I don’t have a lot to say right now; trying to catch up on not-Art with varying amounts of success. Way too many appointments for life things that are neither work nor creation nor both. They need to be done but I have trouble being OK with the fact that going to them means Work Won’t Get Done Again. I just get in this space of thwartedness\/shame\/blame. Ugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So, in this cauldron is something that will help me blend, accept, plan, do, accomodate better. I don’t know what it is, nor what it will taste like, and I think it’s not yet ready to serve. \u00a0But at least the ingredients are there. \u00a0I think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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