Comments on: The Importance of Making Space http://studiomothers.com/2011/09/07/the-importance-of-making-space/ Helping mothers meet their creative goals Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:50:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Joy http://studiomothers.com/2011/09/07/the-importance-of-making-space/#comment-7886 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:46:48 +0000 http://studiomothers.com/?p=6399#comment-7886 I’m feeling really ungrateful right now, realizing that some people don’t even have a corner of a room to be creative in–I have a whole room (spare bedroom) dedicated to my office and art but I don’t like it at all and avoid going there. It’s got “issues” for sure: it’s cold in there (we don’t heat the upper level to save $$), and a hideous pepto bismol pink with ugly wallpaper border and pink carpet. We just moved into this house in August and this room is at the bottom of our re-do list. I just don’t seem to have the energy (time or money either) to put it in order. This post is making me re-think the idea of carving out a corner in our den instead–I love being on the first floor where I can just do a little something now and then whille my son is playing….hmmmmm, food for thought! Thanks for the good ideas.

]]> By: Miranda http://studiomothers.com/2011/09/07/the-importance-of-making-space/#comment-7297 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:40:42 +0000 http://studiomothers.com/?p=6399#comment-7297 I *love* your work space, Megan! How inspiring that you were able to embrace this space as your own and make it really work for you, rather than just feeling badly about not being able to have a space that’s 100% yours. This is such a wonderful metaphor for making creative motherhood really work — it’s all about blending, blurring the lines between “artist/writer” and “mom.” ❤

]]> By: Megan at SortaCrunchy http://studiomothers.com/2011/09/07/the-importance-of-making-space/#comment-7293 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:13:35 +0000 http://studiomothers.com/?p=6399#comment-7293 I have found this to be so, so true. As my writing turned the corner from running my blog to bigger projects, it became very, very obvious that I needed a real space for work. My husband helped me clean out a corner in our home for my office. And you know what? It’s in the laundry room! But it was truly the only available spot that I could take over and find quiet in to work.

I truly believe that all creative types must have at least a little bit of space to work from. It is imperative.

(I recently wrote about my office space here: http://www.sortacrunchy.net/sortacrunchy/2011/08/this-is-where-i-write.html

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