Procrastination + Pressure = Progress?

"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of." Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Do you procrastinate?  I think most of us do!

When I was in college I used to say "I work best under pressure!"  So, I'd leave those ten page papers for the night before they were due.  I'd get a decent grade and, therefore, proved my point!

"I work best under pressure."

But is this true?  Or is it an excuse?  Now that I am more "mature", I am able to be real with myself.  It is and always was, an excuse for procrastination.

I've figured out, in all of my wisdom and knowledge (wink wink), that all procrastinating does is cause pressure which, in turn, forces progress!

So why am I posting about procrastination today?  Choir Boy #2 of course!

I get to put a full days work in on Thursdays and Fridays.  So I get up this morning nice and early.  Right away the Masked Procrastinator swoops in, cape flapping in the breeze!

Before I'm even out of bed, of course I HAVE TO check Facebook (I might miss something reeeaaalllyyyy important!).  Then I check my e-mail accounts and finally, play Soduko.  

You gotta hand it to TMP!  She's pretty good at what she does!

 Long story short...I finally get down into my studio only to find that SUDDENLY! the grinder needs to be cleaned, everything on my bench needs to be moved for a more ergonomical design, I'm thinking I need to paint the bench and finally...What about the blog post?  What about progress pictures of CB#2?

OMG Debbie!  Get to work!!! 

And, I did.  I'm making pretty good progress with good 'ol CB#2, although I am saving the most difficult part for the end.  Am I procrastinating?  Of course not!  Why would you ask such a thing?  (insert shocked face)

And finally, CB#2 progress pic:

Are you a victim of The Masked Procrastinator?  

Misery loves company...tell me all about it!

Introduction

Hello and welcome to my blog!  Thanks for stopping by :-)

I have been a mosaic artist for about 10 years.  The first several years were basically me playing around and learning the basics.

A couple of years ago I decided to turn my hobby into a business.  I have gotten much joy out of taking classes and creating fine art mosaics, mirrors, trivets and frames.

As of right now I don't have a website, but do have a business page on Facebook where you can peruse my photo gallery, find items for sale and inquire about custom projects.

Three Owls Mosaic Art

A large part of my business is creating custom projects for my clients.  This blog will focus primarily on my process and the progress I am making on these projects.

I will also be sharing interesting articles, photographs, websites and other blogs relating to mosaic art (or not) and even tid bits of my family life.

My hope is that you will find this an interesting, heart-warming and sometimes amusing blog.

I'm pretty excited about taking this next step in my journey!  Why not take the ride with me???