Lounging Around

Some days its good just to "lounge around" in a favourite chair reading a book. Sadly, life has been far too busy for this indulgence lately.

Today’s Gratitude Item: Discovering that the not so local newspaper I complained about yesterday for not featuring my work in their article on the Yellow Pages Art Awards acted appropriately. Turns out that the issue is with my local newspaper who knew about the competition and failed to publish an article on it. This despite being provided with a large image of my entry and all the relevant information by the competition organisers who encouraged them to cover the event almost a month ago! The frustrating thing is that when I contacted my local newspaper, the senior reporter politely told me that I was too late and implied that I should have let them know sooner – leaving me feeling extremely annoyed with myself for not being more proactive. However, it turns out that they knew about the competition and my entry a long time ago, which means I don’t have to beat myself up for being “too late”. Sure I still desperately need votes and the situation is still unfair – but at least I know who is responsible. For some strange reason that helps.