Unitasking a little...

Visual Exercise

I tried many times last week to sit down for 30 minutes and draw after I put the kids to bed.  The honest truth is..... I fell asleep. (every time)  So, today I tried to "unitask" and draw in quiet solitude while the baby napped.  Well, she woke up.  I ended up unitasking "a little".  The "little" part is baby Zola.  

First, I decided to set up downstairs.  I grabbed a few supplies (including baby toys) and headed for my creative space. The room is actually uncluttered right now because we just had company.  I set the baby down on the clean and uncluttered bed and set to work on my drawing.  No music, no coffee, no clutter... just Miss Zola and I.  My drawing was going fine but soon.. the baby and I were both getting fidgety.  I started singing to make up for the lack of music. (note to self - now we know why kids "hum" in class) The baby eventually decided she was not interested in her toys anymore and I decided I needed better light.  So... off to the great outdoors.  We moved our things outside to the deck. Much better light and the baby was fairly entertained.  I would definitely have preferred to work outside the entire time.  Next time, if weather permits, I am setting up my project on the deck.  The drawing turned out alright.  I would definitely go back and rework some of it.....  but maybe with a little music and some coffee close at hand.  

* I also had a beautiful ginkgo leaf that I stitched to a piece of paper with gold thread. I wanted to include a picture of it here.  After several minutes of searching, however, I have decided that my house must have swallowed it.