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10 Ways To Re-charge Your Creative Batteries (on a late summer day)

The past week has caught me under the weather.  The impending end of summer always gets to me in some sneaky way.  It's been a relief to slow down and just lay low.  Maybe I worked too had last week on that Knotty Pine Problem (which I still need to finish).  I have lots of design work, sewing classes and upholstery projects coming up, but it's necessary to re-charge the batteries, embrace the transition and let the creative juices flow again.

Yesterday I learned how to really recharge on a late summer day.  I reclined on a wicker loveseat with the light breeze, trees visible, temperature just right and everything I really needed right at hand.  I think I'll remember that day forever.  A couple of hours of quiet, reflective relaxation every month can't be all bad.

1. Find a warm, yet not too warm, chair or sofa

2. Have a good book you've been wanting to read

3. Fix a cool drink to have by your side

4. Have your laptop near in case you get antsy

5.  Keep your cell phone and/or portable phone handy or out of earshot.  They can really interrupt peace and quiet

6.  Have a light throw blanket nearby in case you drift off

7.  Have pen and paper at hand for ideas, to-do lists, things that will relieve your mind of clutter

8.  Calm music in the background can quiet a noisy mind

9.  A light snack

10.  Solitude!

Add a comment about how you re-charge your creative batteries.

Tagged : relax, loveseat, breeze, outdoors, summer, Creativity