Okay, time to get real. What’s the most important? Packing or sweeping the garage? I mean really. You know what it’s like. You don’t want to come home to a messy house, so you do all the things you haven’t done in ages. Like file the paid bills. The homeowner’s insurance policy. Clean off the kitchen counters.
Polish the kitchen sink.
I loved today. I can’t believe I loved it, and yet I did. Even with the list. Even though I added almost as much to the list as I crossed off.
I loved today.
I woke up this morning with that infernal to-do list screaming in my head. Pick up Euros, hold mail and paper, schedule bill payments, finish 2 blog posts and a podcast, laundry, pack, make sure I have adaptors. Cook and freeze the leftover food. Just to name a few.
The list seemed endless.
Building craftsmanship isn’t for the faint of heart. It takes fortitude to keep working at your craft. Especially when it gets hard or it’s not fun. True craftspeople work commit to working through those hard times to get to the other side. On this episode we talk about 3 actions you can take to help you stay committed.
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in StitcherThe basil just never seemed to grow. I’d plant it in May and it wouldn’t grow much before the frost hit. It would look pale – almost yellow, and the amount I’d get to dry didn’t even fill a small container.
I couldn’t figure out what was wrong.
We’ve spent some time talking about what it means to be an Artisan. To make it easy to understand, I told you there were three C’s that marked an Artisan: craftsmanship, creativity, and community. We continue our focus on Craftsmanship. Today, it’s about how practicing change keeps us sharp and continuously evolving.
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in StitcherI had just pulled into the parking garage at the hospital to visit my mother after surgery. You know those garages where you go around and around? There’s one way to park and another to exit, with signs all over the place?
I had just made a sharp right after I got my ticket, when I saw this.
An Artisan develops craftsmanship. And it doesn’t stop even at mastery. There’s always room for more growth. What’s one way to develop craftsmanship? By following your curiosity. How do you do that, you ask? Well, it’s all explained in this episode. Not only that, but we’re talking blueberries and how sometimes quotes get just a little bit jumbled as people use them over time.
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in StitcherIt started so innocently. Waking up to a sunshiny Sunday morning. Preparing for worship. Making sure I had my music, my water bottle. Everything I needed.
Then I realized I was running late.
I walk into the kitchen and see the kale I was going to turn into chips starting to turn brown. I see the used food processor that I was going to give away sitting on the kitchen table. I go into the spare bathroom and see the decorative cloth I've had “soaking” for 2 weeks.
I haven't washed it yet.
