Where has the time gone!

You may have noticed that I haven't posted a blog for a while! Apologies firstly, and secondly an explanation is needed.

For fifteen years I hadn't had the time for being artistic, creative yes (six children is what I call being very creative) but not necessarily artistic. As you can tell during those years work and family took a priority and I put time for myself way down on the 'to do' list. 

Back in 2015, I rediscovered a love of drawing. I had almost forgotten how my imagination could be set free as I sketched and drew images on the paper. It made me feel younger, happier and more real. It was as if I was rediscovering myself, that person I was before life got in the way. I was no longer going through the mechanics of surviving life in an increasingly stressful world, my focus was elsewhere. As my thoughts turned from the fiction of the imagination I recalled the experiences of those fifteen years. The laughter and joys, of which my family were the biggest part, came flooding back. 

Lately, I have allowed myself to slip back into life, forgetting to bring 'time for myself' further up the to do list. Well lets see if I can turn that around again and take some time to enjoy life more fully and develop my talents further. 

Here's to 2017!