The rush of the holiday season is just beginning. What do you do to recharge? Do you read? Take a walk? Call a friend? Pin on Pinterest? Or escape everything and take a vacation?
If you are like me, those precious recharging moments often can't be planned. I run through my day almost with blinders on. Not the best plan, but it happens. The good things happen when I slow down enough to notice what is going on around me—that's when I catch myself thinking: Wow! That was really cool. You know, that meal my kids made... or that silly dance my dog did before dinner... or that illustration I thought I'd totally messed up but now I like.
Those unplanned moments when I stop judging every little thing and just open my eyes, those are the golden moments that keep my creativity going.
Taking a class has been one of the best ways for me to recharge my batteries and feel energized because I am learning something new and making new friends in class at the same time. Many of my favorite classes are sponsored by Alt Design Summit. And I'm thrilled to say that I'm going to the Alt Design Summit conference in SLC in January. The conference sold out in seconds, but thanks to Bing's Natalie Bowman (@missbeaux on Twitter) and the awesome folks at @Bing I scored a conference ticket! Thanks Bing! I've taken several inspiring ALT Summit Channel courses with Natalie, Bing's Marketing Director, including her awesome class "Tough Love: What Brands Really Think About Your Blog."
This week on the Alt Summit Blog, Melanie Blodget (author/editor/featured dancer at the lifestyle blog You Are My Fave) shared a video by Joss & Main. Watching the video featuring bloggers at Alt NYC conference makes me even more excited to attend the ALT SLC in January. Get inspired—check out the video below.
For more inspiration, see the Alt Summit Blog.
Images: JUST BREATHE graphic by me, Chris Olson and features photo by me. Feel free to Pin images on Pinterest with a link back to this post. Thanks!
