I'm a day late for the Share Our Lives link up with Sarah, Dara, Joanne, Adrienne, and Jen. (Click on each name to go their blogs.) I really struggled with this prompt because I feel like I don't have any "creative outlets." I guess I don't feel like I'm all that creative. So, with that caveat, here is my attempt at this blog prompt... And no, I didn't read any of the other posts for ideas although that probably would have helped a lot!
1) Blogging
I think blogging is the one thing I do regularly which is creative. I write about our lives, I babble on about other things, and I've been doing this blogging thing now for almost 18 years. The blog has changed over time but it still brings me so much joy. And blogging has brought some incredible friendships into my lives for which I am so very grateful.
Me, with Dara and Sarah, two of the hosts of the Share Our Lives blog party!
2) Reading
While it's definitely not a creative outlet, reading is something which takes up a lot of my free time. I even started a Blog Friends Book Club during Covid which is still meeting. We've met over Zoom for almost five years now and will be discussing our 49th book together next week!
3) Yard work
I don't know if yard work is a creative outlet or not but it definitely takes up a lot of my free time -- especially in the spring and summer! I love planting different flowers in our yard, and in planters, and maybe that's where the creativity comes in???
4) Puzzles
Puzzles are less of a "creative outlet" and more of a "free time" thing but I really do love doing puzzles. We built up a collection over Covid and I really enjoy putting them together.
5) Finding unique things for my family to do
I don't know if this is a "creative outlet" as I mostly browse Instagram to do this but I really enjoy finding fun, unique, interesting things for my family to do. And if they won't participate with me, I drag my friends to these happenings!
Bubble Planet; an ice cream making workshop; a Taylor Swift escape room
6) Watching baseball
One of my favourite ways to spend time in spring and summer is watching baseball. I love watching it on TV, attending games in person, going to visit different ballparks, and just all the various experiences which come with baseball and being a Blue Jays fan!
left: celebrating Opening Day 2025 at home; right; attending a night game in person, April 2023 left: we made it to Spring Training, March 2023; right: first in person game post-Covid lockdown, September 2021
left: going to see the Jays play in Pittsburgh; right: meeting Vladimir Guerrero Jr in person at WinterFest, January 2019attending a Jays post-season game, October 2022
7) Vacation planning
I don't know if this falls under "free time" or "creative outlet" but I spend
a lot of time vacation planning. If we don't have an actual vacation to plan, I'm thinking of new places to go. Again, I don't know if this is exactly a "creative pursuit" but if you need ideas of fun places to visit on a vacation, I will find a ton of ideas for you! Hahaha!!!
left: disc golfing down a mountain in New Hampshire; middle: working lobster boat fishing tour in Maine; right: lunch at a florist/cafe in Fort Lauderdale (all from our 2024 travels)
So that's what I've come up with for this blog post. Do we have any of these in common? Do you want me to find fun things for you to do on a vacation? Need suggestions for a good book to read? Let me know!
Well I am glad that blogging exists so I could meet you - here and in real life! I also love the fun adventures and vacations you plan - so I can enjoy them virtually! - bekah
ReplyDeleteReading is totally a creative outlet!!
ReplyDeleteLove your answers! I said blogging is creative for me too.
ReplyDeleteLove this list! Speaking of Blue Jays, my older son is Toronto this week and is going to see them play tonight. So excited for him!
ReplyDeleteYour Jays- love it and of course reading- you are my Reading Ninja! :)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely gardening and yard work is creative! And so is coming up with ideas for your family activities! I said meal planning, someone has to do it and to keep people interested you need some creativity.
ReplyDeleteI love reading book, gardening, and blogging. How fun to meet bloggers friends in real life.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Blogging for almost 18 years is an amazing achievement and your book club sounds great! I love the sound of the fun things that you have found your family to do.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job with this list! These are all wonderful ways to fill your free time. I am the same way with vacation planning.
ReplyDeleteI got in a muddle trying to work out free time and what was and wasn't a creative outlet–Haha! I got there in the end. I think all your free-time activities are super creative, and congratulations on 18 years of blogging! Wow, that's very impressive :)
ReplyDeleteThe online book club sounds so fun and a great way to stay connected! I watch a lot of baseball too, but it's the KC Royals --from my home town, so I'm watching more on TV than going to the games. We try to go to one Royals game in the summer when we visit KC.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with us.
Beautiful post
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