I was walking in one of my funks yesterday thinking about the heavy burden of being a single woman... yes it is not all parties and do what you like bachelor lifestyle ! Everything falls on your shoulders.. dishes, grocery, cooking, cleaning , walking the dog, garbage, car repair and of course the big one... every bill including rent you have to pay yourself. Those with significant others have everything halved and can find time for crafting and art because of it. But how do us single people do it? Live in a mess sometimes, eat fast food, wear clothing two-three times in a row before cleaning. Lack of sleep and perhaps no social life.
I lead three lives, my full time job.... my Etsy life..... and my fine artwork. I learned to turn the tv off and that freed up about 2 hours a day. I eat more raw foods that don't require cooking. Weekend is worktime.. but since I don't see my art as work but my future life I willingly sacrifice.
My goals though as I hopefully will see money coming in are to "delegate" some tasks to others who I will pay. List in order of importance !
1. Cleaning person once a week
2. Dog walker for my dog Dora once a day for an hour
3. Drop off service for laundry or washer and dry investment
4. Fresh Direct.. ( a NYC grocery store that delivers your order online in two hours )
5. Paid intern to help with art, market etc
This requires probably another $700 extra a month.
Or I can get a slave... find a man who loves my work, wants to support it and will be amicable to my every whim. A great book and just as good movie from the 1980's was Tama Janowitz's
Slaves of New York. In the movie Bernadette Peters plays an aspiring hat designer who has become unwittingly a slave to her more famous painter boyfriend who is a slob and cheats on her. Really great film. Check it out to be inspired.
It is with much sadness to announce that Fact and Fancy closed. A store dedicated to all things home-made and wonderfully crafted was a pleasure to have around. But how does one compete with people's superficial desire for "new, manufactured and cheap" goods. That break in a month to boot. No wonder we are in a fiscal crisis.
