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,…
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…