WARNING- I AM SERIOUSLY THINKING OUT LOUD TO YOU...SO TRY AND STICK WITH ME.
THIS IS GOING TO BE COMPLETELY CONFUSING TO SOME OF MY NEW READERS...BUT TRY AND READ THIS THROUGH..and IN THE END...I THINK YOU WILL GET IT!
I have a creative dilemma. If you are going to have a dilemma, I suppose that a creative one is a good one to have.
Hereis part one of my Creative Dilemma....
my brain pretty much never shuts off
I mean, it must for a few hours a night....but I am giving you the Gods honest truth....I wake up thinking....and I don't just pleasantly awake in the morning, arise with the sun and flutter out of my crisp cotton sheets....I WAKE UP THINKING...and way before the sun even thinks about waking up.
now..I will tell you this, I do wake up pleasantly,with the sun, in crisp cotton sheets in Maui and in South Africa at Lara's house...but who wouldn't?
anyways,
just like any other day, today, of course, I woke up thinking. (whew...glad I got that point across!)
okay, so back to my original thoughts...and here is where my thoughts are all over the place....
Here is the thing. There are soo many things I love to do & want to do.
Thing is...I can't. I am "only me", which is not a bad thing, I mean, being "only me"...but you know what I mean. I am constantly learning and continually reminding myself over and over and over that "It is better to do a few things really good than a whole bunch of things.. kinda good, sorta good or well..."
Remember my post the other day....about feeling a little "off " about CHA...well, I have put my finger on a couple of things, and one of those things relates closely to the phrase that I just typed above....
I think....there is toooooooooo much stuff.
so with that said, here is where part two of my creative dilema comes in.
I need to stick to the basics...stick to a few things...and stick to trying to reach out to you.
BUT...
you are there...I am here...the economy is struggling..you still want to create, I still want to teach...and we all need each other as a creative outlet.
so how is it that we meet in the middle?
How do I get to your area..or that you get to where I am...to teach, to remind, to relate and relax..in a economy where we need to watch our spending, stick to using what we have, etc..etc..etc..
time to stop & switch gears for a moment (kinda like a commercial)
If you have ever takenone of my classes..you know that I babble...alot. I almost think that that is a good thing. You would never know this...but I am going to tell you, and I swear..this is the truth...
I am a little shy...and lack in self confidence...
I am...& I do.
I am getting better though. Through my life experiences, I learn something new about myself everyday....and in return, on this blog and in my classes, I am comfortable enough with you to share some of these things. I find that when I share...you share...and it helps us all relate..relax....and create together!
now, in my classes, of course I want to teach you to doodle how I doodle, and I want to make super cute things with paper....BUT my goal, no...MY PURPOSE is much bigger than that. I want to get to a point where the projects we do together are the "goodie bag" part of what I am trying to do...
so what is it that I am doing????
My PURPOSE is not primarily to teach you how to make a project using paper, paint, glitter, buttons, wire, blah, blah, blah...but just like in my Homegrown Hospitality style, I am trying to remind you the things you already know, as well as teach you and remind you and inspire you and encourge you...Creatively. It is all good for the Creative Soul to bond with other Creative Souls.
Am I making sense?
It is not just about scrap-booking, doodle-ing, journaling, making things, taking photos, etc. but it is about Life, Me..You..Us..Them..Living...Loving..Giving, Sharing, Caring, Praying...and combining it, like ingredients, in our creations....and again, doing it together.
but how to do it all....here is where all of the thinking comes in...
what about something like a Homegrown Hospitality Traveling Circus, I mean Roadshow..like a Home Sweet Home portable front porch type of class...that includes all of the stuff I want to do.
stop.
I don't want to call anything a class anymore. It sounds too.....un-front-porch-like. It needs to have an atmosphere..
I will stop now, because I have overwhelmed us.
I would LOVE to hear your thoughts & comments.
If you have a store, a retreat, an event, a clubhouse, a living room, a kitchen, a scrap room, a classroom and a pile of friends that want to play with paper, learn to doodle, eat chocolate chip cookies and listen to me babble....email me.... at homegrownhospitality@cox.net
I have some good ideas!!!!
p.s...a quick photo from CHA yesterday...I will have a few more tomorrow...and if you have any..please send them to me!