Sunday afternoon is making time. I'll usually screen print or sew and generally tinker around my studio trying to make something. Yesterday I just couldn't get my making mojo on. I printed a few shirts, distracted myself on Pinterest/replying to emails/facebooking etc. Procrastinating my way through two hours. (you know you've all done it before!)

I googled 'help with procrastination', looking for a miracle cure and found the positivityblog.com's 'how-to-stop-procrastinating-7-timeless-tips' post. I read the first tip 'Stop thinking, Start doing' and I picked up my camera and started shooting, 1 hour later I had these photo's for this blog post ready to go. Such a simple theory, but it worked for me.

Here's the seven steps that they recommended, I never got to the others. Maybe this will help with your creative procrastination.

1. Stop thinking. Start doing.

2. Don’t blow a task out of proportion.

3. Just take the first step.

4. Start with the hardest task of your day.

5. Just make a decision. Any decision.

6. Face your fear.

7. Finish it.

Other site's recommended Eliminating Fear and Cultivating Desire, it all seemed a little convoluted and
painful these 7 seven steps are easy enough to follow. (I told you i was looking for a quick miracle cure!)

Here's my afternoon pics, taken at my house, affectionately known as 'The Lodge'. The Lodge is actually a 1901 built Masonic Temple on the outskirts of Newcastle. It's has loads of history and cool quirky design features like a single porthole window (you can see the window in the 3rd last picture) and a tessellated Masonic flooring. I'll keep you posted on more images when more renovations start happening.