Insecure Writers Support Group: Growing Up
Y'know what? I don't really feel like talking about writing today. I'm nothing if not ADD, and at least one of those D's has taken my mind temporarily in other directions. Would you like to see my current creative obsession? As of my son's 18th birthday this coming fall, my house will have ALL adults living in it. So I adultified the kids' bathroom.
But I reject the idea that being adult means having no fun, so the under-the-sea theme stays.
The guest room is getting a grown-up fairy tale theme. I blame the froggie prince.
Creative minds can't stay locked on words and manuscripts all the time, right? Sometimes they need to break free and express themselves in paint and accessorizing ... and maybe even crafting window treatments out of ribbons instead of curtains.
Where do your creative energies flow when you're not writing?
This post is part of the monthly blog hop/therapy session known as Insecure Writers Support Group, founded by the one and clonely Alex J. Cavanaugh.
But I reject the idea that being adult means having no fun, so the under-the-sea theme stays.
Creative minds can't stay locked on words and manuscripts all the time, right? Sometimes they need to break free and express themselves in paint and accessorizing ... and maybe even crafting window treatments out of ribbons instead of curtains.
Where do your creative energies flow when you're not writing?
This post is part of the monthly blog hop/therapy session known as Insecure Writers Support Group, founded by the one and clonely Alex J. Cavanaugh.
Comments
I feel like I used to be so much more creative. Maybe if I had an actual house and not a tiny apartment I could actually think about decorating.
Susan Says
I agree we can't be all writing all the time or we frankly run out of material. All kinds of creativity in, all kinds of creativity out.
I like decorating or shopping for the just perfect piece when I have a creative non-writing urge.
Other creative activities include singing and playing the piano. I also teach piano and voice.
I'm a non-professional artist, working with colored pencils, pastels, and watercolor pencils. For many years, I was a marker-based artist, and I may try my hand at that medium again. I also love fabric arts, and have been cross-stitching and embroidering for about 25 years now. There's an incredible story behind my old scissors, which I saved from overzealous El Al customs and managed to get onto the plane with extra luggage. I'm never risking taking those scissors on a plane again!