ireadyermind - hats off to you I admit i am not computer savey at all lol. Very envious that you get to set your own ours but idk if I would be able to disciplined enough to get stuff done hahaha. Have you ever had an exercise ball to sit on instead of a chair? We have a few computers set up with those at work and I really like having to use my core muscles while charting.
When I have commissions lined up, I'm very disciplined. I have alarms set on my phone to keep me on a schedule, I send end-of-day progress reports to the customer, and I 'clock out', so to speak, at 5:30pm every evening to get dinner started and housework done.
On the flip side, when I
don't have any commissions lined up, and I set to work on things of my own choosing (mostly intended to help improve my skills or expand my portfolio), I'm
terrible at being disciplined. lol. I've had a drawing in progress for weeks now that would normally take two or three days if someone were paying me to do it. Ha ha
You can see one of my personal works attached to the post, one I made when I didn't have any commissions to work on, but still wanted to create something to keep my skills up to par (or improve them! I always aim for improvement.
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As for the exercise ball thing... I've tried it before, but for the number of hours I'm at the computer, and the work I'm doing, it's not always ideal. I try to get up and stretch every couple of hours so that I'm not getting stiff and achy, but there are times when I'm so absorbed in a painting, five hours fly by and I realize I haven't moved from my seat even once to get a drink, food, or use the restroom. >.>
The exercise balls don't have armrests to help support my arms when I'm drawing with my tablet, for example, or for when I'm using the mouse. That puts crazy strain on my arms and I end up with tendinitis in my wrists and elbows after too long sitting like that. So an unplanned 5 hour stretch of drawing and mouse usage would KILL me!
