The Inspiring Bee

Finding purpose in climate action.

Author: Brandi

  • 6 More Ways to Move Toward Inspiration

    I started this list to inspire you to move past writer’s fatigue. I created it to help you cultivate a garden of possibility instead of a stagnating pond. This is part II of things you can sample to open your heart and nourish your mind. They are seeds that will blossom if tended to. Try it and…

  • 5 Ways to Move Toward Inspiration

    Not many people realize it. But inspiration takes work. If you’re feeling uninspired, read these top 10 ways you can lift your spirit, nourish your soul and dig into what really matters. You may find it’s surprisingly easy to get your inspiration on. Jump in and be inspired! 1) Move your nose. One way to get…

  • More Mustache Please?

    I’m starting to make some headway on our son’s first birthday. Thank goodness it’s been a fun process! In comparison to writing, querying and being a full-time mommy, doing this felt like a mini vacay. Just get me a hammock and serve me a margarita please… Want to make these easy party pennants? Here’s the how-to:…

  • Forcing Inspiration

    Inspiration often sits at the edge, teetering between busy-isease (sickness of modern times) and sweatpants wearing days. Many artists would debunk the myth that creativity is something that can’t be worked, talked into, argued into existence. Maybe I’m a strange writer. I believe inspiration cannot be forced. It can be coerced out of its shell….

  • Release the Net

    I have a net that seeks to capture every jumping fish in the ocean, every balloon in the sky of my mind. “Just in case,” it thinks. “I might need it for a rainy day.” The things I need to pack, the conversation I need to have, the idea for an article I need to create,…

  • Craftie Quickie: Party ‘Stache for a 1-Year-Old

    I’m working on a covert project. {Well sort of.} SShhhh…The secret celebration’s for my 1-year-old’s first birthday. It’s secret cause I don’t want any of our guests to see what’s to come before the big day. But I thought I’d give you a sneak peek at some of the decorative crafts I’ve been working on…

  • Writing Lessons: What Writing Can Teach You About Letting Go

    Every day I strip my writing. Sometimes I work on small business features. Sometimes it’s advertorials. When I get a chance, it’s a picture book, or a self-help piece. But no matter what it is, I always go through the same debilitating process of cleaning up prose. The hard thing is sometimes they’re good parts…