Learning to Surf My Creative Waves
We all are creative. Even when we don’t feel like it. Even when the world tries to box creativity inside the borders of “art,” “design,” or “music.” If you are able to think, imagine, and create something – even just an idea – you are creative. I’ve always loved creating. Loved building things with my hands, sketching thoughts into shapes, turning the noise in my head into something you could see, touch, or read. And when that energy doesn’t find a way out, I start feeling anxious. Restless. As if my brain is trying to tell me: move it out, or it will drown you. Starting this blog was one of those moments. I didn’t have a big idea or a vision. I just had an urge. A small, foolish nudge to do something on April Fools’ Day. To begin – without knowing what beginning meant. But looking back now,…
Curiosity leads the way
It all started on April Fools’ Day, which in hindsight feels oddly appropriate. I had no plan, no name, no niche, and definitely no long-term strategy. I wasn’t launching a brand or building an audience. I was just curious. I opened up a blank page and began writing, without knowing what would come out of it. The first post felt like tossing a paper plane into the wind just to see where it might land. That was the challenge: write something without needing to know where it was going. I set a small goal—ten posts in one month. Just to see if I could. And now here we are. Ten posts in. The original goal is complete. And while this blog might still not have a clear direction, I now have something I didn’t have before: a trail. A visible, tangible thread of thoughts that connects the last month in…
The Life List
A few weeks ago, I found myself caught in a typically quiet. The kind of evening where the hum of the day has faded, the kids are tucked in, and the silence becomes its own kind of presence. It wasn’t late enough to go to bed, but I had no clear urge to do anything productive either. I wasn’t restless, exactly – just a little bored. That soft kind of boredom that nudges you to wander. So I did what many do in such moments – I opened Netflix. A new movie had just come out: The Life List. The title alone felt light and digestible, which was exactly what I needed. I was a bit exhausted from the day too, so I didn’t have the energy for anything heavy or profound. I read the short synopsis. It seemed easygoing, maybe even a little cheesy. Just what I was looking…
From Spark to Polygon: How a Simple Idea Became a Creative Tool
It’s funny how ideas spark in the mind. Did you know that the average human has over 60,000 thoughts per day? Most of them aren’t new, and frankly, most aren’t even useful. But sometimes, something flickers—an idea that’s not necessarily unique or groundbreaking, but one that sticks. One that nudges you to act. This is a story about one of those sparks. And about what happened when I actually decided to follow it. A Thought While Scrolling It started, as many things do, with a distraction. I was re-reading my third blog post on this site, vaguely thinking I should write something more personal next. You know, something reflective. Something about me. That didn’t happen. Instead, my attention shifted to my LinkedIn profile. I wondered: do I have a link to my blog there? (I didn’t.) While poking around, I noticed something else: I was missing a cover image. Not…
What Happens When You Start Without Knowing
On April Fools’ Day, I started this blog without having a clue what I was doing. Now, a few posts in, I still don’t. But something funny is happening: some creative synapses are starting to fire. Not big fireworks or bold visions—more like quiet sparks flickering in the background. Tiny connections. Familiar feelings I haven’t had in a while. And strangely enough, I think that means something is working. The Blog About Not Knowing What the Blog Is About Let’s start here: At the moment, this blog is mostly me… writing about trying to figure out what this blog is. Very meta. Kind of silly. Also, very me. The initial thought was: I’d just start. Write without a name, niche, domain, plan, or purpose. And I’ve done that. But as soon as I published the first post, the wheels started turning. Should I have a niche? Isn’t that what you’re…
Goals, Platforms, and Other Rabbit Holes I Didn’t Plan for
Let’s start with a confession: I cheated a bit. I originally said I would start from scratch. Find a platform, sign in, and just start writing. Clean and simple. Turns out, that was harder than I thought. Not because writing is hard (although, yes, that too)—but because choosing where to write became its own full-blown project. You’d think that in 2025, starting a blog would be as easy as opening a fresh notebook. And in theory, it is. There are a dozen platforms that proudly promise “Just sign in and start writing!” But the moment I clicked around, it was like being caught in a very polite maze of upsells and account creation loops. The Great Platform Spiral of 2025 I started with WordPress.org, because, well, it’s WordPress—it’s what Serious Bloggers use, right? Wrong. Or at least, not wrong, but… complicated. With WordPress.org, you don’t just start writing. You start…
Starting from Scratch (Again): A Blog Without a Name, a Niche, or a Plan
It’s April 1st. The one day a year when absurdity gets a free pass. A perfect day to start a blog—with no name, no niche, no domain, and no grand plan. And here I am, doing just that. This isn’t the first time I’ve started a blog. Far from it. I’ve been down this road before. In fact, if blog-starting was an Olympic sport, I’d at least be a semi-finalist. I’ve had multiple attempts in the past. Each time I’ve kicked things off with the same energy: obsessing over the perfect blog name, the cleverest tagline, the most visually stunning layout. I’ve spent hours browsing fonts, color palettes, domain name availability—anything and everything except writing. And every single time, after building what could only be described as a beautiful online empty house, I just… didn’t move in. No posts. No consistency. No niche. Just digital tumbleweeds blowing across unused WordPress…