I am absolutely beside myself when asked to create something . I Love Love Love challenges , but when I have "writers block " or in this case a paper block I go crazy . Especially when something is as important as this one.
My dearest friend has asked me to create a book for her to put stuff in . This is a very delicate situation , since her husband was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago and with all of his other health problems they were told the other day that there is nothing else they can do to help him. So , after only a short time, Hospice has already been called in .
I am at a loss! The obstacles that are presenting themselves keep stacking against me. I can not be physically there to help her right now because I am sick and we cant jeapordise either ones health .
We are moving so my entire shop and all of my supplies are packed, no problem except they are in one of three 10x 20 units and I also have the flu and it is so cold here right now.
Now to the hardest creative part , I want this to be something that she is not going to hate to look at , but something that will help her through her grief. I have asked a few questions like favourite color , bible verse ,
his nickname helps a lot as there is a lot of clip art that will help support a "theme" if you will. I know a lot about their lives together as a couple . I have poured over the net looking for inspiration but BLANK .I love my friend so much . I don't want this to be a disaster or to late .
I have never created a book before . I know the basic principles and hundreds of interpretations of ideas that I could apply , but putting ink, scissors , glue or anything else to paper right now frightens the wits right out of me. In the mean time I am sure to be driving my poor husband past his sensibilities , every craving I have like a pregnant woman he runs out and gets. Do you have glue "honey" as he walks out the door . Or, I live in the middle of nowhere and to go Buy CHIP BOARD for the cover is out of the question . So off to the local DG
he goes and to the children's section to look for something I can RIP apart and rework .Or anything else I need , And yet still nothing. Around 2 am this morning I start scrounging for supplies I have here at the house. My husband ( Angel) looks at me and with droopy eyes and a perplexed look ask " are you going to work honey" I sit on the sofa exhausted from my frenzy. (Head in hands) and a "no" comes out. So, week 2 and not a damn thing yet. Not even a good stack of formulated ideas , paper or tools.
So I think I shall go burn some sage , say a hundred prayers to the creative muses , stand on my head while chanting OM , drink 10 cups of coffee , call and check on there status , and have a good cry before my husband gets up.
I shall perk up and champion on , the coughing and in general feelings of hallucinations are dissipating ,so I shall prevail . My dearest darling debbie I Love You .
