Creative Blogger

Some of my sources in hiding, 2007

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
---Albert Einstein

Creative is a term I associate with crafts. I've always reserved it for people who actually produce a work of art you could hang on a wall, or tell your kids not to touch. My craft is with words. I write because I can't help it. It's like talking but it doesn't bother anybody. All those great ideas I've collected in my head all these years, from zillions of sources, can tumble off my fingers, be rearranged and organized onto a page, becoming a collage of my thoughts.

Lately I've realized writing is my art form. I've read that creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes, and art is knowing which ones to keep. The Blogosphere is a friendly place to make a mistake, toss it, practice, and finally polish a work of art. It's where I come for my daily creative writing class.

I was delighted when Sher at Sher-ing Time honored me with the Kreative Blogger Award. Sher has been reading my writing since we wrote hysterical notes to each other in Junior High. (She's one of those creative types whose designs actually do hang on walls. I marvel at her stitches, and she laughs at my puns.)

Now I have something to hang on my blog wall!

Receiving this award is like taking the $5,000 bucks from Clinton and Stacy: you have to accept a bunch of rules. Sadly, in this case you don't get a credit card--but you still look hip in the end. New fans, a certain cachet, a sporty swagger in your punctuation . . . it's all in the future of the Kreativ Blogger. I accept the challenge!

Here are my seven nominees:

1. Scenes From the Wild. Michelle has fabulous photography.
2. Purple Diva's Diary. Very, very cool. My daughter-in-law Stie claims she is Carolyn's triplet sister.
3. Grandma's Stitches. Olive's granddaughter is my old/new friend. She writes with authority about recording your past.
   
4. Bye Bye, Pie. Visiting June's blog is like seeing the sunshine after a week of haze.
5. My Life on the East Coast. Rae is chic, bubbly and genuine.
6. A Little Sussy. Nicole is a creative journalist and brilliant photographer.
   
7. This Life is Worth Living. Creative ideas for teaching kids that kindle my imagination.
   

So for all you lucky nominees, here are The Rules:

1. Copy the award to your site.
2. Link to the person from whom you received the award.
3. Nominate 7 other bloggers.
4. Link to those sites on your blog.
5. Leave a message on the blogs you nominate.

I'm honored to be a legitimate Kreative Blogger and excited to suggest these new blogs for your everyday routine.