Creativity

I try not to leave holes in this narrative more than three days long, but this post comes after a five day hole. I apologize. I've just been so wrapped up in getting my dreams out of my head and into the real world. The enormous effort required to take action on these dreams has eaten into my blogging time.

You see, I used to make things. I used to make cards and invitations and fun paper things. I used to be crafty. I even used to do graphic design. But, as I've said before, it gets very difficult to keep the creative side of yourself alive when a child enters your world. It's simply a matter of time, and in my case, space. Our home has absolutely no space for me to set up a creative nest.

Lately, this daily lack of creativity in my life has become a nagging problem, a dull headache that won't go away. And I have dreams of using my creativity to generate income, but if I don't address the lack of time and space for creativity in my life, those precious plans can never come to fruition.

I have spent the last few days feverishly clearing out a storage room at my dad's, in hopes of soon having a space for myself to experiment and create, a space to turn my ideas into little things to sell. It is arduous work, clearing out and sorting through years of accumulated stuff. Until I get this work done, please bear with my occasional absence. (Please don't leave me! Please!) I promise it will all be worth it in the end. I'll share some pictures of the final space.