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February 14, 2021
The #CreativeLife 2021 - review of week 6
An interesting week at the lab where I had to tell a client his product failed (but the fix is on its way so holding thumbs it will pass the test this week) - not fun, but part of the job.Also, have an interesting situation for the next product where I have to do the same test, but a completely different configuration. Have I mentioned that my professional life is not dull? LOL! I know like a million times, but it is still true though.
The #inktober52 prompt due this week is a drawing of my favou...
February 10, 2021
Exploring the creativity of the #CreativeLife (Part 2 of 4)
This week we are looking at one aspect of creativity that many people (sometimes) forget about: learning.
I love learning new things, and perhaps you do too. But many people associate learning with school where tests and exams are necessary evils. Like most of us, I didn't like those so much, although gaining the knowledge or the skills were still worth the effort.
The same goes for any creative activity. Even engineers have to think outside the box and that is creativity too.
So what have you lea...
February 7, 2021
The #CreativeLife 2021 - review of week 5
I am sure you are familiar with the expression “it never rains when it pours”, and that is what we have been building up to at the lab since the start of the year. Assessing equipment from various clients to provide them with quotations for the tests that they require for both local and export markets.
It has become a predictable game for us: slow starts and then suddenly almost everyone submits the work at the same time and we are overwhelmed. It is what the rest of this month looks like on my ...
February 3, 2021
Exploring the creativity of the #CreativeLife (Part 1 of 4)
This month we are going explore creativity a bit more. What is creativity and how does it work. We are also going to explore some things that many people do not consider to be a creative activity but when you understand the fundamental idea, you might change your mind too (as I did).
Today we are looking at how creativity is defined by multiple sources.
CREATIVE: “Creating, able to create, inventive, imaginative, showing imagination as well as routine skill.” (Oxford Concise Dictionary, 1983)
CREA...
January 31, 2021
The #CreativeLife 2021- review of week 4
The week started off all guns blazing or is it all radars scanning? LOL! I am busy testing a golf ball tracking radar, and after carrying it around for a bit on Friday, I can attest to the fact that it is heavy. Good exercise! 😂 We had our tag challenge due this week and I am happy with how mine turned out. I used a serviette, textured paste with a stencil, and then painted it with gold acrylics to add some accents. The challenge for February is going to be fun too. I created the tag challenge...
January 27, 2021
Eating the elephant - one bite at a time: achieving big goals in the #CreativeLife
You have probably heard this saying about eating an elephant many times before it is especially true for our topic today. We set big goals for ourselves then procrastinate in working at them. Maybe they are too overwhelming, or scary, or seem unachievable. But they don't have to be.
Big goals or goals that take time are necessary to challenge ourselves to grow as human beings. Without these challenges, we stagnate as humans. The same goes for creativity. If you don't continue to learn and push ...
January 26, 2021
Book feature: TAKAKUSH by Raine Reiter
“A fantastic tale that weaves a spell of ancient mysticism and modern charm." --Tim Marquitz, Author of the Demon Squad series, The Enemy of My Enemy series, and more.
When Professor Elena Lukas returns to her cozy Pacific Northwest hometown with a broken heart, she’s plunged back into the fate she tried to escape. Like her mother and grandmother before her, Elena must now dedicate her life to a powerful ancient Lithuanian goddess. Although she is prepared to live as a priestess hiding in a conte...
January 24, 2021
The #CreativeLife 2021- review of week 3
The week started off okay, with work to do and the prospect of a few hours of drawing and painting. I finished the preliminary inking of the bridge painting, and we started adding watercolours on Thursday evening. But on Friday morning things went downhill really fast.I woke up exhausted. Not that unusual for someone struggling with hypoglycaemia. But what was unusual was that having a good breakfast (low GI cereal, nuts, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, coconut shavings, blackberries an...
January 20, 2021
Track your progress, the one thing that helps the #CreativeLife
Even though I don't use a bullet journal, I do keep track of my progress on my goals and the challenges that I take part in. My preferred method is using a spreadsheet. I use OpenOffice, but you can use any application you like or a bullet journal. The important thing is to track your progress.
Of course, not every day is a successful day, and then the progress you have made so far helps to remind yourself of what you have accomplished so far.
The year is still young, but tracking your progress w...
January 17, 2021
The #CreativeLife 2021- review of week 2
Welcome back to my blog and the review of week 2 of 2021.
What I planned for last week:Work: Finish the tests on a device used in vehicles.
Art and craft: 6 hours
What I did last week:Work: A few things went wrong on the vehicle device, and the client wanted the units back to upgrade them before I can finish the tests. The next samples are only coming this week for tests, so I did not have much else to do except answer a few emails and help with some technical questions.
Art/craft: With more hours t...
