Round and Round I go

Miriam-Webster defines Giddy as such: 

1: dizzy, causing dizziness, whirling rapidly

2: lightheartedly silly, joyfully elated, euphoric

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I just remembered something. When I was attending design school we had to take a drawing class before moving into interior office renderings. The instructor took us to the Field Museum and told us to pick a dinosaur to sketch. I thought he was mad. He was trying to teach us to pay attention to detail. Once a week for a few weeks I sat in front of a Dimetrodon.

 I was awed. 

I felt high.

Euphoric.

 Everything suddenly seemed clearer. I started driving my friends nuts. I was giddy; asking a thousand questions which usually started out with "I was thinking...." "Who made this..." "Who created that..." "Have you ever wondered...." while I danced or sang. All that giddiness and non-stop chatter earned me the nickname 'Airhead'. I didn't care. I was high and had things to learn. I had forgotten about that feeling. That was in the 80s.

Except I tapped back into it while doing the giveaways. And now working on a piece for Wickedly in Australia. I am back to feeling that giddiness. While alone I'm singing or chasing the dogs (who look at me like I'm nuts) or dancing little steps as I walk back to the studio. Chores are brutal because I can't wait to get back. While hubby is here, it's non-stop chatter "Have you ever wondered..." "What if...." "Who do you think..." I bet he was happy to get back to work today. :)

So I was wondering....what is it? Why am I so giddy? I feel like Webster's #2 definition. Euphoric and silly while creating. Or perhaps it's #1 since I had a touch of a head-cold. 

Then I found this on the Free Dictionary:

"The word giddy refers to fairly lightweight experiences or situations, but at one time it had to do with profundities. Giddy can be traced back to the same Germanic root *gud- that has given us the word God. The Germanic word *gudigaz formed on this root meant "possessed by a god." Such possession can be a rather unbalancing experience..."

Uh-oh. So when my friends were calling me 'Airhead' they were trying to tell me I was unbalanced.

That's ok. I rather like this unbalanced feeling.

 

I'd like to think I'm possessed by the creative gods

 

How else would I explain the sudden creative burst

in ways I've never done

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Now back to chasing the dogs.

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And y'all really should be thankful you don't live with me