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!