Rolling with the Punches
Using prompts and familiar tools to keep creativity alive on the tough days.
Behind the Page
I’m still feeling a little under the weather today, which is totally normal, but also still super annoying. This ‘first real week’ of the year has felt anything but. My brain has been feeling pretty fried this week, I’m nearing the end of a long stretch of bad headaches. That, and the other medical stuff I was dealing with this week has thrown everything for a loop (several loops?) and none of the days have felt like they’re ‘supposed to’.
When you’ve got a chronic illness/pain condition/whatever—you really need to learn to roll with the punches in order to build up a creative practice that works for you. Because what works on your good days might not work on your bad days, and finding something flexible that works for you and all your days, takes some trial and error.
One of the thing that I fall back on are some prompts I’ve got for each day of the week. It’s stuff that I don’t do every week (or even most weeks), but when I don’t know what I want to do, it’s really nice to be like — oh, it’s Thursday, let’s do a Thursday3; or oh, it’s Friday, let’s find a feminist quote.
Technique of the Day
I pulled these stickers that I got from Brandi a while back. I love the background painting, and the cut out shapes, it’s so cool and she does amazing work. To make it a full page, I grabbed some coordinating colored cardstock and my Thursday3 stamp (also makes it so much easier on hard days) to give my page some structure. I used my favorite journaling pen (which they’ve discontinued—SADNESS) to outline the stickers and write down a few notes about what’s going on right now.
How It’s Made
Supply List
Stickers — Brandi Kincaid
Cardstock — Concord and 9th
Stamps — rukristin
Ink — Ali Edwards and Versafine
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Tips & Creative Wisdom
Lean on Prompts for Low-Energy Creativity
Having a set of go-to prompts for specific days can be a lifesaver when you’re not sure what to create. Prompts like Thursday3 or Feminist Friday give your pages structure and help you keep the momentum, even on tough days.
Pro Tip: Keep a list of prompts handy in your notebook or planner so they’re easy to access when you need inspiration.
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