I started this blog my junior year of college because my graphics professor made me. When I say “me” I mean “us” and when I say “us” I mean our class. I wasn’t excited about it and I wasn’t going to put much time of effort into it because I didn’t think I had anything important to say and I was taking 18 credit hours that semester. There was much more to do at the time and I wanted to socialize in person, not on the internet.
However. Now is a totally different story. I graduated from James Madison University May 2010 with a BFA in Studio Art, with a concentration in printmaking. Then in September 2010 I married my college sweetheart of three years (three and a half really) and moved to Charlottesville, VA where I have been managing a frozen yogurt shop.
Yes, this is where all the extra time has come in and this is where the story changes. I am currently sitting in one of the shops right now, with my laptop, fifteen minutes until lunch and 2 dirty dishes in the sink. As the new year has come around i’m starting to feel like it’s time to wake up and make my story more interesting. It’s time for resolutions, restitution, and revolutions.
Resolutions is pretty self explanatory, a commitment I have made to myself for a personal goal. I have three and only three because three is attainable.
1. The Four Hour body, slow carb diet (hence a lunch of chicken, kidney beans and spinach for lunch).
Andrew (husband) and I are attempting to hack our bodies and lose some of this fat that’s keeping us so warm at night. This diet appears to be legit and I’m looking forward to losing weight with no trips to the gym. – If you know us you know that we work out consistently once every 4 years and we don’t plan to change. If this sounds interesting to you, you should google The Four Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss and check out the site and the book.
2. Complete lessons on Lynda.com.
Andrew’s parents bought us a year’s subscription to this website for Christmas (thank you!) and I haven’t sat down to do any lessons yet. I should and I really need to because I truly want to further my knowledge of Adobe Suite and anything else that will technologically strike my fancy.
3. Create more Art
I have the supplies, I have the creativity and I have the time for pete’s sake. Along with creating more art also entails documenting it and putting it up on my etsy account (username cboydgo if you’re interested). I’ve been lazy and unorganized when it comes to my desk/studio space and I need to get my act together.
Restitution can sound a little intimidating, but when you look at Merriam-Webster’s definition “an act of restoring or a condition of being restored as a restoration of something to its rightful owner” it’s actually quite relieving and peaceful. For me restoration of myself comes from God and only God, so that’s the reason I feel at peace with restitution. Obviously He’s not the one who has taken anything from me, it’s more my everyday choices and letting myself go.
I feel like as of late I’ve been having pity parties for myself (Boyd, party of one) and I’ve let them change the way I view myself and others. Getting myself to complete my resolution goals will help me become more disciplined and I’ll feel accomplished, but ultimately I am going to be restored through Jesus and coming to know Him again and again as I live my life.
Revolutions is also easy to understand. A sudden, radical or complete change. I am so ready to suddenly, radically and completely change my life this year. Revolutionize. Get things moving. Do the unorthodox things. This will be a challenge as I am not one to change quickly BUT I am definitely ready and willing to do so.
So, I guess to sum up – Hello, my name is Christine Boyd and I’m pleased to meet you.