Gallery 22... It's been 5 months!

June 2, 2015
After moving out of my Gallery 22 home in early January, leaving the space to my partner of the previous 3 months, I set out to rest, recover, get reacquainted with my family and friends, and to reassess my goals in business, art and life! Although I had planned to communicate, via Facebook, Blog posts, and Newsletter, the ongoing evolution of my plans for Gallery 22 and dcRussellArts, here I am, 5 months later(!), with my first post!

I've run into a few hurdles, some practical, some personal, in getting on with life after the very rewarding, but hugely consuming, 4 1/2 year adventure, that was "gallery22". I'll list Some that come to mind right now, then perhaps elaborate in future posts.

the Top 10 reasons that you have not heard from me until now are ...

10.   I've been feeling burned out (OK, lazy!), and OVERWHELMED by

• Mountains of personal and family "todos" and responsibilities, shoved aside over the past few years so I could be at the gallery
• Lots of tedious (boring... Lots of it, still unfinished) loose ends with gallery business to tie up
• STUFF! Everywhere! Stuff! Gallery stuff, art stuff, matting stuff, printing stuff, framing stuff... Useful stuff, junk stuff, cool (for whatever reason) stuff, ...
•  ...you get the idea!

9.    Did I mention, STUFF (I think that there might actually, be a better word for it).  

Oh, and we're selling our ...

8.    ... house, a circumstance which sort of elevates the issue, and it's accordant propensity to overwhelm!
7.    Lack of a routine/schedule... I guess I'm really missing having something to be late for!
6.    Lack of undisturbed time/space... I'm at my best, in terms of "productivity", between the hours of 5 and 11:30PM.

I now find my work time taken over by an interesting little phenomena called "dinner".

5.    Uncertainty of direction... Too many interesting paths to choose from!
4.   Insecurity (this surprised me a bit!). What if I choose a path, and find myself unable to do it well? Or at all?
3.   Perfectionist procrastination... Wanting to perfectly communicate, a well-defined and beautifully illustrated plan for the

eminent blending of my two businesses! This is sort of a challenge given, point #5 above!

2.   I have too many computers, and organizational devices. My mind is on one thing, my thoughts on another, the schedule

somewhere else, and what about the pictures that go along with it?! All of that,I'm sure, can be solved by the perfect handbag

(if you are a man, just ignore this one).

And now, the NUMBER 1 Hurdle, resulting in my tardiness in communications... the biggest, and most BLESSED BARRIER, responsible for slowing my business progress ....

1.   The daily reminders that come with family life, of what's really important in the grand scheme of things!

The axis on which my life revolves, is being realigned.... My Goals, dreams and priorities are shifting back to what matters most to me.

This will take some time!!!

More to come... but don't hold your breath!