I AM SO OVER WINTER! I cannot remember a previous winter when I wanted spring to get here sooner! Today the sun is shining and if it weren't for the 100 some other people that work here with me I'd be sitting on the floor right in the middle of the hall by the windows that are so far from my desk, soaking in some vitamin D. I've been feeling a real lack of inspiration lately. The only thing driving me these days is my upcoming vacation. At this point I'm more than just excited about it, I actually
need it. Blog topics have been hard to come by recently. Everything just seems so boring [yawn]. Needless to say my internal sources of inspiration are at dangerously low levels! Inspiration is like food to a creative person! I've got no energy and no desire to do anything but sleep! Dang am I depressing! Thankfully there are a ga-jillion creative people in the world and so many of them have wonderfully colorful and inspiring blogs. One of my new favorites is
sfgirlbybay. She's got this great "blog mashup" going on right now, called
Blog It Forward. Blog It Forward features 300 some selected blogs from February 10 through March 24. Each day a different blog is featured. When its your day, you post about what inspires you. I've been following it pretty regularly. Since my blog isn't featured there (tear) I thought I'd do my own list of inspiring things, in hopes that some where in this journey of blogging I'll find some new inspiration.
So here goes... in no particular order....
Friends and Familyespecially my sister who is wildly talented at her Etsy card shop and so GREAT with design, everything she tocuhes is gold
Music - all kindsespecially folk/indie (below, my friends Ellery)
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The Great outdoorsespecially soothing, zen places
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Listsespecially on sticky notes
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Nail Polishespecially fun and funky colors
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Organizationespecially with labels!
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Accessoriesespecially earrings, belts and shoes
Magazinesespecially Better Homes and Gardens - DIY
Photographs/Photographyespecially of people/kids and dogs
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Ellery Music 2.)
BHG DIY 3.)
Inadvertent Gardener 4.)
Nail Polish by Kaarin 5.)
Almost Bunnieswhat inspires you? leave some inspiration or pictures, I'd love to know!
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I mean to respond to this days ago, but didn't want my comments to get messed up being sent from my iPhone. Wanted to say that people like you inspire me. Just when you think you're all alone at work or wherever people who are creative and energetic and share the same interests show up in our lives! So thank you for always trying to learn new things and be creative...it's inspiring me to do the same!
ReplyDeleteThanks Renschke, its hard not to compare ourselves to other creative people too. We just have to find our own sources of inspiration and share that with others. I never thought anything I do would inspire any one or mean anything to someone else, but God's given us each a different out look on life! Our experiences make for such different interpretations of the world and God's love for us! Thanks for reading and posting feedback! Much Love!
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