I worked on the hand, face, and arm of the little girl today. The day was fairly busy so I didn’t have time to do anymore than this. Monday I will tackle the sweatshirt and tee shirt poking out underneath. This was my first time painting African skin, and I’m not unhappy with it.
I made it 4 more chapters of The Land of Lost Things and I played 40 minutes of Katamari Reroll today. Though I can’t say I felt relaxed while doing it, I do feel good I did something with my free time instead of just laying in bed feeling anxious. Part of the reason I find it so hard to relax is that I am perpetually nervous by nature. Perhaps I could speak to the psychiatrist about it but I’m already on a lot of drugs and am not keen to add any more to the mix. Maybe it’s something that I can work on in therapy.
Today we left for Hood River to stay the night before The Columbia Gorge Marathon where I will do the half. Here is the view from our motel:
Intentions for this week:
(I’ll put an X next to the goal for each day I achieved it)
1. Get started on my new painting (do art for 6 days) XXXXXX
2. Do Instagram (5 days) XXX
3. Take the dog on a walk (7 days) XXXXXX
4. Cook at home (5 days) XXXX
5. Run two 5k’s (2days) X
6. Run 10 miles (1 day) X Accomplished!
7. Run the half marathon on Sunday Oct 20
8. Keep my teeth clean after I brush them (7 days) XXXXX
9. Meditate (7 days) XXXXXX
10. Eat one sweet a day (7 days) XX
11. Play video games for 60 minutes and read 6 chapters of my book/make time to relax (3 days: Friday, Saturday, Sunday) XX
12. Stick to my calorie goals (7 days) XXXXX
Painting Schedule
Tuesday – draw in girl and left arm Wednesday – draw in lower body and right arm Thursday – draw in upper body and head Friday – paint background Saturday – paint hand, arm, and face of little girl
The Art & Poetry of Mary Coleman 
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