Maya Angelou has a great quote that says: “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”  And I’m on a mission to find out if that’s true.

I’ve never really considered myself a creative person.  I think it’s because I’m not great at Pictionary and I didn’t really know how to paint a self portrait in 6th grade art class.  As I’ve grown up, I’ve realized that there is a whole creative realm that doesn’t focus on realistic paintings & drawings.

I decided to take part of my year this year (you can read my resolutions post here) and come up with some goals for myself based on the word “create.”  I want to use more creativity in an attempt to have more creativity.  I want to take my imagination out of retirement and use the side of my brain that doesn’t get much attention.

This list was the hardest for me to come up with, so if you have any ideas to add on ways to branch out and get a little more creative – let me know.

Complete 3 DIY projects.  You know, those Pinterest boards that I add stuff to all the time?  I’m going to make an attempt at completing a few things.

Visit at least 2 museums.  I want to not only explore my creativity, but learn a little more about art in general.  My husband went to art school and will be the greatest tour guide through the Met.  I think it’s time.

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Write.  And I’m leaving that as open as possible.  I have so many ideas and I want to take some time to get them down on paper.  Maybe even real paper instead of the computer.

Take better pictures.  There are some awesome photo challenges that don’t use an iPhone, but instead they challenge you to take out your real camera and get creative.  
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Complete a project with Justin.  Like I said earlier, my husband has some serious artistic talent.  His dream growing up was to be an animator.  I would love to work on something with him.
Take a class on something new.  Maybe I’m really good at arranging flowers and I never knew it.  I want to take a class on something outside the box and see if there are untapped artistic talents hiding.

Update my workspace.  My desk is kind of a disaster area in our apartment.  It doesn’t really inspire to do anything other than roll my eyes and get frustrated.  It needs a ton of work and now is the time.

Live music.  I want to see more live music.  We used to go to concerts all the time and we haven’t really gotten into our groove since we moved.  We are going to see Dawes on Tuesday in Central Park and I want that to be the beginning of a few months FULL of music.

TRY NEW THINGS.

If you are interested in the reading/research I’m doing on cultivating my creative side, you can always follow me on Pinterest.  I create a board for each of my words for the year.  Here is my “getting creative” board.  Please let me know if you have any good books, ideas or people to follow to help me with this resolution.  I’m open to anything.