The Artist...

Which color will I choose today? It is a question that has worked its way into my train of daily decisions to make. If I use spruce green two days in a row will it run out of ink? A very pressing matter, I know. I recently came into the possession of twenty-nine Sharpie markers. Twenty-nine. I know what you are thinking. How could one possibly decide between twenty-nine colors when needing to check off the days on the calendar? Well, I'll tell you. Since there are twenty-nine, I have found that a different color everyday of the month answers that very puzzling question. OK, I do have to choose one or two to repeat every month, but I always choose a favorite. I hate to play favorites-I do!-but how can you not prefer ocean blue to slate grey? That's what I thought.

Currently, I am staring into the plastic case that houses and protects the plethora of writing utensils that have replaced the dreary pen and boring pencil. I cannot choose which to write out a To-Do List for today. Magenta for a title and pink for the list? No...maybe lime and mint...or dandelion and marigold? Lilac and berry? Too many choices.

I wonder...yes. Turquoise will do nicely-with bullets in navy and a title in ocean. Perfect. A splash of green and a trace of blue.