Can't Sleep

It's late. I can't sleep so I'm trying to scribble down the thoughts, ideas and images that are keeping me awake instead.

A Rut

rut ⁿ

1. a groove or furrow in a soft road, caused by wheels

2. any deep mark, hole, or groove

3. a narrow or predictable way of life, set of attitudes, etc.; dreary or undeviating routine (esp in the phrase in a rut)

I'm thinking that people are going to start to notice. Going to notice that I write a so-called crafty blog, but that for quite a while now, I haven't crafted. I'm good at making excuses; "I need a more organised space", "It's too hot", "I'm too tired", "I don't have enough time". But I don't think any of those are it. I think it's simply that I'm in a rut.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not short of inspiration. I'm not short of ideas. It just seems that every time I go to start to make something lately, something stops me.

So last night, I go out one of my neglected sketch pads and started to write, started to doodle, started to journal in a sense. It's time to claw my way out of this deep furrow I find myself in and start to bring my ideas to life.

Have you ever found yourself in a rut? Found anything that helped?

Flickr Faves on a Friday - Art Journals

There are lots of ideas floating around in my head at the moment, ideas that I know I won't get a chance to play with for a while. DH is pestering me to start journalling again. I found some fabulous inspiration to do so.

1. Art journal happiness, 2. Grow "art journal", 3. Art Journal - Voice, 4. Art Journal Pre-Journal Cover, 5. Art Journal - Circles, 6. Art Journal - baby and me, 7. Art Journal - Challenge, 8. Art Journal, 9. Art Journal Page........