Have you ever gone down the rabbit hole and then get the audacity to say, “how hard can it be?” That is what this is.
In my professional career, eons ago, I spent a few years designing material for a non-profit and fell in love with the idea of creating things that could be stored on my hard drive, and not add to the chaos of our clutter. Note: Our house is seen as a place of wonder and opportunity or a Type A Clean Mom’s worst nightmare.
If you are anything like me, I seem to find myself last in line. I know my patience and take care of the needs of my people first. Whether that is school, my career, the ever growing pile of laundry, or all those inconveniences that keep me away from creating. In late 2024, I made a commitment to find something that I could dive into. Something that gave me a playground that I could play in that would force me to carve some time for me. Not the ongoing care tasks for our household, not career advancement, just finding the joy in creating. Something that had meaning and no meaning as well.
So…this is how we got here. Over the last few months, I have had so much fun creating little acts of joy and whimsy in the design world, and creating new adventures for my kids to participate in, and don’t get me wrong, it has been great! But there has been a tiny voice in the back of my head that has told me that my little creations aren’t enough. There is more learning to do.
Rule #6 in our house is “We Are Stronger Together”. We share our victories and challenges at the dinner table, and when I told my littles that I had started to use my computer for art, the kids found thousands of opportunities to explore and gain momentum in my quest for stand alone creativity. From school art projects to weekend side quests for themed movie nights, we have had so much fun. More fun than the small limits on an Etsy page, or a quick Facebook post.
I have never been a quiet soul. My happy little spirit is either channeled through the kids, or shouted from the rooftops, and 100 characters cannot contain my joy. So a blog seemed the next likely path in my journey.
Please know that I am no expert that has been classically trained in the art world, but I have millions of hours of experience in playing and being creative in the most chaotic of ways. I hope that you will join us on this journey and play with us as we explore and make each day a little bit brighter.
We have fun here. You are cordially invited to play!
Keeli
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