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Here Goes Nothing

            To answer my own questions from last week... How do you use creativity in your day to day life?             If setting alarms on 5:53 or 6:02 or 6:57 is considered creative, then I definitely do that.             I usually start my day (drive to work) with music, so whatever is in my CD player to give me a kickstart as well as thinking about lyrics (or trying to figure out what the lyrics are)             Throughout the day I am usually trying my hardest to make latte art.             Coming home from work is where it really starts to become challenging- how will I spend my time?  I am pretty much never bored, so there is an endless list, but I try to mix it up some and just follow my instincts.              Believe it or not, dinner is usually the most creative part of any day.  Even if meals are planned, I am always trying out spices or trying to figure out what spices might taste good together.  I channel my inner Food Network show cooking skills to help

Creativity Calls

Calling all family, friends, acquaintances, friends of friends, and even strangers!  My mind has been going crazy lately with more thoughts, ideas, and questions.  I have trouble staying focused on any one thing, because I feel inspired by only a million other things.   I often feel stuck.  I can tell myself what I need to do, but can't always pull the energy to follow through.  I have so many paths I can travel, but which one to take? Since there is never a clear answer, I keep asking questions, pondering, challenging myself, extending and improving any and all abilities I can with the time I have.  My hope, through doing these things, is that something will stick to the wall and I will find myself climbing up instead of looking down. So after the past year of weddings and planning one myself, I have had more time to focus on my artwork and creativity.  But the more time I spend out of college, the more I find wanting that community-that belonging- always having someo