INEXPENSIVE ADVENTURES

October 3, 2004

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When I first started illustrating full time, things were tight. Out the window were steady paychecks and cheap healthcare. Instead it was learning how to cut corners and live on a very strict budget. Start planning for those peaks and valleys that define freelance work. I put out a call for suggestions of cheap things to do… things that require little to no money. And i got a good response. Lots of creative people out there enjoying the simple pleasures in life. So nice.

Check out these ideas.


One Response to “INEXPENSIVE ADVENTURES”

  1. Juliana Marton Says:

    1. begin a dream board of you ambitions, goals…purpose.
    2. make a card and write a letter
    2b. write to your grandparents
    3. garden!
    4. read an story from childhood
    5. collect some rocks, shells, etc…and paint them.
    6. listen to an old/favorite album
    7. cook a delicious meal you’ve never made before
    8. WALK THROUGH AN ANTIQUE STORE
    9. go berry picking during the summer
    10. have a picnic
    11. lay down and dream
    12. write a creative story about your favorite memory
    13. make a dream catcher
    14a. take a mindful journey to your essence (who am I? what are the beauties that compose my soul?)
    14b. make a collage that captures your essence!


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