Taking little steps has never been a strength of mine. I’m a brainstorming, big picture, grand scheme type of gal. I prefer to immediately leap into action rather than plan or inch forward. When I approach a new project, I love developing the brand and marketing approach… actually developing content behind the scenes? Much less glamorous.… Read More Don’t Put Up Your Open Sign First
Whenever I tell people I’m an artist, there is one very common response I (almost) always hear: “Oh that’s so cool! I could never do that, I’m not really the creative type.” In the words of Dorothy Sayers, there’s nothing for me to do except “laugh deprecatingly”, so I do so and move on. At best, I… Read More How to Become the “Creative Type”
In the day to day busyness of work, school, and family, it can be quite a challenge to find the almost-mythical “Me Time.” For many of us, when we do find “Me Time”, we dread the idea of filling it; after all, it’s supposed to be time to wind down and do nothing, right? Better yet: that’s what Netflix is for!… Read More 5 Reasons to Get a Hobby
Here are some questions to ask yourself the next time you feel like you just can’t create anything.… Read More Burn Out vs. Out of Shape: When to Fight Creative Block
It’s Wednesday, which means we’re half-way through the week! Wednesday is also a good time to look back at the first couple of days and reflect on what we’d like to do differently before the week is over. For me, I constantly need to evaluate how productive I actually am, and compare it to how… Read More #WIPWednesday – Course Correcting Your Week
As an artist, there are a lot of things that I say to myself (sometimes without noticing) that make it really hard to work. It’s a habit of psychological “nagging” that cuts down on my productivity, but also my confidence. While I’ve gotten a little bit better at it over the years (as I get… Read More The 5 Worst Excuses I Give Myself
“It wouldn’t be so hard if you did it more often.” My mom has said this about laundry, cleaning my room, doing dishes, dusting and sweeping, mowing and raking, and exercise. Do it more often, and it gets easier. After writing about habit in a previous post, this bit of Mom Advice occurred to me,… Read More Best Mom Advice Ever
