What It Really Means to Live a Creative Life |

(Spoiler: You Don’t Need Paintbrushes or Poetry)

Let’s clear one thing up right away:
You do not need to wear a beret, own a kiln, or quote Shakespeare to be considered a “creative person.” Creativity isn’t just painting sunsets or writing sonnets—it’s how we move through the world.

And if you’ve ever rearranged your living room at 10pm, doodled on a napkin during a Zoom call, or turned leftovers into a weirdly genius dinner, congratulations—you, my friend, are creative.

So What Is a Creative Life?

A creative life is less about being arty and more about being you. It’s about giving yourself permission to explore, express, and try things that make your soul hum—even if no one ever claps for it.

It’s the journaling at night. The DIY birthday banner. The flower bed you designed like a Pinterest dream (or, let’s be honest, attempted to).
It’s choosing creativity, even in small, everyday ways.

What Creativity Might Look Like for You:

Writing stories or blog posts that never leave your laptop. (Hi there!)
Sewing, sketching, painting, even if only your cat sees the results.
Gardening like a whimsical goddess in wellies.
Designing your planner layout like a scrapbooking queen.
Trying new recipes just because it looked pretty on Instagram.
Building things, rearranging furniture, or mood-boarding your dream shed.

If it lights you up and you made it—it counts.

Why Creative Souls Need an Outlet

You know that feeling when you haven’t created anything in a while and suddenly you’re cranky, uninspired, or inexplicably reorganizing the spice rack at midnight?

That’s your creative soul waving a flag, whispering “Um, hello? Can we make something now?”

Creative outlets help us:

Process emotions
Feel grounded and joyful
Escape the endless loop of “do more, be more, hustle harder”
Remember we are humans, not just to-do list machines

Not Sure Where to Start? Try This:

Give yourself permission to dabble. You don’t have to be good at it. You just have to do it.
Carve out time for play. 15 minutes of creative messiness can be surprisingly healing.
Try something weird. Paint a rock. Bake pink bread. Collage a vision board with old magazines and too much glue.
Create just for you. Not for Etsy, not for Instagram. Just for joy.