Recapturing creativity

I've been having a very frustrating few weeks, where I just cant seem to settle and complete a project. Actually I've hardly been starting them, I'm not sure how many times I've cast on and then 'frogged' it, you know (rip it, rip it, rip it - as row after row comes undone) or 'tinked' it (knit backwards, as in undo what I've stuffed up). I was starting to feel really down about my creativity going out the window and getting sidetracked doing lots of not much. 

                                          BUT then........

I had a panicked phone call the other day from a friend , the mother of our adopted grandson with the news that the person who was booked to make the birthday cake cancelled. I said to her don't worry we will make it, forgetting that young Stanley had 'ordered' a blue t-rex dinosaur cake. Well I made a hurried visit to my dear friend 'Mr Google' for inspiration. I then had a vision in my head of how the cake was going to look, I was a bit worried when my middle child didn't catch the same vision at all, and kept looking at me with that 'you are out of your mind' look. Well much to my relief the cake on the plate ended up the same as the vision in my head. Stanley thought it was wonderful as did his mother and all the family and friends that were there for his 4th birthday party. But most importantly to me, I felt that creativity creeping back.

It's been very cold here in North-West Tasmania but today was spectacular, the sun was out and the sky was clear. Absolutely perfect day so we also took our aspiring photographer Mikayla to a few locations to do some snapping, check out her photos http://www.redbubble.com/people/mikaylahouse I am so proud of her!! Mikayla is visually impaired (actually legally blind) and yet her creativity shines through in her captures

So after all that ramble the point I'm trying to make is that if I feel my creativity dwindling I WILL look to the enthusiasm of the 'little people' in my life, with their blunt honesty and imagination intact and to my creative daughter who defies her 'disability' at every click of the camera. I also will not let pain, fog and all the other annoying symptoms of Fibromyalgia dampen my creativity. If you read this and wonder if I'm actually creating something feel free to question, I think I'm going to need the accountability :)

After all this I'm off to sit near the fire and Knit!

Where this all started

Hi, I'm really not sure who I'm writing this for? If anyone is going to read it, or if its just for me to let off steam, think out loud (which unfortunately I'm very good at) or if it will as I hope at times speak to someones heart.
I feel like I've jumped in at the deep end and not sure if I'm going to sink or swim. At the moment I'm doing a good impression of a duck, looking all cool calm and collected on the surface and paddling like crazy underneath.
For the last year or two I've been struggling with fibromyalgia and figuring out what I can and cant do. Living in cool, OK at times very chilly Tasmania, I've spent quite a lot of time knitting near the heater. About two months ago I was talking with an acquaintance about my knitting and she said they were organizing a local shopping night. It was to raise money for Ronald McDonald House in Hobart, and to showcase local homemade crafts etc, and she suggested I have a stall. So I have gone from knitting to keep occupied and my hands moving, to registering my business name, Ruby York Designs and making a website http://www.rubyyorkdesigns.com/ and a facebook page www.facebook.com/rubyyorkdesigns and now a Blog and in between all that knitting some gorgeous creations for the shopping night which was a resounding success! So I think after that first ramble I will be off to bed so that I can get back to what I truly love tomorrow ..... Knitting