I like my job and my life here, but the biggest downside is definitely the hours. While I appreciate being able to sleep as late as I need to in order to have energy during the day, as far as energy after work, there’s very little left. I get home around 9:30, and by the time I get changed, make and eat dinner, and begin to unwind it’s already 10:30… and while it’s physically possible to squeeze in a half hour or so of painting every now and then, it’s not possible to find the inspiration to start something new in such a small time window.

I’ve been working on one painting since January — and actually I haven’t worked on it very much since January. I can take solace in the fact that it’s a lot more complex than many of my other paintings, but honestly it’s mostly been an energy thing. These months have been a lot busier than before New Year’s.

Complaining won’t help of course, but sometimes you need to put your thoughts into writing before you get off your ass to do something about it.