I’m ready for Spring. I want to feel warm sunshine. But I live in a place that won’t see Spring for 1 ½ to 2 months, and my budget isn’t ready for a trip somewhere warm. So here is what I’m going to do to embrace Winter and survive. I will start Spring cleaning. I …
I need some play time. I need to have some fun, try new things and have some adventures. I’m finding that play needs to be planned as much as work. We are very good at planning our work. We have goals (either goals we choose or are given by our employer.) We begin with the …
Yesterday the pastor at our church gave a children’s sermon about imagination. She asked the kids if they had good imaginations. Everyone raised their hands. Then she asked the adults the same question. Very few raised their hands. And it’s true. Using your imagination is something we get as kids and using your imagination is …
When I’m feeling stuck or in a rut, there is no creativity going on. To combat this feeling, I make small changes to break up my routine. Here are a couple of easy changes that can provide some relief from feeling stuck. Eat a Different Breakfast – I usually find a breakfast I like and …
When I was a kid, I spent a lot of my summers reading. I would read stories that absorbed my mind and took me to new places. I developed new ideas and new relationships with those characters. I think it made my mom crazy because I always had a few more pages to read before …
Taking care of yourself first is not a new idea, by any means. Even the airlines have it down – put the mask on yourself before assisting others in case of emergency. Let’s face it – life right now is a kind of an emergency. The word pandemic has been a part of daily conversation …
I wanted to write about creativity resources – books, websites, newsletters. There are a lot of great resources out there. But I couldn’t get excited about that. I kept putting it off. I was resisting the idea and I struggled with why. Then I figured it out. For me, the creativity feeling is less about …
I watched my neighbor plant 6 small pine trees on the other side of the fence that separates our yards. They were so small – 2 feet tops. I shook my head – I couldn’t believe she was doing that. She invested time and small chunk of change in pine trees that she was never …
I went over the edge. My classroom Christmas presents went home before they were supposed to. I teach prekindergarten. Every Christmas it’s a big deal to have the kids make a nice gift for their parents. We had decorated glass votive candle holders with mod podge and tissue paper. They are always super cute. Because …