Sorting things out (by sarah)
I'm currently sorting things out for a fun weekend of family wedding and meeting up with people - there have been a few hicups already ie getting the wronge weekend for the wedding in Al's diary and concequently issues with his dad's visit!
A friends just had a baby so I'm bring some things down for her as well and have made the wedding presant and card.
I have also been sorting out paper work and my craft supplies and through talking to the local arts and craft people have been instilled with the idea of selling the cards I've been making.
Generally I've had people saying I really should be displaying my art work and things but I just don't know how to do this and have no money to join anything or hire galleries etc...
As Alaric said in hind sight giving up the art classes and writing group to go back to my course right at the point lots of things fell to pieces for me (Alex dying, mum's last lot of cancer and the realisation that we had miss understood/miscalculated money issues plus the situation with being stuffed by my main client) was a bad trade off.
I'm not even sure if I blogged back in the autum that one of my pictures was on display locally thanks to the art teacher.
This is leading me to thinking though - I love science and geology and feel it is part of me but it is easier with pain flare ups and tummy stuff to be at home writing, making websites and doing arty things - but what will make me happy?
I have never react well to having to choose between the two Art and Science. They are not even distinct in my mind but then I have a slightly odd take on things and veiw it all as creative.
I want to try and finish at least the first year of my course but it means more money we don't have but on the other hand if I don't we loose that money already invested in it.
And then the art world is so uncertain - publishing is going through the mill at the moment - big changes the industry are failing to cope with and so traditional avenues are closed but I have noticed new ones opening up - but I am beginner at this game and have no idea how to muscel my way in.
I interact with an extended communitee of writers on twitter but mainly we discuess our kids and the like. I also have science friends on there and a healthy dose of computer people and a few arty crafties but this is only making my dissusions harder.
I am all of these things but modern society doesn't really allow for Jack of all trades especially one who has intermitent health. And so by not choosing I risk achieving nothing.
But I don't think I can choose - my life feels unbalance when I do not have a mix of things.
And at the same time I feel that the house and Jean are priority - I get sick even for a few days and the house descends into chaos and I can not really allow this and so I feel an instinct to nest build until it is all easy to maintain with out me looking over everyones shoulders all the time.
I started this post thinking I was going somewhere and that I had sorted part of my life out but realised as I was writing it that it is all still open questions and discuissions to be made.
The Dr pointed out that I was one person and one person only - I am trying to take this into account with what I plan to do next.
Fri 29th May 2009 10:40 am 
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By Carina Fearnley, Fri 29th May 2009 @ 11:06 am
You have actually answered you own question. Simple: Priority is Jean and the house. Pick science / art as a form of obtaining income and that would be the main focus i.e your career. Pick art / science as a form of hobby. You can still earn money and it may become your career in time, but in terms of priority is not for monetary necessity, purely for your joy.
Set up boundaries in your work,hobbies, family and personal life, and stick to them. You are not responsible for everyone and you have to look after yourself, think of number 1. Without you Jean and Al would suffer, along with the rest of your family whom seem to take you terribly for granted.