DESCRIPTION:I get it, you’re super busy with life, job, kids, parents, all the things…. and you think “there’s NO WAY I can make my creative practice a regular priority!”Well, I’ve been there and I can tell you there are ways to help make this a reality and bring the joy  and wellbeing benefits of creativity into your life… yes, every day!Here are my tips:Start Small - even a little bit every day counts Set a Routine - scheduling a regular time for your creative session means you don’t have to plan it every single day, and it’s more likely to happen.Create In the cracks - not the ideal situation, but doing your creativity in lunch breaks, in waiting rooms on public transport might mean the difference between getting something done or not.Create A Space - designate a space in your home where you can have your materials and tools ready to go at all times.Stay Inspired - Surround yourself with visual cues to keep you inspired and connected to your practice.Be kind to yourself  - take the pressure off the outcome and practice creativity regularly  simply for the joy of it.SHOW NOTES:Find me on socials  - https://www.instagram.com/deborahotoole_artist/ https://www.facebook.com/DeborahOTooleArtistSend me an email - [email protected] my colouring book - https://www.deborahotooleartist.com/Subscribe to my mailing list - https://www.deborahotooleartist.com/subscribeTRANSCRIPT:Hi there and welcome back to the joyful creative. I'm Deborah O'Toole. And in episode one, I talked about why creativity is important. So in this episode, as promised, I'll share some tips on how to make your creative practice, a regular part of your busy life.So tip number one, start small.  In the last episode, I talked about my daily creativity streak inspired by the book streaking by Jeffrey Downs and Jamie Downs. So their version of streaking is not what we Australians know it to be, which is running publicly across a sports field nude. No. The book streaking is about committing to an activity, and that could be running meditating, reading, whatever. And doing that activity every single day or a frequency you set for yourself. And the result is that you create life-changing habits.  Now in one of the chapters, they talk about making the commitment laughably simple. And the reason is so that there is absolutely no barrier to your success in the streak. So you might have a super busy day or be unwell or have some emergency come up.  And if you have set your task as laughably simple then you would still be able to complete your activity for the day and to maintain your streak. Personally, I dedicate a minimum of just five minutes a day to my creative practice.  It usually ends up being more than five minutes, much more actually, normally once I sit down and get going. But there have been times recently when I have literally set a timer for five minutes and just done the bare minimum because it was one of those days. But I still maintained my streak.  Now you might wonder what's the point of only doing such a small amount?  And the answer is that having the streak going means my creative practice is in the forefront of my mind.  Otherwise, I would allow a busy period; Holidays, Travel, Having house guests or any other disruption to my routine  to derail my practice. And I would find that I had neglected it for...

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