Conspiracy Part 2
Posted on Jun 10th, 2008
by 
Angel
Angel
Recently I wrote about my ADHD every time I set intentions. (See Conspiracy post below.)
I was going to declutter my basement and take off a pants size in the process, when I got sidetracked by the kitchen wall paper I so hated and started yanking away. Well, if you read my previous blog, you know that at the end of the weekend, the wallpaper was down, the basement was still cluttered, my butt was still fat, and I had rediscovered a hot pink kitchen wall I'd forgotten was hidden under the wallpaper.
Well, this past weekend on the way to buy paint to cover the hot pink wall, my husband asked for something that I was pretty sure was in the basement. I went down to get it and several hours later, I came upstairs after ripping hellicatoot out of the basement! I didn't find what he was looking for, but I sure found alot of other cool stuff - oil paints, canvas, pastels, all manner of heavenly delights for an artist. So, I yanked it all out, brought some of it up to the kitchen (the one with the hot pink wall I was going to paint, remember?) and now I really have a mess. I'm all inspired to oil paint but now I can't find the kitchen table. And, the kitchen table faces the hot pink wall!
The basement is really a mess now. The hot pink wall is still VERY pink. The kitchen table is lost to a pile of stuff from the basement, and my butt hasn't changed one bit in size! So, now it's confirmed. I really do have "intention ADHD."
I was going to declutter my basement and take off a pants size in the process, when I got sidetracked by the kitchen wall paper I so hated and started yanking away. Well, if you read my previous blog, you know that at the end of the weekend, the wallpaper was down, the basement was still cluttered, my butt was still fat, and I had rediscovered a hot pink kitchen wall I'd forgotten was hidden under the wallpaper.
Well, this past weekend on the way to buy paint to cover the hot pink wall, my husband asked for something that I was pretty sure was in the basement. I went down to get it and several hours later, I came upstairs after ripping hellicatoot out of the basement! I didn't find what he was looking for, but I sure found alot of other cool stuff - oil paints, canvas, pastels, all manner of heavenly delights for an artist. So, I yanked it all out, brought some of it up to the kitchen (the one with the hot pink wall I was going to paint, remember?) and now I really have a mess. I'm all inspired to oil paint but now I can't find the kitchen table. And, the kitchen table faces the hot pink wall!
The basement is really a mess now. The hot pink wall is still VERY pink. The kitchen table is lost to a pile of stuff from the basement, and my butt hasn't changed one bit in size! So, now it's confirmed. I really do have "intention ADHD."
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Angel, you manage to make “intention ADHD” sound like a hell lot of fun! Maybe your intention isn't quite in tune with your creative flow… and who needs a smaller butt anyway when there is so much more fun in painting with oil paints? :)
With all that energy that comes across, I wouldn't be surprised if you'd manage to take care of it all, in your own time. I so often manage to turn things that need to be done into a chore because I think I 'should' do them, instead of waiting until I really feel the pull and can do them with fun.
I'd say, absolutely indulge in your ADHD and wait for the day when you're looking for a brush and end up clutter busting the whole basement! And the kitchen wall? Maybe it's a creative project that needs a bit more time to unfold? Maybe you don't just want to paint it over?
Anyway, I'm actually writing this for myself, feeling bad every time I look at the walls in our place that I keep wanting to put some fresh paint on for the last two years!
:)
Hey, Gabriele - thanks for the comment. I do have fun, but what a mess I create. I have “fun” all over the house. But today, Saturday, I am painting that HOT pink wall - look out Pink Floyd! Sometimes I get frustrated because I don't get much finished, it seems. But then, eventually frustration turns into focus and - shazaam - there are wonders to behold.
Thanks to your inspiration and encouragement, I had my second oil painting class this morning and thought of you several times. I sent you blessings and gratitude because I was doing something I love to do because you lit the spark. It's been 15 years since I've allowed myself to actually let go and be creative again.
Thank you, dear Gabriele. You have done more for me than you will ever know.
Hugs galore.
Jackie
“Intention ADHD” !!!
What a great term.
I think we all can relate at times.
Great post.