{"id":182,"date":"2015-01-01T22:42:33","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T22:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=182"},"modified":"2015-01-01T22:42:33","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T22:42:33","slug":"turning-the-page-on-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/turning-the-page-on-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning the Page on 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past week I have begun to work on my \u201cmaster plan\u201d for the new year, welcoming the chance to look back over all that was accomplished in 2014, while taking time to re-evaluate and reorganize for the year ahead.<\/p>\n

I even took a couple of hours to clean up the studio a bit. Organized chaos is probably a more accurate description.<\/p>\n

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I am making some tweaks here and there to my work schedule in my never-ending quest to become more efficient and productive, and to find ways to make room to read more, to draw more, and to take advantage of seeing more of the wide-ranging art that will be on exhibit in 2015. I\u2019ve been giving it a bit of a test-run this week and I think I\u2019m on the right track.<\/p>\n

One of my goals is to re-prioritize and to bring more balance to the way I divide my work-day between art practice, volunteer commitments and household chores. I\u2019m sure many of you can relate, and if you have any hints to share, I’m all ears.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, it\u2019s good to take stock of what worked this past year as it comes to a close. By way of celebration, I\u2019d like to share with you (and raise my glass to) a few of the resources that have made a real difference to me. Hopefully one or two of them will resonate with you as well.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Smartest<\/em><\/strong> blog: Brain Pickings<\/a>\u00a0 Maria Popova’s “subjective lens on what matters in the world and why”.
\n\u2022<\/strong> Best blog on Work Habits<\/em><\/strong>: Study Hacks<\/a> – Computer scientist Cal Newport shares his stellar and very inspiring ideas re: focusing on work.
\n\u2022<\/strong> Most helpful N<\/strong>ewsletter<\/strong><\/em>: The Useletter<\/a> – Amy Lynn Andrews’ “hand-curated\u00a0email for bloggers, authors, freelancers, online business owners and those who want to work from home”.
\n\u2022<\/strong> Best Art-related Book<\/strong><\/em> read this year: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life<\/a> by Sharon Louden
\n\u2022<\/strong> Really enjoyable \u201cNon-art\u201d Book<\/strong><\/em>: The Art of Eating In<\/a> by Cathy Erway — If you love to cook, as I do, try this book about \u201cthe joy of getting back in the kitchen and turning something seemingly ordinary into something completely extraordinary\u201d
\n\u2022<\/strong> And finally, the all-time Best Time-saver:<\/strong><\/em> Unroll.Me<\/a>\u00a0 Take back control of your email…I can’t even begin to tell you how helpful this is to me! A huge thank you to my son for telling me about it!<\/p>\n

Wishing you a productive and happy new year.
\n& thanks so much for reading…<\/p>\n

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