Maddie's Moments in Struggles with Creativity

Hello! I know this is posting a bit later than normal, honestly I didn't feel very inspired to write this weekend. I found it hard to sit down and come up with an idea when there wasn't a specific topic that came to mind, and even after some brainstorming nothing really sparked my interest. Recently, I have struggled with being creative and feeling like I'm not a very creative person. While trying to write this blog post, I figured there's nothing better to talk about than what I'm currently thinking, so here's a little bit about my experience.

Growing up, I enjoyed drawing, doing crafts, and coloring in all forms, spending my time outside drawing with sidewalk chalk or making cards for my friends and family. As I got older, and consequently more busy, I didn't prioritize time spent doing these activities anymore. In the past few years, photography took the place as a bit of my creative outlet, even though I mostly do landscape photos which don't really require anything but good framing. In general, I think of myself as a much more analytical than creative person, and I struggle coming up with original ideas. I have always been better at science and math than english in school because if I can apply a given equation to problems, but the open ended responses are difficult. All of this combined leads to me feeling stuck when trying to use my hobbies to expand on my creative abilities (e.g. this blog!). Growth and change is something I find difficult but important, as seen in the delay and content of this post.

After realizing my creative shortcomings, I attempted to remedy this by creating goals at the beginning of this year, like post weekly on my blog and experimenting with street photography and portrait shoots. Even though I am using these goals to grow into my creativity, I understand that I will feel stuck and struggle at times. It is important for me to recognize that this is a time that I have to work through, coming out on the other side with improved creative abilities and renewed confidence to keep creating these blog posts for both you and me. I will take what I learn from my obstacles with creativity and apply them to future posts and additional photography goals. I strive to create content that I am proud of and showcases my newfound abilities.

Thank you for reading this post this week, stay tuned for a trip recap on Monday morning! Exciting things coming with a print shop, hopefully I can get this out to the public during the weekend as well!