Getting ready to be busy.

I must admit, other than the day to day stuff, I have been not very busy.  Not very motivated either.  Must be the heat.  I wonder how I can allow myself to stay un-busy.  I enjoy the peacefulness, but in my head, I am shouting, 'get busy!'  The loess is everywhere, but I don't dust it away, the bathrooms need a sparkle, but I turn my head and look the other way.  The studio is a mess, but I say, 'tomorrow, I'll tackle it.'  When it's something for me, I am lazy, when it's for someone else, I am on top of it. 
Soon I will be traveling back to Seattle to work, flowers for my client, flowers for my friend's wedding reception.  I have no choice in the matter, I get to get busy.  And in that setting I thrive.  I love the planning, the trouble shooting, the minute by minute itinerary. 

I do get to have a bit of fun, too.  For 3 days at the end of the 16 days, I will do something for me.  I hope I can stay motivated, as I will be making art.  Building something wonderful, with a fantastic artist as my instructor.  And then, to wrap it all up, Fall Feast, a wonderful day of friendship and eating and drinking at a beautiful cabin in the mountains.  It will be a blissfully happy day, the perfect ending to my busy days (it would be best if Larry and Maddy could be with me...).
I'll post pictures after the busy.

Time to work

I am now just days away from 'snapping' on my latex gloves and getting to work.  Flowers that is.  I always feel like it's re-learning to ride a bike, but once I pick up a flower, it's all good.  I miss going to the wholesale market, smelling sweetness, falling head over heels in love all over again with flowers.

 

photo by Tom Barwick, s/s 2008



photo by Jim Henkens f/w 2004

 These are 2 of my favorite bouquets, both featured in Seattle Bride Magazine.  The later one was my very first bouquet in a magazine, and the best day was when a bride brought the picture to her consultation!

Not that I'm doing a wedding this time (the only wedding I'd want to do now is a relative or my own!), but one sweet Greek baptism, and then flower samples for a Sept event, complete with linen samples and glassybabies (http://www.glassybaby.com/).  This is fun.

What a lucky life I am living.