i am still in runaway mode tee-hee. i love this sense of freedom. i know it isn't forever (unless i win the lottery tonight) but it has been so restful and awesome getting back to center. i know there are natural obligations in the "real" day-to-day life i've chosen - diva duty, laundry, etc., but to escape from it all for a while, make great art, eat when i'm hungry, sleep when i'm tired....it has been restorative. this morning, i took a shower with the lights out in the bathroom, a Special Candle lit on the vanity, and the door closed to anything with 4-legs that might catch their whiskers on fire. i set the human carwash jets on "gentle" rather than the usual "Get This Shampoo Out Of My Hair Quick So I Can Get My Day Going." it was peaceful and wonderful and such a gentle birthing to the day. I still have 1 more panel to paint, but decided to get outside today instead...gallery visits, lake shore, flea markets. husband & diva come home sometime today, but i will savor the last few hours of ME time. i highly recommend running away from home.