Challenge: Create Something Every Day

Something that keeps coming up in my mind as I think about this new year is the word create. I have always liked to create but for some reason, I have been too busy, too stressed, too time-pressed to create. This year that is going to change.

I have challenged myself to do something creative every day.

Drawing a snowflake counts as well as preparing a complex new recipe for dinner. It does not have to be elaborate but I have to be the one doing it. Watching someone else create doesn’t count. Seeing a moving performance of someone who is excellent at their craft will not cut it. The idea is for me to be engaged in something every day that I make myself.

So far I have: painted with watercolors, organized a closet, took some fun photos, made homemade Chai spice mix, arranged flowers, made a Duplo creation with Dean, designed graphics, hung something new on the wall, and more. It doesn’t even have to be something I keep or something that lasts. I could draw in the sand and that would count.

I spent so much time consuming. Because of shopping, online scrolling, reading other people’s writing and listening to other people’s music, I was missing something that gives me life and joy.

I’m not creating so someone else can see my work. I’m creating because it makes me feel more like myself and gives me joy.

Have you created anything lately? I’d love to hear all about it.