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About This Blog

This is not another blog about juggling career and motherhood. This is a blog about Juggling, period.

 It is a space for me to document and try to deal with all the chaos produced by an inability to say the words "No, I can't" or "No, I won't".

 And because misery loves company, I invite you to join me and share your stories of being overbooked and underpaid.

 Now lets all grow together, shall we?

 

About Me

My name is Anne and I'm a yes-aholic. (Cue audience - "Hellooooo, Anne!

A yes-aholic with a rescue complex.

A yes-aholic with a rescue complex and a list of talents and interests so arcane that I am unqualified for almost any real job you could name. And by real job I mean one with things like A Salary and Health Insurance.

This does not mean that I am not employed.

It means that I am what we euphemistically refer to as "underemployed". Or, as I like to call it, overbooked and underpaid.

You can find a list of all my careers - real and imagined - at Hats I Wear.

Most of who I am, you will discover by reading my posts.

The rest is this: I am a married mother of three juggling careers in the comics business and the music business. That's all you need to know for starters.

Welcome to my chaos!

Repeat after me - "I can just say no. I can just say no. I can just say no."

Yeah, right.

 

About My Art

 

 

This is a disclaimer.

I am putting up a disclaimer because I want it firmly understood that I have rather cheated when it comes to the photos of my art that are displayed on the blog.

I have cheated in that some of this art is old. 

Really, really old.

As in, BC (before children) and BJ (before jobs - as in the things I actually get paid to do. See Hats I Wear.)

So, as I currently have a child in college, that is a really, really long time ago.

Why have I included the old stuff? Because I need it as a reminder of what I am capable of when I have deep focus. Part of the whole problem with my life is not that I'm not capable, it's that I have gotten so in the habit of overcommitting that I don't make it a priority to have time for long term deep focus projects. 

This  is one of my favorite pieces. I'm proud of it. But it was done when all my time was my own and each day dawned with infinite possibilities. 

Though starting this blog is yet another thing that will probably suck a lot of time out of my day, I'm hoping that, by shining a light on my truths I will be able to start saying no to some things and produce work like this again.

We'll see.

The Secret of My Success

 Working in creative fields can be daunting and discouraging. To keep my spirits up, I try to listen to this music at least 3 times a week:

 

 

Bill Whelan: The Countess Cathleen/Woman Of The Sidhe

Bill Whelan: Reel Around The Sun

Bill Whelan: Riverdance

To read the story of how I discovered this music and what it means to me, read My Anti-Depressant