Day 7: I have a tendency to

leave a paper trail.

You should see what my desk looks like. 

          Living in a fast-paced time when words, ideas and tidbits are constantly being brought to my attention, its a wonder I can hardly direct my focus on one thing at once. I am constantly making lists, for everything and anything. It's almost a little humorous when an idea will come to me in the middle of the night. I blindly grope in the dark for some sort of a writing utensil, and wake up the next morning to a cryptic, chicken-scratch message. The wall in front of my desk currently has about a dozen post-it notes affixed to it, ranging from general reminders to song lyrics and quotes. 
          The disorganized manner in which I comfortably perpetuate this habit truly does not reflect my personality at all. In middle school, I was borderline OCD about keeping my things orderly and systematically neat. I received an electronic PDA from my mother,  in her hopes that I would become one of those Stephen Covey "Highly Effective" teens. I used it for about a month until I realized that I simply needed pen and paper. Even when concepting an idea that will eventually come to fruition digitally, I need to start with the basics: Pen and Paper. There's no doubt this process yields creativity more effectively than the alternative. The paper beneath my wrist, the scratch of a pen creating shapes; gaining momentum with the promise of a finished product. 

In the blink of ink.