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| Frequent visitor to the studio |
You might have
wondered what a person does when he decides to go back to school at age 65 in
pursuit of graduate research. That was 4 years ago. I’ve completed a Master’s
degree and I’m half way towards a Doctorate. I know everyone has their own
routine, but sometimes it helps to see “how
it’s made” from another perspective, mine. So, this is not a recipe for
success. Just some encouragement for you along the way.
6:00 am, awake not by choice but by metabolism
and bio-rhythms.
6:15 am, breakfast (favourite? Honey Nut Cheerios).
6:30 am, bike ride (seasonal except for the rainy
season which is shorter than most people think when they hear about our rainy
season in BC).
7:00 am, at my computer which before my return to formal studies
used to be 7:00 am in the studio. But, I am planning my return to
drawing and painting.
7:00 am – 12:00, research and writing, mostly for my
Doctorate, but I do find time for creative writing as well. Occasionally, I
just have to do a drawing in the studio.
12:00 noon, lunch and quick nap.
12:30 pm, thoughts about what to do for the rest
of the afternoon. Options are: continue my morning’s work, administration for
the Drawing Society of Canada, keep
up with my students enrolled in the Canadian
Academy of Drawing, church & ministry admin., emails, blog updates,
website management, etc.
3:00 pm, done for the day and time to visit with
friends on the island.
6:00 pm. Dinner
6:00 pm – bedtime (10:00), Relax, Wheel of Fortune with Alice,
reading.
Of course none
of the above is cast in concrete. There are numerous interruptions, spontaneous
chats with Alice, on-the-go decisions, Monday’s off-island to do Coffee Shop People sketches, work on my
poetry, errands, and going for a nice drive “up-island,” cutting the lawn, my
valuable meditation time, and the luxury of deciding to do nothing for a day.
Oh yes, at least 2 Vanilla Chocolate Lattes (homemade, low-cal, honestly) per
day.
Remember, it’s easier to
change course when you’re moving than to change course when you’re standing
still.
