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I Did it Ethel the Dress is Mine

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I Did it Ethel the Dress is Mine

I got up at 4am this morning. I could not sleep after Jason, my partner-in-crime, came home. I felt congested with allergies and so I got up and did some reading and writing before heading off to the gym. In A Year to Live, Stephen Levine writes about what we would do if we had a year to live. As I walked to the gym, I pondered the thought. What would I really like to do if I had a year to live? Nothing really sunk into my thoughts, but I asked myself "Would I still paint?" I paused, walked a few steps and thought YES! Yes I would keep painting, but it would be by the beach somehwere facing the ocean not having to worry about having to do something else for a living.

I sat down yesterday, late afternoon and I finally finished Teachers Pet. "I did it Ethel, the dress is mine." This is what Lucy tells Ethel in an episode of I Love Lucy after wallking down a runway and getting her free Don Lauper dress. I think of these words whenever I accomplish somehting. Not only does it bring a smile to my face, but it reminds me that I can do anything that I set my mind to. I feel so proud.

Now I wonder how to get started on the pieces inspired by Jerome Caja. I'm thinking, I'm thinking.

Cheers!