 18th century-ish, started muddling my way through a bralette made from a lace tank top, painted a few images for the first time in weeks, and documented a week-long lipstick experiment.
Would I have been able to do all that if I didn't have a week off? Absolutely not. I totally abused my sleep schedule so that I work my heart out!
On Tuesday, I was in the studio, and one of my profs came in an said: Audrey, what the f*** are you doing in here. Go home, take time off!
I guess in some regards, I really do work too much, but I'm not unhappy. I actually enjoy it. And I usually multitask, so I'll watch a movie AND work at the same time, so it totally counts as leisure time. If I'm not working, I tend to just take really long naps in the afternoon, which are nice once in a while, but they're really an indulgence.
What does it matter if I'm a work horse? If I feel over-worked, I'll take a few steps back. If I don't feel like that, I'll just keep going. I'm in my prime years, this is the time for me to work like crazy, develop my character and prove myself to the world. Ten years from now, I won't have the same energy levels and won't be able to power through everything in the same way.
Yes, I'm an enthusiast, a keener, I'm always the one in the back corner who springs up and says: YEA I'LL DO IT! And I mean it. If I want to carve a place for myself in this unforgiving crazy world, I have to be able to prove what I'm capable of. Green hair and everything. I want to be the best in absolutely everything I do. Perfection is my goal, and I'm aiming directly at the moon and the stars.
I do wish I had another week off now, since I've done almost all I wanted to do, and this time I would actually lazily walk along the waterfront and enjoy the peaceful quietness of mornings while sipping my coffee and listening to French classics by Édith Piaf. I guess I'll just have to wait until April.
I'll post pictures and tutorials to some of my projects in the coming week. In the meantime, I'll leave you to think about the things you'd like to accomplish but keep pushing back, on the pretext that you have no time.
Also, do you know anyone who can rock a Christian Dior jacket, green hair and mini-black lips like I do? ;)
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