Remembering...

1. My favorite childhood toy was the backyard. GreenishLady reminded me of mudpies which made me think of how much I played in and with the backyard. I played with the earth and the plants. I had a swing. We had a concrete patio with a tree in the center and I would rollerskate for hours around it. I also had one of those twirly hop skip toys.
2. My favorite game - nothing really came to mind. My mom and I would have hours of fun making up silly sentences out of license plate letters. Then I remembered that the most fun game I ever played as a kid was at the neighbors house with the whole family - a game called Pit. It was a loud wild game - frenzied and I loved it's structure that allowed all this venting of chaos. Note: It has to be played with at least 6 people to be any fun.
3. The best movie I ever saw as a kid was Oh, Heavenly Dog I cannot believe I remembered this but because of the internet I could look up the title.
4. I don't do it much but I enjoy swimming (second time that has come up in the AW exercises and I think I may need to go find a swimming pool)
5. If I could lighten up a little, I'd let myself make more friends. That was literally what came up first. Next was make art as play. So maybe what underlies all of it for me is if I could lighten up a little I'd let myself play despite the potential risks for rejection or failure.
6. If it weren't too late, I'd........I don't know what I'd do. I'm not haunted by the sense that it is too late - that is, as long as I get it together and do a few of the things I really want to do.
7. My favorite musical instrument is the cello.
8. The amount of money I spend on treating myself to entertainment each month is ...I have no idea but I don't have trouble with entertainment.
9. If I weren't so stingy with my artist, I'd buy her ....first I thought an extruder (it's a piece of clay equipment that I'm not really sure yet I need or would use). Then I thought subscriptions to creative magazines....a variety like ceramics monthly, art news, and paper cloth and whatnot. Since I did this exercise a few days ago I been noticing my stinginess and I thought of something I really want, but I am denying myself - it's a way to press my signature into my clay works - you can see it here.
10. Taking time out for myself is something I do for my own sanity and the sanity of those close to me.
11. I am afraid that if I start dreaming I'd make myself successful and then everything would change.
12. I secretly enjoy reading astrology books.
13. If I had had a perfect childhood I'd have grown up to be an artist a teacher and creativity goddess. That is a bold scary statement to make - I hear the censor knocking on the door saying don't be so full of yourself.
14. If it didn't sound so crazy, I'd write or make a .... my first thought to this is to write a book about the creative process - but that idea doesn't sound that crazy to me. Is that AW progress or do I need to foster crazier dreams?
15. My parents think artists are...I'm not sure I really know the answer to this and maybe that says it all - it's like art and artists just don't register on their radar either good or bad.
16. My God thinks artists are....this one was tough. I think it's a dumb question. I've thought about and written about it and talked about it - and the only thing to come up with is that artists are like anyone else - they aren't more special than anyone else.
17. What makes me feel weird about this recovery is how much of it to share on my blog.
18. Learning to trust myself is something I work on -when I'm having doubt it takes reminding myself by asking "do I trust myself enough to handle what ever happens?"
19. My most cheer-me-up music is a song called "Beautiful Life" by Fisher. Oh, there is lots of other music , but this song gets me on a positive path.
20. My favorite way to dress is comfy. Not sure how to describe it beyond that.