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So I’m doing it. I’ve given my notice at work, and as of May 31st Nebunele will be my only job. Hallelujah, and holy shit. There are some specific things I want, and some specific things I want to avoid, during this 6- or 7- month (or longer, maybe!) period in my life in which I won’t be pulling down the regular paycheck I had started to get so used to. To that end, and to keep me honest and on the right path, I have assembled

Alissa’s Rules For Living As an Artist
in no particular order

1. If I get an idea in the middle of the night, it’s worth it to turn on the light and write it down.

2. Volunteer for everything I possibly can in the theatre world. See free shows & network. Consider this pre-payment for the countless volunteer hours I will be asking people for to support Medea Knows Best.

3. Go outside every day at least once, even if it’s pouring rain.

4. Follow my inspiration. If I really feel like reorganizing my underwear drawer by color and fabric type, then by god that’s what I’ll do.

5. Get sweaty and out of breath at least once a day.

6. Cultivate the habit of writing stuff down right away. Those mental notes decompose fast.

7. Grocery shopping is not, in fact, hazardous to my health.

8. I can too cook.

9. Not every day is a work day.

10. Theatre is fun.

11. Play hard.

12. I am free to stop doing anything that I notice is negatively impacting my mood. This includes consecutive hours of surfing the ‘net, as well as obsessing over whether or not I’m any good.

13. Don’t let anything postpone the work right when it’s moving in my mind.

14. It’s only money. Don’t freak out.

That’s all I have so far. What do you think, guys? Am I missing anything?

xoxo
Alissa

Quotes currently stuck on my wall:

“All of art is a search for ways of being, of living life more fully.”
-August Wilson, playwright

“Every one of you can live like an artist. That means you can give everything away and live on the edge of survival. Just give it all away, live on the edge of survival, ’cause that’s how artists live.”
-Larry Harvey, Burning Man founder