5 things for the weekend 25.23

personal canon, grandpa's organizational rule, creativity and your space, a long comic, read caribbean month

I’m having a relatively quiet June in comparison to others years. Usually I’m not only running my own creative photo challenge, but also doing at least two others. This year I decided against running a challenge, mostly because of how hard Instagram has made it to create community through hashtags. I’m hoping to find a way to reformat things, so I can do it again, because I do love the creative boost I get.

So this month I am using that time to work on making my creative and business ecosystem work smoothly and mindfully instead. And work on the garden.

I’m a woman possessed this year, with a number of projects that I want to get through by the end of the month. But also taking time to relax and read in my swing, or spend time sketching in the garden.

Have I mentioned that this is my favourite time of year?

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5 Things

1. I thoroughly enjoyed this essay from

the digital meadow

on creating a personal canon, and how it can help you to see what really matters to you. She goes even deeper with detailed steps to create your own.

2. Growing up my mum’s mantra was “ A place for everything, and everything in its place”, and it totally meshes with this grandpa’s organizational rule. He adds an important step which I completely agree with.

3. If you ever feel like you just can’t be creative in your space, it might be your body’s way of trying to tell you something. (via

Create Me Free

)

4. The creator of The Oatmeal shares eight things they’ve learnt about creativity in a long comic.

5. Maybe I should have led with this: it’s Read Caribbean Month! Learn more about this initiative from its founder and learn how you can participate.

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News from the Callaloo Collective

• Our book of the month for Sister Reads is The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Dare. The discussion will be held on Sunday July 6th.

• I’m joining in with Read Caribbean, and will be posting book recommendations and more on Instagram, and Substack Notes.

I am:

Reading: Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson

Making: Trestle Tee

Hearing: cicadas

Smelling: linden (lime blossom) flowers

Listening: Lovers Rock

Planting: cosmos and wild flowers

Growing: succulents

What are you doING?

“Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly.” ― Pablo Neruda

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