Sunday was my last Sunday off from work for the next seven weeks. For the Holiday season, we always stay open for extended holiday hours - so my Sundays hours are noon-4pm. Not a lot of hours, but one additional day of work - ick!!! So my last Sunday was important to me and I ended up with a really nice day - lousy weather, but no arguments :-))
After waking up early for a breakfast at McDonald's (gotta love that Monopoly game - LOL), we dropped by Barnes & Noble books for a hour or so of browsing. Bought a couple of magazines, but they didn't have any books for me this time and the music that I wanted will have to be purchased from the vocal group's website directly. Then, on to the Minnesota History Center for Vatican Splendors. Some of the people in the crowds were a pain, but the exhibit itself was really interesting and we were happy that we went. Then on to TGIFridays for drinks and dinner, and then home for a relaxing evening. A good way to end my Sundays.
Well, we didn't go to Twig (not unexpected), and Jim took his anger and frustration out on some trees. We have been cutting down weed trees so that we can get our private jungle a bit more under control. Since he refused any offer of assistance from me, I decided to get some work done that I needed. After a quick trip to Home Depot (there's just something wonderful about a hardware store), I pulled out my pressure washer, electrical cord and the hose and began washing down my siding. It was a perfect day for it - in the mid-80's, partly cloudy, no rain in the forecast. I got wet and dirty, and the siding got wet and clean. My arm got lots of exercise, and all-in-all, I was very pleased. 
We followed our respective work assignments with salads and drinks at TGIFridays, then returned home. I went back to my computer and DH fell asleep watching the basketball game. He woke up to watch Expedition Africa, a show that has been quite interesting over the weeks that it's been on. I watched Ice Road Truckers and joined him for Expedition. What does any of this have to do with creativity? Cleaning the house gave me lots of time to think about future projects. Also, working with the pressure wand allowed me to try some drawing without messing with paper and pencil - air drawing, in essence. No great shakes, but I did work out a couple of minor problems that I was facing in my next project down the road. Sometimes working on something that will not take conscious thought will allow the creative thoughts to take over. Similar thought passages can happen when washing the dishes, vacuuming the house or washing the windows. You can get dual benefit from housecleaning - a cleaner house and a more creative mind. 
