Inspiration

(So on Tuesday I commented to say that as my punishment for being late last week I would do a video for this week, but through a series of events that I don't think you all want to hear that wasn't particularly possible. I am still up for doing a vlog for my punishment... just not this week.)

Inspiration is kinda a tricky thing; at least for me, there's no one guaranteed recipe to get inspired, no person or place I can go and know that I'll absolutely get something creative out of it. But here are some of the places I usually hit if I need some inspiration:

The King Arthur Flour Blog (do not visit if you're at all hungry. You've been warned!) almost always gets my creative baking juices going with fresh ideas for recipes or techniques to take and use on something else I'm working on. Also, it's total food porn. Just saying.

Since I follow lots of artsy and nerdy people on Tumblr, that's usually a good way for me to get inspired as well... though it can also lead to lots and lots of procrastination.

Ravelry and Five Awesome Knitters are good places for me to go to get crafty-inspired, since I'm always trying to find different things to do and keep myself challenged, not just sitting back and making basic scarves all the time because to me, that's really boring.

And finally, and this one's really cheesy I know, but the kids of two of my friends often inspire me. They're kind of like my adopted nieces and nephews, and they inspire me partially because they're both crazy and occasionally poignant, which gets me thinking, but also because I get to watch them grow up.

I realize that sounds weird, but as I hit the end of college there are very few milestones left in my life other than starting a family, so I feel like it'll be harder to mark progress and passage of time. But while a year isn't a huge difference to a twenty year old, it's a huge leap in progress for a kid, and this helps me remember how much life changes and moves on.

Also, they're adorable! (You should definitely watch till the end...)



And now, I am off to start my weekend (I made extra sure to post on time this week, aren't you so proud of me? :P)