The Creative Notebook

While shopping today, I was pricing compact flash cards.  My camera is one of the few that takes that kind of card.  I take a lot of pictures.  Not only do I take them of my kids, but I like to carry my camera with me all the time and take pictures of things that catch my eye.  It’s sort of a photo-journaling thing, I guess.  I like to include some of them in my journal and use them in collage and altered books.  Try taking your camera with you for a day.  Take pictures of things that catch your eye, or things you want to journal aobut later.  Include some of the pictures in your journal.  Tape or glue them in.  I think you’ll enjoy adding this visual aspect to your writing, and you’ll have a quick reminder of things you wanted to write about.

My kiddos bought a new game for their Wii, Wii fit.  I didn’t think they’d like it, since it was an exercise thing.  But, they love it!  They love to play the soccer and skiing games.  The game tells you your BMI, how your balance is, and how many calories you should be burning while you play.  They love figuring out which games are good fat burners and trying to drive up the burn rates.  There’s a step-arobics game that works a lot like DDR that my daughter likes to play.  Try it out.  My kids give it four thumbs up.