I love lists which is just a little ironic, considering I'm probably the least organised person I know (when it comes to feats such as room-cleaning at least). So, because of my dorky love of lists I have decided to compile a little list of ways to stay creative. I'm in the middle of an exam week, well an exam month actually and I find this especially difficult. Staying creative doesn't always mean pulling out a sketchpad, composing a symphony or knitting a sweater.
1. Write. Write anything.
A poem, a song, about your day. Whatever. Putting a pen to paper or sitting down at a keyboard (to write!) always helps.
2. Pick up an instrument.
Your little brothers old guitar? That clarinet that's been collecting mothballs in the back of your closet? Endless hours of creative possibilities. Endless.
3. Bake?
Making great food is a wonderful creative outlet. If you have the time and ingredients, go for it! In the end, you may end up with some tasty and edible bi-products. That, or, you could of course end up with some burnt chocolate chip cookies. Either way, you just made something. Yay!!
4. Reorganise that messy room.
This is a tough one, but what encourages creativity like creating a clean space in which to do the creating? Who knows, it could be the perfect time to get out your hammer and nail a couple of those framed portraits lying in your cupboard on your actual wall. While your at it you might as well do a rearranging, right?
5. Go, outside and face the day!
Take a walk, anywhere but honestly just getting outside in a new environment will do you wonders and, maybe just inspire you to create something AMAZING. All, I know is I'm less likely to have a mind full of ideas while I'm scrolling facebook. Sorry for being a total hippie, but nature really helps.
Anyways, hope you enjoyed my list of ways to "stay creative" when all sense of creativity is being sucked out of you by heartless examiners (tear, tear). I'm sorry if these little ideas don't work for you. Maybe you're more into sketch pads, symphonies and sweaters? (If so, I apologise, for this waste of your time.)
Goodbye!
