All hung up

I never seem to be able to just leave a square a square.  I always have to do something to change it up.  This time I decided to make it look like a picture.  The best thing about zentangles is there's never a right or wrong.  I love that!  It takes a lot of pressure off for sure!  Then the art can just shine through.  Happy day to you all my friends!

Centered

Sometimes being centered doesn't just mean you're in the middle.  Most of the time for me it means having the things in my life balanced.  It seems especially difficult for women because we wear so many different hats.  We try to balance home life, kids, work, other family obligations, and lets not forget to mention the necessary chores like laundry, housework, cooking, making time for friends, and finally the other things that we WANT to do.  There just isn't enough hours in the day to do it all and do it all well!  Maybe that's the real message - that we all try to do too much???  Do we have to feel centered to feel like we're doing a good job?  Maybe my New Year's resolution will be to be less centered and work at feeling more satisfied with the things I have accomplished.  Are you making your resolutions for the new year yet???

Same Same

My mind works in a very symmetrical way.  Maybe it's the perfectionist in me, who knows.  But I have to force myself not to balance the all the little things in my life, but then sometimes I can't help myself.  In those times I have this internal conflict about how much I can really get away with, without it look odd.  For this tangle I decided to just let myself go with it, and then add a few off balance bits when I finished.  Of course then I have to decide which way I think it should lay out. (Always something right?)  In my mind, when I was drawing, I thought it would go long-ways but then when I finished I thought it should go up and down.  I guess there is no right or wrong way but I'm happy with the outcome.  I suppose it's like everyday life when you have to make a decision - you take a look at what you have in front of you - ponder it a little - then jump in and make your decision.  Today I hope you make the decision to do something really off balance and have fun with whatever ti is!!