My Muses: Sources of Inspiration & Favorites #1

Sources of Inspiration and Favorite Items #1

I’ve wanted to feature various sources of inspiration for a long time now. I imagined myself Oprah-esque telling you about the things that inspire me. Well, maybe someday I will do a giveaway of my favorite things. But now I will just share them for your own inspiration.

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When Does Inspiration Come?

The thing is, inspiration can come from anywhere, so you will see quotes, products, YouTube videos, Instagram accounts, blogs, you name it. If it inspires me, I want to share it with you. I hope you enjoy and find some inspiration too.

I always love to hear what inspires others. Leave comments on what has inspired you this week. I’d like to check them out! I will certainly give you a shout out if you inspired me to find inspiration.

So what’s inspired me this week:

Blogs/YouTube

First up – I love this Truth-Bomb-Telling-Mom on many levels, but I’ve never been emotional about what she says. This one was emotional. I need to figure out what I am telling myself and try her experiment. See for yourself what it is.

Social Media:

I aspire to have clean, minimal designs in my bullet journal. However, I am pretty sure it’s not in my DNA. I happened on this account and ogled all the posts. How can there be so much function with so much incredible white space? Are you looking for minimal design? Take a good long gander at @supermassiveblackink on Instagram.

Minimalism is great, but if you are looking for a little more color with incredible calligraphy skills, look no further than @sunlanterns her bullet journaling is beautiful, her calligraphy is ON point (pun totally intended), and the textures used in her photography are eye-catching and stunning.

Products/Resources

If you’ve scoped out any of my watercolored bullet journals lately, you will see that I use Crayola Markers as my watercolor. Yes – I use Crayola Markers or Tombow Dual Brush Markers scribbled on a smooth plate (or Ziploc bag) and a paintbrush with a bit of water or a water pen.

I like this especially for bullet journaling because I can erase pencil behind it, it doesn’t seem to need as much water and doesn’t leave a funny texture as watercolor paints do.

Books:

 In my quest for self-improvement through habits, I started reading books on habits and habit formation. I happened on “Better Than Before” by Gretchen Rubin, and after I turned it into the library, I bought it.

I don’t like to rate books because I feel like if someone poured their heart and soul into those pages, how am I to flippantly leaf through the pages and then give it a rating? So I decided to come up with a rating scale all my own. You can assign stars if you wish as there are 5 questions.

1. Did I finish the book? Yes
2. Did I take notes? Yes
3. Have I used the book to change my life? Yes
4. Would I reread it? Yes
5. Would I buy the book? Yes (and I did!)

Skillshare Classes

Brace yourself; I am going to talk about this a lot. It’s simply because I LOVE IT. I signed up in January, and I have taken 30+ classes (that’s an understatement).

I adore learning new things. So, of course, I would say Skillshare ROCKS! My problem is I take too many courses. One of my favorite courses was by Yasmina Creates – Easy Watercolor Sweets & Treats for beginners. That class inspired me to paint some strawberries.

It’s not just creative classes. There are business, time management, project classes, and so much more! Try out the Skillshare premium membership for free. You’ll thank me later – and please tell me what your favorite Skillshare classes are as well.

I hope you’ve enjoyed a sneak peek into my sources of inspiration. I hope to curate more awesome from across the internet and inspire you as well. Please let me know below what you’ve found that inspires you.

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