Creativity (Intro)

     Well I wanted to put a clever title up there rather than "1st post", you know something creative, however, in an effort to be *ahem* creative, I think I accomplished quite the opposite.
      To introduce myself I am a "baby" blogger, well, I'm on here anyways. I wrote and wrote like a mad-person for years and if I wasn't writing, I was reading, and if I wasn't reading, I was drawing. That was the blessed teen years. Since then, I have doubled in age, created a growing family, and completely forgot to maintain a creative outlet for myself. I hardly get a chance to read/write, I never draw(sadly, it IS my favorite form of expression *sigh*) Recently, while creating a website that I am going to withhold for now, I discovered "The Blog":
  

My Week in Review

I have to say, this has been a very enlightening and creative week for me. I have discovered a new source for learning, Google+. What a world this has opened up for me. I have discovered so many like minded people here that offer ideas, support, new perspectives and even criticisms,....yes we all need it whether we dare to admit it or not! As I proceed with this new found virtual support system, I look forward to generating new friendships and connections that can only broaden my perspectives and heighten my senses artistically making me a more well rounded artist.
Also, I've been turning out paintings daily. This is new for me...I went from "having no time" to making myself make time to do the thing that truly makes me happy. I once thought that each piece had to be carefully planned, sketched in advance then executed. Such, is not the case. I've found that I merely have to put the brush to the palette and just go for it. I've created some of the best pieces, in my opinion, that I've ever done. My older work WAS carefully planned, it was good too but I'm finding that this method is instantaneously gratifying and is sparking some creativity that wouldn't be possible had I not done it this way. I'm still going to do "planned" work because I enjoy it as well, just gratifying in a different way. I think I'll use the analogy of a carpenter building a birdhouse or a bungalow. They would be satisfied with both completed projects, just....differently.