“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”
― Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

That quote really hits home for me. While running through the daily grind, I find that my imagination is often out of focus. It takes work for me to think creatively. Between the daily tasks of raising two children, I find it hard to allow my mind to wander in that necessary way in order for the thoughts to flow. I try to drift off to sleep daydreaming but I’m often so exhausted that I can’t think of much else other than sleep. My other creative place is the shower-so many good ideas I get while shaving my legs!

I happened upon this article from Reading Rainbow. Can we just stop one moment to sing the Reading Rainbow theme song….”Butterfly in the sky, I can fly twice as high!” Don’t worry, I sang the whole thing to myself out loud.  Jenni Buchanan, the author and “Reading Rainbow Mom” (I love that!), came up with 3 solutions to ramping-up your creative mojo. I’m happy to say I’ve done all three this week!

I know for myself, I need daydreaming time to get more creative. Sometimes I need to just sit and not think about what I am doing or what I need to be doing that I’m not getting done (I’m looking at you, housecleaning). Kids have a wonderful way of keeping you in the present but it stifles my creative thoughts. Although I do play with my kids actively, I think I need to introduce more imaginative play. That will be my plan to get creatively focused.

How about you? What is your plan? How to you stay creatively focused?