Caring for My Creativity

I do some of the same things every day. Some because they are necessary to life (i.e. toothbrushing, eating, and answering emails) and others because I simply could never give them up (i.e. Bible reading, fiction gobbling, and story scribing).

While I dearly love stability and routine, sometimes my creative life falls into a rut. And inspiration goes waaaaaay down… down… down.

So, what am I doing to care for my creative brain this week?

Shaking things up! I like to change my writing spot or medium. Lately, I’ve been writing in the corner between the couch and the wall or outside sitting on our swingset. If I’ve been using the computer for several projects (or a lot of homework), I like to switch to a notebook. Sometimes I pull out a piece of paper and half scribble/half doodle my thoughts to get those creative juices flowing! (Like I just did for this blog post.)
Trying a new hobby (or rather, an old one I’ve forgotten). My main creative hobbies are almost all the same, but I’ve discovered that it’s always good for me to exercise my brain in other creative areas. That could mean writing poetry or making a baby quilt, drawing or knitting an afghan the size of the UK. When I realized this week that my brain was falling into a rut, I decided I needed a project. Today I bought some gorgeous scrapbooking paper at the craft store. I’m already scheming what to do with it.