Indulging in the creative process

Since we came home from our big trip I’ve struggled a bit to get back into my usual creative rhythm. It’s easy to let these things slip too, the things that energise you and help you stay connected to yourself. For me these things are gardening, drawing and painting, cooking and cyber-stalking celebrities. Yep, I love me some trashy internet gossip. I’d like to play it cool and pretend I don’t, but I do. Their ridiculous, superficial lives fascinate me in ways I wish weren’t possible. Anyway, I got so used to being out of my rhythm that I forgot how great these things were. Not particularly the trashy gossip, that needs to be cut down, but the other stuff. That’s the important stuff. When you get busy these are the first things to go. As your job gets busier at home and work and you feel the pressure, the things you tend to cut out are the things that make you feel good. You stop having your cup of tea in the morning before work, going for an afternoon stroll to de-stress, taking time to read your book every evening or carving out time to try a new recipe (...)