Creative Outlets
Creativity and being creative help reduce stress, relieve boredom, develop problem-solving skills, in addition to a host of other issues and life experiences.
Using/Overusing Adjectives and Adverbs
When I think about adjectives and adverbs, Schoolhouse Rock educatisements (education + advertisement) come to mind. Do you remember them? I used them to teach parts of speech to my Freshman English students. The first season of the Schoolhouse Rock…
5 “Hacks” On Being Creative When You’re NOT Feeling It
Being a creative is hard because, let’s face it, it is almost impossible to be creative every waking minute. ok. Maybe every minute is a bit of an exaggeration, but if you asked a non-creative to describe the day of…
Creativity: A Definition
According to Wikipedia, CREATIVITY is the phenomenon where something new and somehow valuable is formed. I love this definition because it is so far from what I consider to be the definition of creativity. One of the things I love…
IDEAS + CHALLENGES + PRACTICE
When I was teaching high school creative writing, I constantly heard, “I can’t figure out what to write about.” It is difficult for some people to realize the wealth of ideas that surround them. Some days find me sitting at…
Learning About Photography Online
I enrolled myself in Photography 101 to kick my butt back into carrying my camera and taking pictures. I love photography, but I have gotten lazy. Today’s assignment focuses on “home and getting oriented.” There are so many ways to…
Vibrant: Friday Photo Challenge
Although I’ve changed living locations, the winter seasons still seem desolate. Whereas Northern Illinois was cold and snowy and dreary, Middle Tennessee is rainy and dreary between episodes of beautiful sunshine. Most of the trees have shed their leaves, as…
