("Goodnight Sarlat" was taken in Sarlat France and is available in my Etsy shop here!)

I've been busy! I've been pushing myself and attacking my list of goals. I've been staying up way too late too.

I stumbled through photographing my collages last week until I finally decided to take them all to someone who is a pro at that sort of thing. I gathered up my finished pieces and took them to a fine art scanner. I'm not 100% sure how they are doing it but it involves a large 4x5 camera, a special room and multiple exposures to create the look of depth. To be honest, I'm just grateful that someone else is doing it. I want to offer prints in my Etsy shop of some of my collages but the prints need to be as close to the real thing as possible and that required professional help. I have to say, it felt really weird to hand over all my work to a stranger and drive away.

I am making progress on my book project too. I reworked the table of contents and created a list of photographs that need to be taken. Writing is so challenging for me. The project just feels huge and daunting and I get flustered. It's very easy for me to get off track and then get irritated at myself. Sometimes I think I need to just go check in to a hotel for a week (with no internet access) and make myself finish it all one swoop. Perhaps the people scanning my art could just take care of finishing the book too?

The amazing news here is that I am doing it. I am taking control over my schedule and blocking out time to work rather than wait for the time to become available. I'm even saying no to a few things just to be sure I have the energy to see this all through. My decision to follow everyone on Twitter that follows me (@farrahbraniff) has been great too. I thought it would be overwhelming but, Instead, it has made it much more interesting.

I keep repeating this mantra in my head when my to-do list starts to freak me out...

baby steps, one little piece at a time.