Scheduling Creativity?
It feels counterintuitive, but maybe it'll change my life!
Hi! I’m Becky, a former shop owner & independent artist, currently trying to reclaim my creativity. I love sharing small businesses, chatting about crafts and rambling about books.
Come hangout in this not-so-serious, cat-photo-filled, creative space!
It’s been a year of trial and error.
I started this Substack just over a year ago in an attempt to find my creativity again and maybe help someone else find their’s, too. As a former product designer and shop owner, creativity had been my job and I thought it would be easy to just slide back into the swing of things after a 2.5 year break.
Turns out! Not so much.
The last year has been both creatively fulfilling and totally exhausting. I don’t know if you’re like me, but my day-to-day can overshadow any well intentioned creative project. I’ve talked about it at length (here and here and probably here), so I won’t wax poetic today.
Just know that if I don’t make a concerted effort to work on creative endeavors, they will absolutely not get done. I can’t trust in the power “follow the energy” anymore because the energy will keep me distracted with laundry, tidying and scrolling my phone.
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So!
My plan is to physically schedule playtime into my days. We’re starting with the #The100DayProject Newsletter because the timing is perfect! I’ve succeeded with multiple, year-long daily drawing projects on Instagram, but that was before I had a kid lol. I’ve not been able to stick with a daily project like that since, but this time I’m setting myself up for success and maybe you can come with me?
