The Art & Poetry of Mary Coleman

I didn’t do any art today but I decided to do the daily writing prompt that WordPress offers.

Five things I’m good at, well let’s see. I am good at painting, that’s probably my strongest point. It’s something I’ve been doing for as long as I can remember. The past 10 years have been a struggle as I feel art school kind of put a damper on my ability to enjoy creating art as much as I used to. But still, it’s something I can do fairly well.

Another thing I’m good at is running. I can set long term goals like half marathons and full marathons and achieve them. My full marathon days are over, but I’ve been able to run 13 half marathons this year which was the goal I set. Well, I will have run 13 as of this Sunday.

Binding books is something I have learned on my own and I have to say I’m not half bad at it. It’s a fun activity to do once in awhile, but I only need so many blank journals so I don’t bind books all that often.

I am good at caring for animals. Since I was a kid I’ve had everything from dogs and cats to rats, chinchillas, and hamsters and I think I’ve always done a good job of taking care of my charges. Right now all I have is one very spoiled dog, but she is well loved and pampered.

Lastly, and this isn’t that impressive, but I think I am good at keeping a tidy house. This wasn’t always the case and I was a total slob growing up, but I’ve grown to appreciate cleanliness. My mind is a mess if my house is a mess so I tend to keep things neat and somewhat orderly (don’t look inside my cabinets and drawers though).