We’re coming to the final weeks of university for the year and also
wrapping up the remix project. I was reading over the interviews earlier
on our blog, and started to think about the concept of participation.
It’s been an interesting collaborative experience working with the other
members of the Creative Industries Project. I can’t help but wonder why
everyone chose to participate in this particular project, and also
which projects they would like to work on in the near future. This
doesn’t necessarily have to be something to do with creative writing. It
could be anything. If you’re reading this: are you working on a
project? Are you about to start one? If so, what is it and how long will
it take to complete?
Yesterday, I re-harvested my veggie
garden at home. I failed at my first attempt, so this time I spent
roughly one month just prepping the soil. My first veggie patch failed
due to too much rain and too much sun. The Queensland summer was
unpredictably aggressive in both degrees. To protect the patch from over
exposure to rain and sun, this time I have covered the garden with
shade cloth so it only receives a limited amount of sun and rain.
Whether you’re building a garden to be consumed or simply like pot
planting, it’s an incredibly satisfying hobby or project. It has a
start, beginning, and an end. And it repeats this process full circle,
guaranteed. I also believe there is something very optimistic about
actively caring for something that requires believing in tomorrow.
My
other project is one to do with writing. I’m currently working on a
memoir for a subject called Creative Writing Advanced Practice. This
unit runs over three semesters and I have just completed my first 6000
word submission for semester one. By the end of next year, I will have
18, 000 words towards my novella, and to take with me into my Honours.
Very, very exciting!
Last, and unfortunately least, is a
project I have started working on with my Dad. He is teaching me
leatherwork and it’s a project that started about a year ago. It always
gets pushed to the back of my to-do list, and no matter how high my
enthusiasm is, I never have enough time. Hopefully over the Christmas
break I will spend some time with the tools and also finish what I
promised him – a website and a photo shoot.
Sometimes,
it’s time that holds us back from taking on projects; in my case it’s
the only hurdle. Does anyone else struggle with lack of time to complete
projects? Or do you struggle with other things like motivation or
procrastination? Or, are you one that simply struggles with
participating?
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