I have discovered the secret to happiness in my house: creativity. Everyone in my family, from my husband, to me, to my kids are happier when we are creating something. For me, I love taking pictures, cooking, knitting, gardening. Anything I am doing, I love just creating. The same goes for my kids. They are 6, 4, and 2 and if you give them crayons, scissors, paper, and tape they will be happy for HOURS. I recently discovered this about my husband as well. He loves to remodel and build things. Give him a project and he is happy.
We are a creative family, though I never realized this until recently. We get cranky when we aren't creating something. So, I pledge to get the crayons out more often with out complaining about the mess of glue and scraps littering the floor. I pledge to do something creative everyday with photography and design (which I hope this blog will help me with) and I pledge not to cringe as much when I get home and find my husband has ripped out light fixtures and torn up carpet in an impromptu remodeling project!
Photography for me and art stuff for my kids as well keep us entertained. My husband is not so creative though so he prefers watching other people's creativity!
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