tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948320579820137387.post2591848403498044389..comments2017-05-20T01:26:26.414-07:00Comments on Ana Salote's blog: Colouring outside the Lines: Creativity v Domesticity: you won't find an orchid in a roller-striped lawn.Ana Salotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373695860557420762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948320579820137387.post-44828001704482036672015-01-15T16:01:27.037-08:002015-01-15T16:01:27.037-08:00You're right, we all have different tolerances...You're right, we all have different tolerances when it comes to clutter. I like mine comically random. I feel creatively free among weird juxtapositions. I have a clear out when the mood takes me but I don't have the 'should' thought.Ana Salotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373695860557420762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948320579820137387.post-70092046556923969722015-01-15T14:00:02.140-08:002015-01-15T14:00:02.140-08:00You know, I've been pondering this post for a ...You know, I've been pondering this post for a couple of days now. At first I thought "thank God, permission!" but then I wasn't sure if I agreed with you. I tell myself clutter's unimportant, and that I've better things to do than tidying (I definitely have) but I do find I think differently in clear space - not empty, but open. When I have a tidy house, which is rare, even my dreams are different - they're full of opportunity and openness and I swear my mind moves in a different way. And this evening I was really blocked with something, and just the slight difference of making a clear patch on my desk helped to move me on. My environment will never be anything close to sterile, but within my own personal boundaries, I'm reluctantly concluding that domestic order actually improves rather than detracts from my creativity (or at least, my ability to get anything concrete from that creativity).<br />Thank you for making me think! Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415841494207669940noreply@blogger.com