Frustration

I’d Rather Be…

I want to be noticed. I don’t want to be noticed. I am a maker. A craftsperson. An artist. A writer. A dreamer. I just….I can’t maniulate my life to make it how ‘I’ want it to be. I can’t. It’s stupid to even try. And yet, I want to walk in what the LordContinue reading “I’d Rather Be…”

Sudden Ideas

During my recent quarantine I got a lot of reading done, including some easy-to-read childhood favorites. One of those books was ‘Ramona Quimby, Age 8’ by Beverly Cleary. I’ve always been a big fan of Cleary’s simple, engaging and down-to-earth style and I found the Ramona books were as much enjoyable now as when IContinue reading “Sudden Ideas”

Unpacking Frustration More

I’ve been writing a lot about being frustrated with my creativity and where I’m at in regards to expressing myself through artistic mediums and creative endeavors. But what exactly IS frustration? I know the feeling, but what does the word ‘frustration’ actually mean? According to the American Heritage College dictionary, the definition of ‘Frustrate’ is:Continue reading “Unpacking Frustration More”

Starting Somewhere Again

It’s been awhile since I’ve written anything. I’ve been back to my day job the past couple of weeks and it’s sucking all my creative time and, dare I say, creative energy. It’s hard to feel like I haven’t lost my creative zone that I was in during the Stay at Home order. I knowContinue reading “Starting Somewhere Again”

Frustration & Sourdough

There seems to be a build up of creativity in me, of words to say, of things to write, that happens on days that I have to work at my day job. And I think too much build up can lead to creative frustration. Or frustration inside of me as a creative person. My husbandContinue reading “Frustration & Sourdough”