Friday, November 5, 2010

A Creative Weekend (?)

I love this photo by my friend and sponsor, Kristi, from Life Through the Lens. :)

Happy Friday! How was your week? It went by faster than most for me. Yesterday I was in bed most of the day not feeling well and I'm taking this day minute by minute. I might find myself cuddled up with a cup of tea and a book later on. Hey, that doesn't sound so bad! ;)

Any fun plans for your weekend? I think I'll be dragging my husband along to Anthropologie to return some perfume I ordered online recently. It just wasn't "me". I have the hardest time finding a perfume that is...I'm waayyyy too picky.

Oh, now for the purpose of this post...I'm in a major creative rut! Do you have times like that? I can't think of one creative thing to do. My mind feels completely blank. No ideas for photos, no projects in the works....I got nothin'! I would love to hear what you're working on or what you do when you're in a creative rut like me. Maybe it will spark something in me (or others) to work on over the weekend. xo!

7 comments:

  1. Fantastic photo! So lovely!

    I totally have days when I feel like I'm in a creative rut! I usually go to my tumblr account and look at hundreds of photos until I feel inspired or my weheartit account (http://weheartit.com/annawithlove) - otherwise the pride and prejudice soundtrack + candles + mountain of magazines

    Goodluck xo

    www.annawithlove.com

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  2. I too have been under the weather. Tea and a cuddle duvet with a book has been on my list. I am attending a fundraising this evening but relaxing the remaining of the weekend to get over this cold!
    oh, and a walk in the woods!
    xx
    callie

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  3. Vicki...I do hope you're feeling better. I'd love to be in bed cuddled up with a book, that part sounds nice.

    I seem to have quite a few creative ruts. Sometimes so much is going on in daily life that it just takes all I have to keep going. I wish I had some fabulous tip to share. I do love going for walks or being out in nature...that always seems to renew my spirit.

    Hope you have a lovely weekend dear friend. xoxo, Kristi

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  4. When the ruts come, I embrace them. I think it is a way for my brain to rest a little, and I do all those other things that never get done - clean the house, do the laundry, do a little canning/freezing for later meals, clean my car, and call those loved ones I don't talk to enough. I find the ruts go away soon enough, and I feel GOOD about having made good headway on my neverending to-do list.

    I agree with Kristi, too, that a good walk in a pretty place is always a good way to calm the mind and often results in 'seeing' a lot of new things in the ordinary.

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  5. Great tips everyone! And I can really relate to what you wrote, Kristi.

    Victoria, I love your outlook on creative ruts. I'm going to try to have the same attitude. xo

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  6. Oh Vicki sorry to hear that you're ill, hope you feel better soon.

    I've had so many things going on lately I haven't had time to think about creativity. I'm just doing and maybe that's a good thing. Shoot, create or do whatever you want and maybe you find the creativity again.

    I have such a hard time finding a perfume too but now I've found "it". I love Kenzo Eau de Fleur de Magnolia. :D

    Have a wonderful weekend! xoxo

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  7. hello vicki!!! i also have those days.... somedays we are just not there in the creative world! :) so i agree with victoria... and do all those things i usually do not do as i am in a creative spot, so no time for those things. if not in the c spot, so let's get things done around! :) hope you are feeling better! have a nice weekend dear! hugs, twiggs

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Thanks so much for your comments. Your thoughts, opinions, and ideas are important to me!

~ Vicki