There are many ways to be creative

Creativity: The use of imagination or original ideas to create something

Oxford Dictionary 

 

I know I hammer on about the amazing power of creativity. But...

It does not mean that you have to be- or become an artist or a writer...

my greenhouse-
with Plenty of Creative space for me!

There are many ways to be creative

• be playful with your day
• plan little things that make you happy and you can achieve within your energy/pain limits
• make Sundays different from the rest of the week
• for example have a different breakfast from the norm
• do some colouring
• there are many adult colouring books out there now.  Colouring from early on in the illness has helped me regain my finer motor skills, and I love it too.
• play to create a garden, or plant a few seed in a pot on the window sill. Growing things will bring joy
• find a craft you liked as a child, or something you always wanted to do
• I learned to weave, a long held dream fulfilled.
• enhance the immediate lived-in environment with thing you love
• hang pictures or photos of things you like
• the photo is of my greenhouse, I made a bed to rest on during spring days, and have a sculpture and some gifts from friends in there too
• collect different plates and cups to make each day special
• on days when I was bed bound my homehelp brought in snack and and drinks on a tray using a different set of plates and cups each day. It brought a smile to my face
• "Pimp" your mobility aids- to make them more fun
• Create a MEme - ME-me to get out an about for you
• buy the loveliest notebook and best pen you can afford to do some writing or drawing 
•  ... You get the idea... Now have Fun and Be Creative!

Being creative is also the ability to adapt to your circumstances. There is almost always a way ... If we can give it time and thought 

Further reading and links

• Pimping my wheelchair
• first weaving- the stuff of dreams
• Create a MEme
• Shop with prints and books, and art