Tag: Creativity
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The Year I Put Paint on My Butt for Love (and Creativity)
Getting creative for Valentine’s Day this year has been… a struggle. Trying to figure out what to do brought back some hilarious memories from 2024. Baby girl wasn’t even walking yet, which meant I could actually set things up without tiny hands redecorating everything in a five-mile radius. She was tiny enough that we could…
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Daily Learning Poster — A Simple Start to the Day
Mornings with a toddler are… well, let’s just say chaotic. There’s breakfast to be made… and then made again, clothes to be wrangled on, and that morning coffee that somehow ends up cold before I even take a sip. I wanted something to make our mornings a little calmer, a little more fun, and maybe…
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Cake Wars: A Not-So-Typical Date Night That Took Us Out of the Couch and Into the Kitchen
Sometimes the best date nights aren’t fancy or planned weeks in advance. Sometimes they’re spontaneous. Sometimes they’re a little messy, a little ridiculous, and way more fun than expected. One of our favorite creative date nights started with something very simple: a bag full of random prompts. What We Needed How We Played We wrote…
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When a Project Forces You to Pivot
Today’s creative update isn’t shiny or finished or triumphant.It’s the kind of realization that settles in your chest and refuses to move. Sometimes projects don’t move forward.Sometimes they stop you cold and force you sideways. I had been making steady progress on this piece. Not fast progress, but the kind that feels earned. The kind…
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In Progress: The Gothic Headboard That Got Away From Me
I started this project last year, fully convinced I’d have it finished before my husband and I’s anniversary.It’s now January of the following year.And I am still not done. The plan was to redesign our bedroom with a romantic, gothic feel. We got married on Halloween dressed as vampires—an entire story for another time, which…
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Overcoming Creative Paralysis: My Journey to Starting Again
How I struggled with self-doubt, perfectionism, and feeling “not good enough” In my first post, I talked about choosing motion over paralysis. What I didn’t talk about yet is just how long I’ve been stuck in that paralysis. Ever since I was a kid, being “good” at art is what I thought I wanted. I…