Watching The Paint Dry

This is about as exciting as Watching the Paint Dry or watching Dora the Explorer for the 1000^th time and pondering if it is worth it to explain that “Dora” and “Explorer” don’t rhyme to a 2.5 year old.

Luckily I love my husband, I love my kids, my friends, my life. I’ve made Art, TV, T-shirts, Websites and for the past five years I’ve made HUMAN BEINGS. Why is it that the last on the list seems the least exciting on a daily basis?

This blog is my way of circling back to art, by combining what I love and committing to daily entries for one year. Some art will be PreK (Pre-Kids) but I'll try to keep it fresh if not for you then at least for myself. 

This is a pre-Kid portait of me and my husband. Acrylic on paper canvas. Was I pregnant? I can't even remember. I think I sold it on eBay but I can't remember that either. All the stakes seemed so high back then. Everything seemed so important. I had no idea what it felt like to see your 4 year old get stitches. Ahh the sweet innocence and self-importance of the newly married and childless. Sometimes I miss those days but it doesn't compare to what I just witnessed a few minutes ago while setting up this blog: my 2 year old's newly perfected potty dance after a near perfect potty performance. 

Could the end of diapers be near?

 

 

Comments

[Moira]

Beautiful portrait and thoughts shared. Can't wait to see more. Welcome to the blogoshere!!!

[Ourannoyingworld]

Oooh, fun, Sheila. I like the premise of your blog. I shall subscribe and that way I will get a daily reminder that I'm really slacking off on my own blog. So it's kinda win-win for both of us. Good luck!

[MamaJunebug]

Love this! I'll be watching!

[sheila]

You're blog is one of my favorites. I am always sharing your tidbits and ripping you off during cocktail party chatter. Keep doing it. You gotta.

[Paige Orloff]

Love this. I am doing something kind of similar, though weekly, not daily, because, dude, I'd lose it. Can't wait to see more...this painting is great.

[Sheila Cameron]

Paige! I'm already losing it! What have I done?!

[McCall Bennett-Lawrence]

Just discovered your blog, and after reading one entry (today's - 5/23/11) I must admit I am impressed. So impressed that I actually am EXCITED to read all of the entries - so here I am... starting at Day One!
I feel like I just discovered an awesome TV show, and the whole first Eason is already out on BluRay, so I can have a Marathon Experience. (By far, my favorite way to watch just about anything.)
Yippee. I mean, I can't even express how much I already relate to you... I have a three year old boy named Marley (he JUST had a birthday 5/21). We call him Mr Marley Man, and he calls himself "Money D". Dont ask, I don't know. He is simple. Just a harsh tone when reprmanding him will set him into tears. His favorite activities include snuggling, listening to me make up songs (I LIVE a rock opera), and dressing up as a fairy/mermaid/princess. He adores Spiderman, but Dora will always be his first love.
And then there is Harper Jo, I had her 4 years ago as of this Sunday! She is way too smart for her own (and MY own) good! She pulled up to stand at 10 weeks (if it werent on video, i would hardly believe it myself), walked confidently by 6 month, talking in full sentences and going up/down the biggest slides we could find just before her first birthday. completely potty trained (and only 1 accident since) before she was 16 months old. She reads fairly well, tries to lecture/direct just about everyone and her preschool has her working in a 1st grade workbook. To me, she is the spitting image of all my little annoying quirks, but everyone else sees only how beautiful, smart, thoughtful, creative and funny she is.

[Sheila Cameron]

OMG McCall, thank you so much! That is such high praise. I hope I live up to the expectations. Please post your feedback as you read. I'd love to hear your thoughts and it unfolds!!!