I’m a closet artist.  A practical person with a hankering to create something.  Anything.  It started out with photography until I convinced myself that I’m not good at it.  Turns out I am.  I’ve taken up painting of figurines and was very satisfied with what I’ve managed to do.  Pottery turned into a lifeline at one point and still gives me an urge to create.  Logistics being the only inhibiting factor.

But writing has become my Mona Lisa.  It was the way I coped with the death of my son.  It was the way that I connected to other people when I started to blog.  It is the way I earn money from time to time.  It’s become a new life for me.  Something that I can work at that fits in with my urge to create and in the time I have available to me.

Dear stand-in

You’ve got no idea how much I appreciate the day off.  Here’s a few tips on doing this without giving anyone a hint of doubt.

1. Laugh often or at least smile at everyone.  I’m a happy person (when around people that is).  You’re allowed to drop the smile once you’re alone.  Then you can frown as much as you like to give your facial muscles a break.
2. Use hand gestures, the more the better.  And depending on how funny the story is your telling, bigger is funnier.  Oh, and I’m fairly well known for saying things in interesting ways, so buff up on quirky sayings.
3. The kids are sorted, just remember to pick them up.
4. If you happen to see my cousin’s wife, try and make up for my inadvertent bad behaviour last week.  It would be much appreciated.
5. Remember to take it sloooooowly on the dirt road, another trip to the panel beater has brought the necessity for less speed to the foreground. Again.
6. Be a big doll and do my worrying and chores for me.  A lovely supper that I didn’t have to prepare might just make this more than the fantastic it already is.
7. Should you over indulge in fast food, sweeties or other unsavoury things, please hide the evidence, I’m supposed to be on a diet.  But if possible try to stay away from those things.  I’m way to fat as is.
8. Don’t spend. My guiltometer is bursting currently.  And that’s for stuff that was really necessary.  Money is tight this month, for me at least.

Well, I’m not going to keep you any longer, time to take that day off. See ya!