#40 - Small Habits for a Creative Life

Being creative every day is hard.

Nay! Impossible!

But, in my quest to live a slow, creative life after a magnificent burnout, I’ve found a few ways squeeze creativity into my days.

Let’s get into it:

* Journal. Full stop.

* Listen to all the reasons I love journaling in this podcast episode. You can even follow my friend Laura Woodmansee ✦ who writes all about journaling.

* This is a great way to get your creative ideas out and on to paper. You can list projects you’d like to do even if you don’t have time right now. You can make holy grail supply lists to help you start gathering materials for an art piece. You can brainstorm terrible ideas and quick activities. You can even start writing a book and coming up with characters. Use that space as your creative sandbox. 5 minutes, half an hour, it doesn’t matter. Journalling is also creative time.

* Fit it in whenever you can. First thing in the morning, right before bed, voice notes in the car, the notes app on your phone. Keep a physical journal in your bag to write on the go. Whatever is easiest and most accessible to you.

* Set Boundaries & Stay True to You.

* This is not revolutionary, but it’s serious! When I was postpartum I didn’t take my time seriously and it wore on me. When I wanted to go back to work I had to make a clear separation of work time and home time. Sometimes it was just during naps and I had to have my own back to get things done. Sometimes it was making sure that I didn’t check work emails after school was out because I had to hold my family boundary. Sometimes, things on both sides of that wall had to wait.

* In practice now, I’m carving out time for the 100 Day Project (which I did a podcast about last week) and I’m asking my guys (and my friends in Pokopia) to wait till I get my project for the day done, photographed and posted. I’m also asking myself to stick to it, but you can hear more about that in the other podcast.

* For you it might look like putting a note on your craft room door that you’re working and not to bug you (caretakers need to know the seriousness of the situation). How about a quiet time for everyone in the family before school (lol I know that’s happening) or right before bed (that’s a little more manageable, maybe).