So far this summer I have been side lined, dealing with recovery, resting, and relaxing under a doctor’s care.

I am not a good patient.

I am doing amazingly well, except in one area.

As of today, I am on two days of complete bed rest.

I am not even allowed to take a shower.

This too, shall pass (I hope, and rather quickly, thankyouverymuch).

My creative cabinet is completely empty.

I feel as if I have nothing to say or offer in this space.

Except to say, that I’m trying to get my creative mojo back.

While I am convalescing, I am reading and perusing and searching for creative inspiration:

• Take Joy, A Writer’s Guide to Loving the Craft by Jane Yolen (recommended by Ali Edwards)
• Magic Lantern Guides:  Nikon D300 by Simon Stafford
• Creative, Inc. by Mateo Ilasco & Cho
• The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield
• Handmade Marketplace, by Kari Chapin
• Craft, Inc., by Mateo Ilasco
• Zen Habits, by Leo Babauta
• The $100 Startup, by Chris Guillebeau
• The Creativity Book, by Eric Maisel, Ph.D. (recommended by Ali Edwards)
• The Creative Habit, by Twyla Tharp (recommended by Ali Edwards and many others)
• The Creative License, by Danny Gregory (recommended by Ali Edwards)
• Design*Sponge at Home, by Grace Bonney
• What It Is, by Lynda Berry (recommended by Mary Ann Moss)
• Entropic Kingdom, by Tom Chambers (LOVE this man’s art)
• Pottery Barn Home
• Pottery Barn Living Rooms
• Pottery Barn Bedrooms (want to finally get to decorating my bedroom)
• Pottery Barn Bathrooms (looking for inspiration to redo my bathrooms)

And just for sheer pleasure, finishing up watching the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man, courtesy of Netflix.