Don't think I'll be joing the Surviving forum 'cause I'm not just surviving, I'm thriving (well, at least that's the goal... )
Imp, I didn't even realize there was a rating on Youtube, that's cute.
The art stuff is going well OT, thank you for asking. I have finished two significant pieces in the last 4 or 5 months and I'm very happy with them. I've also given several interviews to London papers and magazines--I will have a large article coming up in the Sunday Mirror--not sure when though.
As for grants...I am awaiting an application for the Efroymson Fund in Indy so I can apply for one of their great grants (20 K). I heard about it through you my dear so thank you SO much. It seems like a wonderful grant. They won't have applications for another few months but they tell me they will send me one as soon as they are available.
If you know of any others, I'm all ears. Believe me the LAST thing I want to do is go back into respiratory therapy! I have a great project in mind for the grant--I want to write a pattern book, upscaling all my miniature designs to full size. It will take at least a year to design and knit and write (and that's VERY wishful thinking) but I think it's a worth while project.
Just the thought of standing on my own two feet, owning my own home, making it as an artist--it goves me tingles. I am happy in a profound way and also, as a side note, very contented and cool with being single.
As per the divorce decree, I will have to refinance the house but M has given me a year to do so which is pretty generous I think. In order to refi though, I need a steady income and that will be the real challenge...convincing a bank to give a loan to an artist!
I have insomnia tonight. I'm so whipped but I just can't sleep--that's why my thoughts are a little all over the place.
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