Welcome to this weekend’s meeting of: 🎭 Unfinished Projects Anonymous Hi, my name is Kelly… and I have 17 projects staring at me right now. (That's not business projects either) Some feel fun. Some feel like they’d immediately relieve that low-key hum of overwhelm. So I’ve decided… 🎲 I’m spinning the wheel of creativity 💫 checking in with flow 🎨 and choosing one to play with today Because creativity isn’t about finishing… it’s about exploring, experimenting, and following the spark before it disappears… like your motivation on Monday morning. So instead of asking: “What should I finish?” Try asking: “What do I feel like playing with?” Today... I'm playing with an Easter-inspired collaboration created with @Connie Beaty That one tiny shift? It takes overwhelm out back… and hands the brush back to joy. Roll call 👇 How many unfinished projects are currently judging you? (No shame. Multi-passionate people don’t just survive in chaos… we decorate it.) 😏✨

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Let’s have a little Creative AF reality check this week. Because if you’re anything like most of us in here, your brain probably looks something like this: • 12 new ideas • 6 unfinished projects • 3 things you started at 2am • 1 random supply purchase you’re not sure why you bought • and a voice in your head saying “I should really be doing something productive…” So this week’s theme is simple: Creative Permission. Not perfection. Not productivity Olympics. Just permission to create. Here are 5 things every Creative AF human should remember this week: 1. Your ideas are not a to-do list. They’re a menu. You don’t have to cook everything today. Pick one thing that sounds delicious and make a mess. 2. Done is better than “still thinking about it.” A messy finished thing will teach you more than a perfect idea sitting in your head. Your creativity needs movement, not more overthinking. 3. Play counts as creating. Doodling. Testing colors. Trying something weird. All of that is creative fuel. You’re not wasting time. You’re loading the inspiration cannon. 4. Your style evolves by creating, not waiting. Nobody discovers their voice by staring at a blank canvas. You find your style by making things and thinking: “Ooo… I like THAT part.” Then doing more of that. 5. The creative spark needs oxygen. If you’re feeling stuck, try one tiny shift: • new colors • different tools • music you normally wouldn’t play • creating somewhere new • or making something completely ridiculous Sometimes the fastest way forward is sideways. Your Creative AF Challenge This Week Create something small. Not something perfect. Not something sellable. Not something strategic. Just something that makes your brain go: “Okay that was fun.” Then come back here and share it with us. Because around here we celebrate: • messy starts • weird experiments • happy accidents • and creative courage So… What are you making this week? Drop it in the comments or share a photo when you're done.

I have to ask, on average, how many projects do most of you work on at one time? I tend to have on average three simply because in my head I am thinking "while a coat of paint is drying on one, I can apply decoupage or embellishments to this one, meanwhile the paint stripper is doing it's job on the nother piece in the corner." I originally started restoring and refinishing furniture because it interested me and I found that it helped me decompress. My shoulders wouldn't be up to my ears, jaw wasn't clenched, body didn't feel like it could pounce at any moment. I still love this outlet. I'm just wondering if my need to squeeze as much time out of a day as I can, is seeping into my creative outlet or is it normal to be working on more than one project at a time. Am I normal? lol