project: ten for creativity, day two

Day Two: Draw it



Today’s exercise is fun and easy. Name one thing that has been especially interesting to you lately. Find or take a picture of it. Draw it, however you wish. Use pen, crayon, pencil, chalk, marker, charcoal, anything you want. If you don’t have paper, use a napkin or a receipt.

Babies...I want another one.

But since I chickened out on attempting to draw a baby, I decided to draw baby things.

Yes, I admitted that I want another baby. Not just someday, like, now.

I must have truly lost it. Haha

I've tried brushing it off, but the need is persitent. 

Lord, be with my husband!

project: ten for creativity, day one

Okay, here goes! I've accepted a challenge from my good friend, and I hope that some of you will do the same. If you'd like to visit her wonderfully inspiring blog for more information on this creative endeavor, click here. Of course, I'm a day behind, but each day this week I will post the link to the project for that day. Only ten minutes out of your day to stretch and exercise your creativity...we all have that!

Day One. Begin.

“Creativity is merely a plus name for regular activity. Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.”- John Updike

Today, we’re going to start off with a fun and thought provoking writing activity. Finish the statements. How easy is that?

1. Nothing inspires me more than…

2. I’ve always dreamed of being a…

3. If I had more ______ , I’d be more creative.

4. One new thing that I want to try is…

5. One thing that I am rather proud of myself for doing is…

6. One place that I desperately want to visit is…

7. When I was younger, One thing I loved doing…

8. Today on a scale of 1-10, I feel…


inspired:

creative:

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Here are my answers:

1. Nothing inspires me more than…my daughters, their smiles, their laughter. They remind me of the awesome power of the One who created us all.


2. I’ve always dreamed of being a…recording artist of Christian/country music, a missionary, a full-time (is there any other kind) mother of tons of woozles (however many God would give us).

3. If I had more _"me-time"_ , I’d be more creative. (If I'm completely honest, this is probably a cop-out answer because I really don't have a good excuse.)

4. One new thing that I want to try is…using more fresh REAL food to make healthy, yummy and creative meals for my family. (If this interests you, please take a moment and visit my friend Angela's BRAND NEW blog, Food Group.)

5. One thing that I am rather proud of myself for doing is…striving to be the best wife I can be. Yes, I still make plenty of mistakes, but I think I do a pretty good job at least half the time.

6. One place that I desperately want to visit is…Montana. I dont know why I feel drawn to that state specifically. There are plenty of states I could visit out west and see the mountains, but for some reason some magical place in my imagination gets all a-flutter when I dream of sitting on a porch drinking a cup of coffee with someone I love while watching the sun set (or rise) behind the mountains.

7. When I was younger, One thing I loved doing…coloring. I still do.

8. Today on a scale of 1-10, I feel…

inspired: 8

creative: 6

I hope you will take ten for creativity today. Then come back each day this week for a new project. You're worth it!

For a Moment

Today I'm stealing a few seconds just to touch base and say hello in the midst of this crazy wonderful life. There's all sorts of things I SHOULD be doing, but I'm choosing to do something I WANT to do!

I don't have anything clever to say or a poem to share (I've only written one horrible poem in my life & that's only because it was required for school!), but I just want to remind everyone not to lose focus during the day to day. I know things get hectic and good intentions get lost among responsibilities or unavoidable changes in plans.

The dishes may pile up, or you may feel overwhelmed by all you're supposed to be getting accomplised each day. It may seem as though the "to-do" list gets longer instead of shorter, but fear not!

Take time to pause during your day and simply BE in that moment! Take a mental picture of everything around you, yes, even if it's cluttered or not what you imagined the picture of your life would be. Your life is beautiful.

Take a moment and find the beauty in something today. Be it a child's smile or hug, the clouds in the sky, or even just the blessing of sight with which to be able to read this blog. (I don't mean that to praise my blog by any means! Just your ability to see and understand it and the luxury, yes, luxury of internet access.)