REstoring Sanity

I woke up this morning, went for tea and coffee with "The Dulce" or better we call her "Sweet C", my brother Dave's lovely girlfriend. We met at 8:30 at Red's, a little place in Pt. Loma. The tea was exquisite and the conversation was better! ; ) Following this, I considered what I needed to do to restore my sanity.
It seems over the past 3 months I compromised things in and about my life that keep me sane. I let my time spent painting dwindle to barely an hour a week, payed too little attention to my sweet puppy, let our new home slip into a bit of a pig's sty and ignored the most important thing about me, my psyche. As I was pulling into our parking garage just now, I asked myself, "Is making more money but being emotionally disturbed better than doing what I love and making less money?"
The answer was that I really would like to be making the kind of money I was making at T.H.D. but without trying to accomplish my dreams I may end up less sane. Now with my father being a psychologist, I know how it looks to be "less sane" and it ain't pretty! Really though, there is nothing more important than using your God given talents to achieve goals that will eventually or immediately pay off, whether financially or spiritually.
So I drove to Pet's Mart to find some things to help CoCo feel more confident and stable in our home. She spends most the day with me since I quit T.H.D. and when she's acting up its really hard for me to work. So her being content is more valuable than just anything,her happiness is also linked to my personal sanity. This was just the 1st step in my "Restore Sanity" action plan. Backing up a little, I organized my studio yesterday and bought some lights I could use to work by at night. I also found some containers to organize small things like thread, screws, sequins, ect.. So much for all that (I feel like I may be rambling a little) so let's outline the action plan:
RESTORE SANITY
1) Organize Studio
2) Make puppy happy again
3) Clean up and organize house
4) Get re-aligned into the art community (become social art diva...)
5) Love and embrace the amazing opportunity at hand