Sunday, March 13, 2016

Finding the Spark


I used to be really creative.  I used to do all kinds of crafts.  When my oldest was born, I made an amazing scrapbook of her first year of life (sorry, youngest....).  I used to do creative lettering with fun markers and colored pencils.  I used to .....

Lately, I feel like I have no creative spark.  When we moved into our house, I found a fun-looking project on Pinterest that I thought would look great on the wall opposite our front door.  I bought the canvases, the tape, the paint.  And all of it is still sitting in the basement.  I have coloring books and GOOD coloring pencils (still wrapped in plastic).

I keep making excuses as to why I don't give myself the time and the space to rekindle that creative spark.  I'm too busy.  My kids need more of my energy.  I have to clean the house.  I have books to read.

NOW, though, I have two reasons to get my artsy-craftsy mojo back in working order.  I still have things to do here in the house and I have a classroom to get ready for.   I need to practice my perfect handwriting (it's been a while since I've really tried to print nicely), I need to work on my basic figures for when I make charts.  I need to think about furniture layout.

I'm starting to get excited about this.  Maybe this afternoon, I'll get my colored pencils out and sharpen them up!

5 comments:

  1. Sounds like just the thing to fan that spark into a flame! Give those colored pencils a work-out!!

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  2. Sounds like just the thing to fan that spark into a flame! Give those colored pencils a work-out!!

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  3. May the color pencils dancing on the paper light your creative spark again. Now is a good time to start.

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  4. For me, it's definitely about feeling like there are other things I ought to be doing. Sitting and coloring--which I love to do--feels self-indulgent somehow. But when I do it, I find it's a great stress relief. And how can it really be self-indulgent to take care of yourself and do something that's pleasurable? Hope you pulled out the pencils!

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  5. I find its hard to get my creative on when I'm feeling run down and depleted from life happening. But those are precisely the moments that I most need to get my creative on. Here's to you setting aside a little "me time" for your creativity!

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