I'm Sari and I'm Haley and this is Seamwork Radio.

Welcome back to Seamwork Radio where we share practical ideas for building a creative process

so you can sew with intention and joy.

Today we're talking about 10 things to do when you're just not feeling very creative.

So we're going to cover things you can do to come up with new ideas that get you excited

again, things you can do to prepare for when creativity does strike, and things you can do

just to get your hands moving. All right, Let's talk about creativity, Haley.

So our icebreaker for today, when do you feel the least creative?

I think that I feel the least creative.

Maybe when I'm like bogged down, when I'm just like too busy.

Mm-hmm.

Like bogged down with my to do list, which is kind of ironic because that's probably

what I could use.

Utilize the benefits that being creative gives me.

But yeah, I think it's just when I get caught up in the hustle and bustle of every day.

And creativity really offers us a break from that. So it can be such a

struggle to find that balance, to honor when you need the extra time for your life and also

acknowledge when spending some time on your creative practice will only be beneficial to you.

Yeah. I totally agree. I think that's when I also feel the least creative is when I feel

just overwhelmed and busy and just feel like my whole life is just one long checklist that I'm

working off of. That's when I think it really zaps my creativity.

I have this quote up on my bulletin board of my office from the writer Austin Cleon that says

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