Vessel

Today I finished reading Julie & Julia. LOL. I never thought I'd read a "movie book". But yes, I have fallen in my sister's footsteps and read through a book made into a movie and re-published after the movie, and I fully intend on seeing the motion picture. The book made me laugh hysterically and actually inspired me to cook more, and experiment. The book has made me rethink my own blogging universe in a way I hadn't thought about in a while.

I used to have a purpose here. LOL. And I still do, but I originally created this space to blurb about my creative journey and artwork. I know, I know... I AM doing that, but I use this space as a journal more or less. My blog entertains me, gives me something to do on Monday afternoons. There hasn't been much creative energy swirling around, nor pictures of recent work or work in progress, mainly because I'm not working on anything. Not even in my head. I'm bone dry.

In my defense I have been overloaded with work, the stress of moving, money, and an up-and-coming wedding. Ok, those are all my excuses, anyway, and I'm loaded with them. I remind myself of these things when I feel badly about ignoring the creative side of me (and she is a large lady... not easily ignorable). But I'm out of fuel! I got nothin'. My life is full of the ordinary right now, the mundane, the double shifts, messy apartment, and family drama, all capable of consuming any one's life. But, I'm supposed to be stronger, to struggle against these things, to make my work more meaningful, to myself or otherwise, because I painted anyway. What happened to my fire? Anyone got a light?

So I want to start a health journal.

Part of this idea may have been inspired subconsciously through the Julie & Julia book, or maybe by my efforts to be healthier. I have been mesmerized by those keeping meticulous records of things. In the Julie & Julia book, Julie made time everyday to let her project consume her, and she documented everything very well. Other artists' work I have witnessed over the last few years, has been focused on a few precise things and I have found myself encompassed in the thought: How did they do that for a whole year? Everyday?

I'm going to try to include things like activities I did during the day, like my new Khama Sutra dancing, things I ate, how my body felt throughout the day, and commentary on my self image- which should be the most interesting of the experiment. Maybe it's not all that interesting, but I think it could be. I wonder how I would change throughout a year, what kinds of health patterns I'll go through, and seeing my body image on paper will be quite a sight.

Now, I'm not a health nut or anything, nor do I want to be. I just want to be healthy in body, mind, and spirit. I'm pretty good and keeping my mind and spirit in shape, but my body?! Eh. So this is a self experiment to see what happens, how I change, and the end results of consciously keeping track of how I treat my body, to remind me to respect my body: as a vessel for my spirit and my mind.