Creative Explosion

You know those days when you meet yourself coming & going? Today was that day.

At 7:20, my momma was in my room clapping her hands & saying it was time to get up.

 At 8, I was at a house across town to babysit, making breakfast & making plans for my job on the Butler newspaper. (Did I tell you I'm on the newspaper this year? I am.) 


At 10:30, the mom got home & I hurried to Hobby Lobby to pick some things up I had been thinking about using for a photo shoot with 2 good friends today.

I sat down for a skinny minute before 12:30 rolled around & the photo shoot with the sisters officially began.

We didn't finish until 2:30 when I went to Prompt Med with a friend & ate pizza in the car because I hadn't eaten since 9.

At 5:00 it was time for swim lessons with my friend's little brother who's swimming like a little fish at 4.

When I got home, I hurried up & changed clothes so I could meet my good friend Lauren for a pedicure.

All night long, and all during my pedicure & even during the trip to Prompt Med, I have been editing photos & I just finished & burned the CD.

Now I'm writing & about to hit the hay because the day will start again promptly at 7:00 a.m. when I will jump in the shower to make it to Indianapolis to babysit by 9:00.

And after this long day? My head hurts. I don't want to be looking at the computer screen anymore. All of my creative juices have evaporated.

But that got me thinking.

Everything I do in life is creative.

I babysit & make up games & activities for the kids.

I write. 

I do crafts. 

I take pictures. 

I plan events. 

I think about promotional items.

& most of the time? I love it. I wouldn't change it for the world. The opportunity to be creative is what makes my heart happy. 

But tonight? I'm tired. 

& it reminds me that I desperately need balance. Balance. It's a hard word to decipher but it's a necessity. 

In between babysitting I need to spend time being crazy with friends.

In between writing I need to run.

In between doing crafts I need to read.

In between taking pictures I need to just lay down & close my eyes.

In between planning events I need to take long walks alone.

& in between planning for promotions I need to be spontaneous.

Balance, it's the hardest thing in the world to achieve but one of the most important ones. 

So I think I'll balance my evening out by going to sleep .... Until 7 a.m.

I'll leave you with some shots from today: