Creativity Embraced

For as long as I can remember, Ive always loved making things that I can use. I liked making jewelry necklaces and whipping up homemade scrubs and making potholders out of yarn as a kid.... and experimenting with face masks made out of yogurt or oatmeal or even avocados! There is a rush of excitement that I feel when I'm about to do something that allows me to be self sufficient.  If there is a way I can create my own lotions, soaps, scrubs, and hair products, I will be all over it! It makes me so happy at just the simple thought.  I guess that must be where my love of sewing comes into play as well.  Having the ability to create garments out of pieces of cloth is just so much fun to me.  I want to learn it all... how to do this and how to do that.

Being that I am a stay at home mom, I believe it is extremely important for me to stimulate my brain with tasks that I enjoy.  There are days and weeks that I feel like I am drowning... Drowning... DROWNING in housework & child-rearing & obligations and sometimes I just need to get away. How does a mom "get away" though?  Clearly, I cannot leave my kids and expect them to take care of themselves! So, this is what I do and what I plan on doing for as long as I am alive.  I plan on making a to-do list of things I want to learn. Whether it is to sew, or crochet, or the ins and outs of making candles... whatever it may be, I write it on my to-do list and when the opportunity arises, I jump for joy and DO IT! I cant sit around thinking that I have tomorrow to do it... whenever I have a free moment, I tackle the project that I am working on at that particular time. Yes, I am busy busy busy, but when I am busy doing something I love, it relaxes me instead of tiring me and I will take relaxation any time I can get it.  Its either I busy myself with another household chore or take a moment and devote it to learning something new that I can use for the rest of my life. I prefer the second option since option number one really isnt an option, but a non-negotiable everyday task! ;)

I am so excited to start on my never ending list of  projects that I want to do.
Here are a few:
-how to make scented candles
-how to make soaps
-body scrubs
-natural care products
-hair bows and hair bands
-cake decorating
-crocheting
-knitting
-canvas art (photos and sayings and stuff... I cant paint or draw to save my life! LOL)

Those are just a few. I have so many more... but these will keep me busy for now!