How to Breed Creativity

Is there something that you do during the day that just makes your mind burst with ideas? Is it driving in the car or folding laundry? I get mine at crazy times. I am in the process of organizing my cabinets. I am a week behind on the 52 Weeks to an Organized Home Challenge. Last week was organizing cabinets and drawers. I did drawers first day but it kinda dwindled from there. So, this week was supposed to be sorting out food storage and pantry but today I am finishing up the cabinets from last week. Enjoying it, actually. While I was emptying everything under the sun out of what was supposed to have been only a pan cabinet but held everything from a spice rack I forgot I had to two rolls of aluminum foil that I thought I was out of, my mind went to that pantry and how it isn't working for me. I suddenly got inspired to move my pantry and rebuild. Then I thought of my next book and a new way to outline that would take me to the top. I was on a roll. In the mean time, I had totally emptied that damned black hole of a cabinet and its menagerie of elements without even realizing it. After I finish what I have to do, I will be busy at work writing and outlining. Trying out my new ideas and knocking out last week's challenge to boot. Creativity really likes to sneak up on us at the oddest times, doesn't it?
Where have you found sudden creativity bursting out your seams? We would all like to know. Be sure to comment them below.

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