Coloring
Today our writing prompt was a page to color and some cheap crayons. I had found the pages themed around summer, downloaded them, printed them and passed them out. We, Sonja and I, bought the crayons at the Dollar Tree when we bought the bubbles that we used yesterday. There really is a difference and I will endorse Crayola for it’s quality. However, the back to school sales have not started and we were being frugal.
So, anyway, the prompts this week are tied togehter–the Kuzie/cozy/coolie, the bubbles and the coloring all are ways to destress. When working with new ideas, especially those involving technology, we often get tense and stressed. It is important to recognize that and take steps to relieve that stress. The writing prompts this week served a secondary purpose–they are reminders to us all, the too busy people, to make time for relaxing and fun. We need to consciously plan the down time, the play time and the writing time.
Writing for me is a de-stressor as well. I often find that once I have put down on paper what is truly niggling at the back of my mind I can focus on moving forward or completing whatever task is at hand. I find that organizing my thoughts on paper also helps me worry less about what ever it is that I am planning. I even find that writing a list, a to do list, helps me to relax a little. This is a stressful time in our world. It is imperative that we find ways to keep ourselves healthy and happy. Besides it’s fun.
