Suzy Dotson Doodle Time - Entry 15 Today, I was doodling in class. I doodle due to one factor, and one factor only -- boredom. But I began thinking about the impacts that doodling has on our brains and why we do it. Is it simply just boredom, or do we lack so much creativity in the classrooms that our minds are begging for something even remotely artistic? I'm sure you're thinking, "Come on now, it's not that serious." You're probably right. It is interesting to think about how doodling can positively impact our time listening to lectures and taking notes. Does it help us remember what is being said? Does it calm us down, therefore allowing us to retain more new information? I believe I doodle to help relax my brain. We are going, going, going, especially as college students. When I sit down in class, I feel my mind and my hands yearning for some form of freedom—freedom from the tight constraints that classes put on us and the constraints we put on ourselv...
Suzy Dotson GRWM (Get Ready With Me) - Entry 17 There is nothing more fun for me than taking the time to get ready, whether that be for a walk around the neighborhood or for a formal event. Putting on makeup, doing my hair, and carefully articulating an outfit is a creative outlet I use every day. Because this seems like such a mundane activity, I did not think of it as a creative outlet. But being able to take a blank canvas and make it up into something beautiful, new, or different is creativity if I've ever seen it.
Suzy Dotson Thursday Blues - Entry 2 I recognized all the shades of blue that seemed to overlap during my Thursday morning stop to 7-Eleven. Only thing missing is a blue sky to match.
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