Comments on Teresa Mallen Studio: Motivation Monday

Hi CD! You are so right - we have to make sure tha...

2009-04-09T15:11:00.000-04:00

Hi CD! You are so right - we have to make sure that we don't neglect the not so glamorous stuff.

Andrea, my taxes are done too, woo hoo! Thanks for stopping by.

Sheona, welcome to my blog. Juggling - that is a great visual image of what we do! :-)

Reading your post came at the perfect time. A diff...

2009-04-08T05:11:00.000-04:00

Reading your post came at the perfect time.
A different angle well voiced. Thank you.
As an artist, I have a serious tendency of wanting to juggle everything at the same time and when one ball does fall I feel totally surprised and totally off balance.
My mission today: sit and relax
(Thanks for popping by my blog...allowing me to discover your art world.)
Looking forward to next weeks update.:)

That is definitely the short list! (I must go over...

2009-04-07T21:06:00.000-04:00

That is definitely the short list! (I must go over to Laure's blog as soon as I can but after making dinner for my kids I'm off to jury a local exhibition! :) I must admit that doing the business end is always a struggle for me so any hints are a help. That said, I have done my taxes for this year, though -- always a huge obstacle!

Awesome topic. This article offers a lot of encou...

2009-04-07T15:40:00.000-04:00

Awesome topic. This article offers a lot of encouragement as well as pointing out areas to either feel good about as being strengths to build on, or indeed "motivation" when it comes to areas where we (okay, where I) could stand to make some improvement. Balance is good to keep in mind since probably each and every one of us has a favorite aspect when it comes to achieving the goal of being a successful artist, but need to remind ourselves not to neglect the other not-so-glamorous yet still very necessary parts.

Hi Janet, Teri, and Kelly. Welcome to my blog and ...

2009-04-07T15:30:00.000-04:00

Hi Janet, Teri, and Kelly. Welcome to my blog and thanks so much for your kind thoughts. If you are new to Motivation Monday, don't miss the Motivation Monday button on the right hand side bar. By clicking it, you can read all of the Motivation Monday posts!

Laure, thanks so much for the press!

I just came from Laure's "Painted Thoughts" blog w...

2009-04-07T11:51:00.000-04:00

I just came from Laure's "Painted Thoughts" blog where she recommended we visit you! I'm glad I did. I like your advice. I will be back when I have time to relax and read everything. Beautiful artwork too...

I came over from Laure's Blog in her mention of yo...

2009-04-07T11:22:00.000-04:00

I came over from Laure's Blog in her mention of you.

This commentary is wonderful and beautiful art work.

Enjoyed reading this post, Teresa - wise words! I...

2009-04-07T09:45:00.000-04:00

Enjoyed reading this post, Teresa - wise words! It has made me review my own priorities and time management. I look forward to the follow up post.

Hi Laure. I think we all need to try to see our si...

2009-04-07T09:25:00.000-04:00

Hi Laure. I think we all need to try to see our situations from a fresh perspective once in a while. We can all be too myopic from time to time. :-) I will bet that your spouse and friends are amazed at all that you are accomplishing these days. It can be easy for us to just see the endless to do list.

While it is important to do the business stuff that you need to do, if you feel that you are not getting time to do your art, make time. I find this really helps me. If I have a week in which I am doing all sorts of business stuff and perhaps I am getting ready for a new teaching session, I can feel the artist within me starting to rebel. So I carve out some time in the studio. I have found that it doesn't need to be a lot but this art time calms me down. I know that I will get back to the studio very soon and in the meantime I can enjoy these hours that I have managed to sneak in. My version of balance... :-)

Have a great week and thanks for taking the time to write feedback on these posts. I appreciate it.

Thanks, Teresa, for your thoughts on balance. I th...

2009-04-06T19:29:00.000-04:00

Thanks, Teresa, for your thoughts on balance. I think it helps to hear other perspectives. I feel I'm too myopic on my own situation so this definitely gives it a different take. I'll be checking in for next week's article too!