Hahaha... love the ending! After living in cities as big as Chicago I finally moved back to the countryside, where I grew up. If anyone had told me when I was young, that I'd come back and actually love it, I would have called the paramedics.
Yes, all the things going on probably get to all of us, but I am very privileged with my job. Sometimes it takes me a while to close out all the "noise", but when I'm at my easel, I usually forget everything around me... even a TV interview one time. Don't have to mention, that they were really pi.. ahm.. something ;-)
Nevertheless, the click clack of some high heels in the street outside, can pose a real challenge to staying focused ;-)
